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AN OVERVIEW
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
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.
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 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
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SOFTWARE IMPORTED from Canadian National Railroad for the data processing at the central computer.
kolkata
Mumbai
2 MBPS Leased Line
Secunderabad
2 MBPS Leased Line Delhi
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
Enhanced Time and data available to take Global view for Management Decisions
Operating Functions
Commercial Functions
collection of freight
Station Accounting
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.
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