60SecondsRemaining
Former SrTL - Replen
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- Mar 21, 2014
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Hello All,
Long time reader, never really have much time to post. A little background. I've been a leader with spot for over 10 years now, currently I'm in role as a SrTL-Replenishment at a lower volume store. I have been in and excelled in nearly every position over the years, but with this move to 730 am, I am struggling to finish trucks completely, and despite my complaints about not being staffed, I'm constantly just told we just need to figure it out.
A little overhead;
- I am now required to do strictly push-alls. Our average truck size is around 1700, but without using the autobackstock system, they feel huge.
- Typically i get around 16-19 TM's for 5 hours on flow, 2 backroom team members and 1 backroom day TM per day (as an experienced logistics TL this is appalling to me). 1 backroom TM is required to be on the unload and sort transition directly off the truck( I was a pog TL for a very long time and know how frustrating it is when it isn't done, so I'm willing to sacrifice my already stressed backroom TM to ensure it is done).
- I was told when this rolled out that our autofill triggers would be changed when we changed our process time, I am now told that I have to wait until mid May, so I have 1 TM to pull autofills.
- All TL's were eliminated, and currently I have Backroom, Backroom Day, Instocks, Flow, Rec/RL, and also in charge of the Pfresh deliveries.
Are there any leaders out there who can offer me some tips on the 730 process? I feel completely stretched to the breaking point, and I feel like there is no way I can give all of the workcenters I own the attention they deserve to be successful. I generally have to run this process alone, as my sole logistics ETL is normally off doing other things, so while they are supportive in general, i have zero leadership support with my teams.
A typical day starts with me coming in at 7 and starting to get things set up, my team comes in at 730, and I am typically able to unload all trucks within 60 minutes, usually averaging about 8-9 minutes per panel since I've changed the way the trailers were unloaded since I've took over. From there we have a quick huddle and pull all of our freight out of the backroom. I am strictly not allowed to bowl anymore, so my entire team must push BOX BY BOX from pallets.
By the time all is said and done, it feels like there just isn't enough time in the day to push 1600-2000 pieces of freight. Our RWT times typically have flow finishing around 130 (after they are scheduled to leave) and backroom around 7pm. Despite having only 2 backroom TM's scheduled, I was previously the logistics TL and inherited flow with AE14, and I have developed an extremely talented and diverse backroom team who is able to manage the huge workload now being thrust upon them, but we do typically leave 4-6 vehicles of backstock to be completed in the evening.
My ETL/STL are telling me that the push timing should be the same even with a push all, but pushing 1700 cases of freight feels like taking a 2300 piece truck to me, and I can't find a way to complete them before my team's shift is over. I am able to drive them to complete almost everything, normally leaving 1-3 vehicles to push, but we are driving payroll into other workcenters, so even when RWT says I will not come clean, usually I can't ask TM's to stay any more.
Am I missing something? Or is what they are asking me to do just unreasonable?
Long time reader, never really have much time to post. A little background. I've been a leader with spot for over 10 years now, currently I'm in role as a SrTL-Replenishment at a lower volume store. I have been in and excelled in nearly every position over the years, but with this move to 730 am, I am struggling to finish trucks completely, and despite my complaints about not being staffed, I'm constantly just told we just need to figure it out.
A little overhead;
- I am now required to do strictly push-alls. Our average truck size is around 1700, but without using the autobackstock system, they feel huge.
- Typically i get around 16-19 TM's for 5 hours on flow, 2 backroom team members and 1 backroom day TM per day (as an experienced logistics TL this is appalling to me). 1 backroom TM is required to be on the unload and sort transition directly off the truck( I was a pog TL for a very long time and know how frustrating it is when it isn't done, so I'm willing to sacrifice my already stressed backroom TM to ensure it is done).
- I was told when this rolled out that our autofill triggers would be changed when we changed our process time, I am now told that I have to wait until mid May, so I have 1 TM to pull autofills.
- All TL's were eliminated, and currently I have Backroom, Backroom Day, Instocks, Flow, Rec/RL, and also in charge of the Pfresh deliveries.
Are there any leaders out there who can offer me some tips on the 730 process? I feel completely stretched to the breaking point, and I feel like there is no way I can give all of the workcenters I own the attention they deserve to be successful. I generally have to run this process alone, as my sole logistics ETL is normally off doing other things, so while they are supportive in general, i have zero leadership support with my teams.
A typical day starts with me coming in at 7 and starting to get things set up, my team comes in at 730, and I am typically able to unload all trucks within 60 minutes, usually averaging about 8-9 minutes per panel since I've changed the way the trailers were unloaded since I've took over. From there we have a quick huddle and pull all of our freight out of the backroom. I am strictly not allowed to bowl anymore, so my entire team must push BOX BY BOX from pallets.
By the time all is said and done, it feels like there just isn't enough time in the day to push 1600-2000 pieces of freight. Our RWT times typically have flow finishing around 130 (after they are scheduled to leave) and backroom around 7pm. Despite having only 2 backroom TM's scheduled, I was previously the logistics TL and inherited flow with AE14, and I have developed an extremely talented and diverse backroom team who is able to manage the huge workload now being thrust upon them, but we do typically leave 4-6 vehicles of backstock to be completed in the evening.
My ETL/STL are telling me that the push timing should be the same even with a push all, but pushing 1700 cases of freight feels like taking a 2300 piece truck to me, and I can't find a way to complete them before my team's shift is over. I am able to drive them to complete almost everything, normally leaving 1-3 vehicles to push, but we are driving payroll into other workcenters, so even when RWT says I will not come clean, usually I can't ask TM's to stay any more.
Am I missing something? Or is what they are asking me to do just unreasonable?
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