This is a fairly technical overview and I do not know what some of the acronyms and such stand for, but there is still some good info to be had.
Status Overview
Development of system is complete – Beta version available
Testing of system components is almost completed
Bug fxes and minor enhancements underway
Integrated system testing has begun; some software and data issues have been identifed; eforts are underway to determine causes
Development of engineered standards and drive speed standards are complete – Beta version available; TCP’s are complete; unavoidable delay underway; validation of standards in final stages
Waiting on resolution of system and data issues to complete street stands validation and system testing
Monitoring progress; validating count data; validating street standards; debugging Business logic; integrated system testing
Standards Development and Validation
Solver/Panel: Confirm drive time and TCO standards Solver/Panel: Complete development of statistical standards
(unavoidable delay)
Solver/Panel: Complete statistical validation of mailstop and door delivery standards
IISE>Panel: Complete review of engineered standards
IISE: Complete time study validation of engineered standards
Statistical Standards: Drive Speed Study
Drive time standards completed
10.2 million observations (8/1/16 – 1/31/17) Minimal seasonal variation
Traffic control standards completed
1.3 million observations (8/1/16 – 1/31/17)
Unavoidable delay study
Waiting on resolution of data problems
DDD and mail stop validations
Waiting on data reprocessing 4/20/17
Engineered Standards
Engineered standards review
100 of 100 office and street standards reviewed, refined and documented
Electronic storage and access in standard folder format:
a) Standard Method,
b) MTM Summary,
c) MTM Detail, and
d) Support; 68 of 100 complete
Engineered standards validation
Statistical review of mail-stop standards awaiting data reprocessing 4/20/17
Time study validations of selected office standards underway
Capture and validation of Input Count Data
Solver/Tracker: Resolve remaining issues in data capture (random letters and fats, WSS & BH, CRF)
Solver: Develop business logic for processing data
Operations: Map additional routes to validate software changes and drive time standards
Operations: Resolve compliance issues
Operations/Tracker: Complete capture of office walking distances IISE: Complete validation of office counts (Phase 3)
Count Validation
Detailed Phase 2 report released (Panel, 3/3/17)
Missing scan data (14% days studied)
Manual measuring procedures for counting random letters and fats are unreliable
Statistical inflation of full-service CR flats appears promising Significant undercounting of parcels (incomplete scan extraction) Errors in load vehicle times (compliance problems)
Phase 3 began April 3
Going Forward
RRECS basics are in place
Refine and validate
Confirm readiness to roll outPanel Chair recommends
RRECS Parties evaluate and comment
Chair issues final determination
RRECS rollout
NRLCA Concerns
When is the project over? How do we get from 1,500 to 75,000?
Evaluation routes (mapping and initial volume data)
Maintenance of evaluations
• Updating evaluation for changes in routes (miles, addresses, volume) – pay period
• Updating evaluation for changes in mail volume – annuallyReevaluation: remapping and total reevaluation when change threshold reached
Ruralinfo.net note: No official time for completion has been released but several different guesstimates coming from the state conventions is there could possibly be a September 2018 count under the new system, but I repeat, this is NOT definite information. This is a huge study and there is no way to know what could happen before completion.