The Ascent Group, Inc.

Service Delivery Advantage

Meter Reading Profiles and Best Practices

List of Report Analysis & Graph Exhibits
  • Meter Reading Findings & Trends
  • Recommendations for Improvement
  • Innovative or Winning Strategies
  • Meters to be Read
  • Industry Segments Represented
  • Participants by Organizational Type
  • Union Represented?
  • Average Read Time
  • Participant Read Schedule
  • Leave When Work Complete?
  • Scope Meter Reading?
  • Collect in Route?
  • Read for Others?
  • Service Territory Composition
  • Average Territory Make-Up
  • Meters per Square Mile
  • Meters per Mile Distribution Main/Line
  • Percent Inaccessible Meters
  • Percent Indoor Meters
  • Years Read Experience
  • Percent Annual Turnover
  • Average Span of Control
  • Average Overtime
  • Top 5 Meter Reader Performance Measures
  • Top 5 Techniques to Address Inaccessibles
  • Top 5 "Bad Dog" Handling Techniques
  • New Hire Days Classroom Training
  • New Hire Days On-the-Job Training
  • Meter Reading Errors vs Training Days
  • New Hire Average Days to Standard
  • New Hire Average Class Size
  • Initial Training Tests?
  • Meter Reading Trainning Certification?
  • Computer-based Training?
  • Refresher Training?
  • Refresher Training Tests?
  • Refresher Training Computer-based?
  • Percent AMR Meters
  • Percent AMR Meters Installed by Company
  • Percent AMR Installations by Year
  • Participants with AMR Meters
  • AMR Program Maturity
  • AMR Equivalents FTEs
  • AMR Vendors Represented
  • Type of AMR Technology
  • Handheld Vendors Represented
  • Routing Software Vendors
  • Use Route Management Software?
  • Cost per Read
  • Percent Meter Reading Errors
  • Percent Meters Not Read
  • Meters Read per FTE (monthly)
  • Top 5 Plans for the Future
  • Best Performer Characteristics

Meter Reading Profiles & Best Practices

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