Freight operations information system in Indian railway

Submitted by:-1.Bhupendra Tiwari2.Chanchal Dey3. Chandra Shekhar 4. Devesh singh5. Harishan

LIFE LINE OF THE NATION !

• MASSIVE & VOLUMNOUS TASK CARRY AROUND 1.6 CRORE PASSENGERS

DAILY

CARRY 18 LAKH TONNES GOODS EVERY DAY

RUN APP. 8000 PASSENGER TRAINS DAILY

RUN 6000 GOODS TRAINS IN ADDITION

IT INDISPENSIBLE– PRS AND NOW FOIS

INDIAN RAILWAYS

• IR DECIDED IN EARLY 80s TO GO IN FOR COMPUTERIZED INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR FREIGHT OPERATIONS AND SET UP A CENTRAL ORGANIZATION FOR FREIGHT OPERATIONS SYSTEM (COFOIS)

• THIS WAS REPLACED BY CRIS (CENTRE FOR RAILWAY INFORMATION SYSTEM) FOR DESIGNING & DEVELOPING FOIS

FOIS-THE BACK GROUND

TO GIVE A TOTAL TRANSPARENT SYSTEM WITH CONTINUOUS CARGO VISIBILITY AND AN UP TO DATE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT TO THE CUSTOMERS WITH INSTANT ACCESS TO INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR CONSIGNMENTS IN TRANSIT FOR JUST IN TIME INVENTORY

CONTINOUS CARGO VISIBILITYAND TRANSPARENCY IN SHARING OF INFORMATION – A LONG OUTSTANDING DEMAND OF INDUSTRY

FOIS - MISSION

ON-LINE, REAL TIME :

ASSET PLANNING

ASSET TRACKINGON-LINE OPERATIONS CONTROL CONSIGNMENT TRACKING

ACCOUNTAL OF REVENUE & GOODS

FOIS-AN ENABLING INSTRUMENT

CONTINUOUS CARGO VISIBILITY Vehicle guidance of all trains on run. Daily report describing the performance of all through trains operated in a controlled territory for the day.

Actual/Estimated arrival and departure particulars for a particular train at any or all the reporting points. Train & stock InterchangeWagon wise Interchange

BENEFITS

IMPROVED CUSTOMER SERVICE & SATISFACTION

Facilitation of acceptance (customer’s orders), billing and cash accountal from identified nodal customer centers and not necessarily at the handling terminals.

E-Commerce facilitates the customers to operate from their premises for the above requirements of billing and cash accountal and thus reduce the burden of logistics management, and in addition drastically bring down the inventory costs in the entire chain of physical distribution system.

Quick settlement of Claims

Just in time Inventory

BENEFITS

THE ROAD AHEAD

Freight Revenue Accountal System– Will cover collection, accountal and remittance of

freight earnings by stations.– Monitor calculation and collection of charges such

as sidings, cranes etc.– Monitor maintenance of goods outward bookings

and delivery books, goods cash books etc. Checks at traffic accounts office shall become largely redundant because station balance sheet shall be generated by computer.

THE ROAD AHEAD

Safety Management System– An off-line system which will maintain a detailed

record of all accidents for analysis.– Monitor progress of accident enquiries,

compliance of inspection schedules, their follow-up and the safety record of individual staff.

HICCUPS

TRAINING ATTITUDINAL CHANGE INTERFACE WITH CUSTOMERS

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