Perhaps instead of Royal Mail giving away vast sums of money to shareholders or contemplating using their billion pound “war chest” to destroy their own work force that they seem to view as the enemy rather than an asset should Royal Mail be investing in solar powered drones with a view to end reliance on costly flights?
There have been some impressive developments in solar drone technology and hybrid drones with regards to carrying cargo
I know the idea of drones goes over most peoples heads (sorry, can't help myself) but carbon neutral flights are the future.
I'm just not convinced that this is the main reason why traffic will be arriving in delivery offices later though Jen - it's just being used as a convenient excuse by RM. What is driving most of the changes isn't getting rid of flights, its the billions of pounds that the company have spent on super hubs.
On the face of it, shareholder value is the dumbest idea in the world.
Whatever happens they will be 10 years behind Amazon,seen all the self employed drivers using their own cars waiting to load at the Amazon warehouse yesterday,vote yes and god help us all.
I know the idea of drones goes over most peoples heads (sorry, can't help myself) but carbon neutral flights are the future.
you’re right it’s a hard idea to land
I'm just not convinced that this is the main reason why traffic will be arriving in delivery offices later though Jen - it's just being used as a convenient excuse by RM. What is driving most of the changes isn't getting rid of flights, its the billions of pounds that the company have spent on super hubs.
Yes I agree whether or not the union knows the real reason is another matter???
I think they’ll be moving most of the mail sorting to the super hubs and selling off the current mail centres as asset stripping seems to be the only way this lot know how to make money
Obviously it’ll take longer for the mail to get to us if it’s travelling from further afield
I think they’ll be moving most of the mail sorting to the super hubs and selling off the current mail centres as asset stripping seems to be the only way this lot know how to make money
Think they'd have to get the hubs massively extended for that to happen, say there's 30,000 walks around the whole of the UK, split that between the 3 hubs and that's a lot of machines needed to sequence all of that lot. You'd be running the inward sort plan till really late just to sort the mail to batches before you could even think about sequencing it. It'd result in delivery staff probably being out till around 20:00 or even 21:00 by the time that the inward sort plan is finished, all sequencing done and then the mail transported to the DOs, each of which would have to send at least 1 lorry to the nearest hub to collect their mail
In a year or 2 you will be wearing compulsory baseball caps with solar cells on top, and a charging cable for your PDA. Charge it while you walk and save the cost of all that electric each day for RM shareholders.
In a year or 2 you will be wearing compulsory baseball caps with solar cells on top, and a charging cable for your PDA. Charge it while you walk and save the cost of all that electric each day for RM shareholders.
Don't forget the electrodes attached to your privates that give you a shock if the PDA detects you've stopped moving
In a year or 2 you will be wearing compulsory baseball caps with solar cells on top, and a charging cable for your PDA. Charge it while you walk and save the cost of all that electric each day for RM shareholders.
Don't forget the electrodes attached to your privates that give you a shock if the PDA detects you've stopped moving
In a year or 2 you will be wearing compulsory baseball caps with solar cells on top, and a charging cable for your PDA. Charge it while you walk and save the cost of all that electric each day for RM shareholders.
Don't forget the electrodes attached to your privates that give you a shock if the PDA detects you've stopped moving
I think they’ll be moving most of the mail sorting to the super hubs and selling off the current mail centres as asset stripping seems to be the only way this lot know how to make money
Think they'd have to get the hubs massively extended for that to happen, say there's 30,000 walks around the whole of the UK, split that between the 3 hubs and that's a lot of machines needed to sequence all of that lot. You'd be running the inward sort plan till really late just to sort the mail to batches before you could even think about sequencing it. It'd result in delivery staff probably being out till around 20:00 or even 21:00 by the time that the inward sort plan is finished, all sequencing done and then the mail transported to the DOs, each of which would have to send at least 1 lorry to the nearest hub to collect their mail
That’s put to bed that theory then although could they still do that with the mail centres closest to the hubs?
Imagine the RM planner trying to get the drones to the right address - no chance. Just an idea, what if the letters sideways taken to another MC for letters only ?
Damn predictive text stuff, I thought maybe a MC or warehouses to sort letters only, obviously using current staff, give them a chance to get the parcel side of things done better.
Imagine the RM planner trying to get the drones to the right address - no chance. Just an idea, what if the letters sideways taken to another MC for letters only ?
No the drones would be replacing planes that we currently use
They have solar powered drones now that are capable of carrying 40 passengers
If I had some spare money to invest that’s where I’d be investing it but unfortunately I’m a postie so I’m skint and knackered
I think they’ll be moving most of the mail sorting to the super hubs and selling off the current mail centres as asset stripping seems to be the only way this lot know how to make money
Think they'd have to get the hubs massively extended for that to happen, say there's 30,000 walks around the whole of the UK, split that between the 3 hubs and that's a lot of machines needed to sequence all of that lot. You'd be running the inward sort plan till really late just to sort the mail to batches before you could even think about sequencing it. It'd result in delivery staff probably being out till around 20:00 or even 21:00 by the time that the inward sort plan is finished, all sequencing done and then the mail transported to the DOs, each of which would have to send at least 1 lorry to the nearest hub to collect their mail
That’s put to bed that theory then although could they still do that with the mail centres closest to the hubs?
Even just the closest ones only would still require the hubs to be extended
It'd result in delivery staff probably being out till around 20:00 or even 21:00 by the time that the inward sort plan is finished, all sequencing done and then the mail transported to the DOs, each of which would have to send at least 1 lorry to the nearest hub to collect their mail
Let the Superduperhubs sort it during the day, then sit on it for overnight distribution to the DOs for a 7am first letter again. Now that would be green.
brilliant