workforce productivity initiatives
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Workforce Productivity Initiatives
Mike WheelerVice President – Transportation
June 3 2009June 3, 2009
Remote Control OperationsRemote Control Operations
Components of Remote ControlComponents of Remote Control
Ergonomic Operator Control Units (OCU)Ergonomic Operator Control Units (OCU)
Remote Control ImplementationRemote Control Implementationat NS in a failsafe and
ffi i tefficient manner.
We have surveyed all our hump yards and installedtransponders to protect the direction the train is pulling so that the operator can stay where thepulling so that the operator can stay where thework is to be done.
This has allowed NS to have all of the hump yard assignments with just one person. Our average RCL crew size is 1.6.
TransponderTransponder
Pullback Stopping Protection (PSP)pp g ( )
Speed
Pullback Track
Speed
RCL
X X X X X X X XXXXXX
RCORCO
End ofPullback
Start ofPullback
Classification TracksX Transponder
RCO Remote Control Operator
X Transponder
RCO Remote Control OperatorRCO Remote Control Operator
RCL Remote Control Locomotive
p
RCL Remote Control Locomotive
Remote Control AssignmentsRemote Control Assignments
11.5%
10 0%10.5%11.0%
9.0%9.5%
10.0%
JanuaryFebruary
March
April
MayJune
JulyAug
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Sep No De
Current Percentage of Remote Control Assignments
Workforce Productivity Initiative:
Crew Modeling
Manpower and Crew Planning
Right Size Crew Base for Operating Plan Quality of Life Rail Safety Improvement Act of
2008/Hours of Service
Future Planning Attrition RatesFuture Planning – Attrition Rates
RetirementRetirement Resignation Other Attrition Other Attrition
24 Month projections (on a district level)
b dbased on historical data andeconomic/businesseconomic/business
climate
Future Planning - OperationsFuture Planning - Operations
Availability AdjustmentsAvailability Adjustments Traffic/Business Level Changes Government Regulation Changes Government Regulation Changes Collective Bargaining Changes
Controlling Cost – Affecting the Operating RatioControlling Cost – Affecting the Operating Ratio
Crew expense is a large factor affecting cost of operations.
Manpower planning helps keep a direct correlation between Business Levels Equipmentcorrelation between Business Levels, Equipment Costs and Crew Costs
Enhances ability to Ramp Up quickly as business y p p q ylevels return.
NS is committed to maintain alignment of active status of train and engine service employees tostatus of train and engine service employees to train starts.
Comparison of Active EmployeeComparison of Active Employee Counts to Train Starts
90000
13500
60000
Sta
rts
11500
12500
mpl
oyee
s
30000Trai
n S
10500
Act
ive
Em
Train
0 8500
9500 A TrainStarts
Active
Jan-08Feb-08Mar-0
8Apr-0
8May-08
Jun-08Jul-0
8Aug-08Sep-08Oct-0
8Nov-08Dec-08Jan-09Feb-09Mar-0
9Apr-0
9 Emps
Vacation SchedulingVacation Scheduling