To many systems
I hope most ops staff would agree with me that we have too many syatems which essentially do the same job, for a loadcontroller to know 7 or 8 different systems, just because each customer airline is not aware of the capabilities of any other system is ludicrous, if someone doesnt know more than 1 or 2 systems, you cant blame him/her.
Dplan is a system which if more airlines take it on can diminish the need for so many others, I agree, there is a big HELLO with Dplan and that is the ability to make small mistakes which can very easily grow into great big howlers, not because of lack of knowlage etc, but because of making small typing errors etc and the need to check and double check Dplan loadplans and loadsheets is a must, your only one lick away from a serious cock up.