If necessary, draw the route you need each mini-shift pusher to take. Indicate which elevator to use, etc. Post the map in the ComPost and at each end of the shift. That's probably overkill: we didn't have to do it. But there were times when certain elevators were out of commission or were being too heavily used by other mini-shifts, and we had to make a specific mini-shift take a longer route just to use a different elevator.

Speaking of elevators: we had only one elevator to all of fourth floor. Other elevators to floors 1-3 were also very heavily used by construction staff, office moving staff, etc. We asked staff who were not pushing book trucks, carrying loads, or who did not have physical disabilities to use stairs.

Also had to post signs and bug folks about holding the elevator: sometimes they courteously held it for an approaching pusher (half way across the floor, but still in line of sight). Made the others who were waiting on other floors rather grumpy, and slowed down teams.

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