I have worked for a few different DSD companies and I have never seen somewhere make it as complicated as Nestle does. DSD is a fairly simply business and the higher ups are constantly making changes that they think may make it more efficient which we all know almost never works. The higher ups, the route planning guys that aren’t actually out on the front lines and plan them out by looking at maps and calculating fuel used. The routes in our area are so tight the DA’s come in 3 hours early to unload their trucks, stack everything so it can be scanned quickly and reloaded. Because if you get stuck waiting at one dock, you’re screwed . And then you have the RSR’s with large format stores throughout the day and no merch help. It shouldn’t be that way. But what do we know. We’re just the guys that bust our asses for you 55+ hours a week.
@YL7MLuY-8xhz hits the nail on the head - hope he/she doesn't mind the repost.