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FOIS- (FREIGHT OPERATION

INFORMATION SYSTEM) ININDIAN RAILWAY

AN OVERVIEW


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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


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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.


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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.


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EG.. IR Market Share of Bulk

Commodity Output

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iron&steel cement fertilizer coal

1991-92

2004-05


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IR Concern to increase Market

share Enhance customer responsiveness

through cargo visibility andinformation dissemination

Reduce operating expenses

Improve asset utilisation

Concern to improve customersatisfaction & market share promptedmulti pronged approach to Freight

Policy - FOIS an essential

element


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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


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FOIS architecture

CENTRAL SYSTEM

AT RAILWAY

BOARD LEVEL (NEW

DELHI)

MUMBAI CALCUTTA CHENNAI SECUNDERABAD


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CONT..

SOFTWARE IMPORTED

from Canadian National

Railroadfor the data

processing at the central

computer.

TRACS (Traffic Reporting

and Control System)


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CONCERT NETWORK TOPOLOGY

Delhi

Mumbai

Chennai

kolkata

Secunderabad

2 MBPS (x2)

Leased Line

2 MBPS (x2)

Leased Line

2 MBPS Leased

Line

2 MBPS (X 2)

Leased Line

2 MBPS

Leased Line

2 MBPS (x2)

Leased Line

Delhi

SecBad

Calcutta

Mumbai

Chennai


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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


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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. Web-

enablement of FOIS to help customers with better inventory

management and logistics planning

A complete logistics management ecosystem with real timeinformation on the chain of physical distribution would reduce

inventory costs


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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


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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


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Further Enhancements in business

practices

Committed Time of DeliverySystem will enable IR to commit delivery times tocustomers. Through scheduled Trains, the customerswill 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, thusreducing the information to be provided by the

customer.

Accept payments from customers throughpayment Gateways with Banks.


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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


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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


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Benefits From Terminal Management System

Invoice Based Consignment Tracking

Quick Settlement of Claims

Instances of Unconnected Wagons minimised

Booking of Consignments From Customer CentresInstant Railway Receipt Generation

Prompt Billing of Railway Dues From Customer Centres

Computerisation of Railway Freight Accounting

Opportunity to change


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CASE STUDY-SAIL to monitor rail

freight traffic with rlys' FOISAugust 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-enabledsystem for SAIL.

online information about incoming raw material wagons or trainsstarting from loading points to destinations and movement offinished 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


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MISSION 2012

Double rail transport capacity

Freight traffic from 728 to 1150 MT

Increase speed of trainsGoods 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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