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FOIS- (FREIGHT OPERATION INFORMATION SYSTEM) IN INDIAN RAILWAY

AN OVERVIEW

OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT

To examine the Railway and IT interface from the perspective of Railways Identifying uses of IT for improving effectiveness and efficiency of Railways To evaluate issues pertaining to railways developing and offering IT infrastructure for public use

INDIAN RAILWAY- PRESENT PERSPECTIVE


Indian Railways is the world's second-largest railway 6,853 stations, 63,028 kilometers of track, 37,840 passenger coaches and 222,147 freight cars. Annually it carries some 4.83 billion passengers and 492 million tons of freight.

Need For IT In Railways

Continuous update of information about current status and location of the assets. Confronting and tackling the business challenges on a real time basis. To modernize their operations and practices to suit the needs of their customers To gain tremendous competitive advantage in the present and future business environment.

EG.. IR Market Share of Bulk


Commodity Output
80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 iron&steel cement fertilizer coal 1991-92 2004-05

IR Concern to increase Market share

Enhance customer responsiveness through cargo visibility and information dissemination Reduce operating expenses Improve asset utilisation Concern to improve customer satisfaction & market share prompted multi pronged approach to Freight Policy - FOIS an essential

element

FOIS (freight operation information system)

FOIS enabled freight customers to have instant access to information regarding the current status of their consignments in transit. System for management and control of freight movement that also assists managers to optimise asset utilisation. FOIS has been designed to give strategic advantages to both IR and its customers. Global tracking of consignments in real time, whether in rakes or in individual wagons, to enable timely planning and just in time inventory management

FOIS architecture
CENTRAL SYSTEM AT RAILWAY BOARD LEVEL (NEW DELHI)

MUMBAI

CALCUTTA

CHENNAI

SECUNDERABAD

CONT..

SOFTWARE IMPORTED from Canadian National Railroad for the data processing at the central computer.

TRACS (Traffic Reporting and Control System)

CONCERT NETWORK TOPOLOGY


Delhi
2 MBPS (x2) Leased Line
2 MBPS (x2) Leased Line

kolkata

Mumbai
2 MBPS Leased Line

2 MBPS (x2) Leased Line

Secunderabad
2 MBPS Leased Line Delhi

2 MBPS (X 2) Leased Line

Calcutta

Mumbai SecBad

Chennai
Chennai

Strategic advantages

Analysis of the total demand for rail transport and its logical matching with incoming rakes to optimize the supply of empty rakes for loading As reports are available to every one similar types of stock can be clubbed and moved in single trainload formations Customer database and information system can be maintained

Live monitoring of all freight trains will enable recipients of consignments to get an accurate forecast of cargo arrival

Efficient scheduling and quick turnaround of rakes enables effective and optimum utilization of existing assets and resources Tracking of rakes or individual wagons possible in real time

High-end and B2B customers can access FOIS features. Webenablement of FOIS to help customers with better inventory management and logistics planning

A complete logistics management ecosystem with real time information on the chain of physical distribution would reduce inventory costs

Operations planning - a global view


FOIS helps in
Collecting information at source Instant access to reliable and collated information Reduction of paperwork in preparation of operating statements and performance reports

Enhanced Time and data available to take Global view for Management Decisions

Core functions of freight operations

Operating Functions

acceptance of customer's orders supply of rakes/wagons movement and delivery at destination

Commercial Functions

Acceptance, booking and delivery of consignments

collection of freight
Station Accounting

Further Enhancements in business practices

Committed Time of Delivery System will enable IR to commit delivery times to customers. Through scheduled Trains, the customers will be assured of the delivery of a consignment as per the agreed transit time Simplified Customer Interaction Enable IR to maintain profiles of the customers, thus reducing the information to be provided by the customer. Accept payments from customers through payment Gateways with Banks.

RMS & TMS

Rake Management System (RMS)


Addresses the operating portion captures information relating to goods train movements in terms of rakes on IR-233 locations

Terminal Management System (TMS)


Pertains to the commercial portion . TMS installed at more than 300 TMS locations

Rake Management System (RMS)


RMS captures the following events in real time Customer indents Wagon supply - date and time Departure after loading Arrival at destination Handling and delivery at destination

Benefits From Terminal Management System


Invoice Based Consignment Tracking Quick Settlement of Claims Instances of Unconnected Wagons minimised Booking of Consignments From Customer Centres Instant Railway Receipt Generation Prompt Billing of Railway Dues From Customer Centres Computerisation of Railway Freight Accounting Opportunity to change

CASE STUDY-SAIL to monitor rail freight traffic with rlys' FOIS


August 28, 2008: FOIS) will help Steel Authority of India (SAIL) to monitor movement of its incoming and outgoing traffic. Railways, has developed and customised the Web-enabled system for SAIL. online information about incoming raw material wagons or trains starting from loading points to destinations and movement of finished products incoming and outbound freight trains to and from SAIL plants, their pipeline positions, freight payment details and wagon status, including detention.

Source: Business Line

MISSION 2012

Double rail transport capacity Freight traffic from 728 to 1150 MT Increase speed of trains Goods train from 24 to 60 KMPH Reduce unit cost 1.06 cent to 0.76 cent per PKM

Deliver world class services and amenities

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