Introduction to FOIS Introduction to FOIS and CMSand CMS

B.V.L.Narayana

SPTM

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

COVERS DISTANCE BETWEEN EARTH AND MOON FOUR TIMES DAILY

IT INDISPENSIBLE– PRS AND NOW FOIS

INDIAN RAILWAYS

• CAN BE DIVIDED INTO THREE BROAD BUT OVERLAPING LEVELS:-

1. TPS (TRANSACTION PROCESSING SYSTEMS) – REGISTERING DEMAND, PREPARING RRs, ISSUING TICKETS ETC. (SPTM)

2. MIS (MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS) – BASED ON THE INFORMATION GENERATED NORMALLY BY TPS (MORNING POSITION)

INFORMATION SYSTEMS

3. SIS (STRATEGIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS) – BASED ON WHICH INVESTMENT AND ASSET RENEWAL DECISIONS ARE TAKEN LIKE LINE CAPACITY CHARTS, GTKMs OF TRACKS.

THIS LEVEL DRAWS INPUTS BOTH FROM TPS & MIS.

IR’s LRDSS BELONGS TO THIS CATEGORY

PRS & FOIS FALL IN BOTH TPS & MIS CATEGORIES

INFORMATION SYSTEMS

• 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

FOIS Organisational setup

Chief Administrative Officer

Chief Project Manager

Dy COM/FOIS

(4 Dy COM’s CRIS Office + 1 Each in the RLY HQ)

CRIS (CENTRE FOR RAILWAY INFORMATION SYSTEMS), AN

ORGANIZATION AS AN UMBRELLA FOR ALL COMPUTER ACTIVITIES ON IR

ESTABLISHED IN 1986, HAS

System Configuration

Data Base

Stand By

Application Servers

CentralRouter

FOIS Netwok

Remote Clients

RemoteRouter

CentralRouter

FOIS Netwok

Remote Clients

RemoteRouter

3-tier client server architectureTerminals to capture data from field locations (control offices, lobbies in yards, goods sheds etc.)Terminals connected to application servers for transaction processing centrally placed at CRIS’s officeThese servers are connected to Zonal HQs, Divisional Control Offices, Inter-change points etc.Servers are networked amongst themselves and to the central server for global level transactions

STATE OF THE ART ARCHITECTURE

Architecture provides for

High Availability

High Scalability

Flexibility to interface with other

systems at low costs

STATE OF THE ART ENVIRONMENT

Some statistics of the project

Cost Rs.426.12 Cr.

First Phase (RMS) 233 locations

Second Phase (TMS) 530 locations

Phases in FOIS implementation

RMS Phase – I – Train and Wagon Interchange– Asset Utilization– Rake based consignment tracking and pipeline– Wagon holding– Terminal handling performance

RMS Phase – II– Captures wagon wise data

Phases in FOIS implementation

Phase III – Terminal Management System (TMS)– Commercial activities – Acceptance, booking

and delivery of consignment– Invoice generation, transmission and

accounting – Improved Customer Interface – Electronic

payments, Internet booking

Loads on Run

Loads for a terminal

Rly Bd- Inter zonal forecast

Terminal Detentions- Exception Report

Terminal Detentions- Exception Report

Tariff

State-wise Terminal Facilities

TO GIVE A TOTAL TRANSPARENT SYSTEM WITH CONTINUOUS CARGO VISIBILITY AND AN UPTODATE 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

1.The system as implemented upto now performs the following functions:

oMonitoring of all freight trains indicating their position in computerized teritory and their expected time of arrival at destination. Commodity wise flow of frieght trains for customers like Power Houses, Refineries, Feritlizers and Cement Plants, Steel Depots and Public Frieght Terminals enabling the recipients of consignments to have an accurate forecast of cargo arrivalsgiving them adequate time to complete preparatory arrangement to handle the cargo. oOut bound loaded rakes from the computerized territory are also monitored in the same manner oFull particulars of detachments from block rakes are recorded and updated eliminating chances of wagons getting unconnected or missing. oDetails of rakes/Wagons in various yards, their phase-wise detention in different terminals, eliminating the need for costly manual documentation and tedious retrieval systems and inaccuracies.

oManagerial reports regarding availability of rolling stock, i.e. wagons and locomotives at any instant of time to plan for their most efficient utilization.

oWith the use of the system there has been a visible reduction in the anxiety levels mental stress and confusion amongst railway customers and its operating staff. The voluminous and repetitive exchange of data on telephones round the clock has now been reduced and is gradually being replaced by minimum data input. The improved work environment has significantly simplified planning and execution of assigned tasks.

oThe system information is being used to club less than train load consignments from different loading stations. The words of appreciation from bulk customers who are being advised through e-mail the status of their consignments, is a clear indication that the anticipated benefits from FOIS have already begun to accrue to the customers. Interactive web based solutions to give customised reports to Railway Board, Zonal Railways and Divisions is in place

ON-LINE, REAL TIME :

ASSET PLANNING

ASSET TRACKINGON-LINE OPERATIONS CONTROL CONSIGNMENT TRACKING

ACCOUNTAL OF REVENUE & GOODS

FOIS-AN ENABLING INSTRUMENT

CONTINUOUS CARGO VISIBILITY Rake based consignment tracking and pipeline 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 PRODUCTIVITY PER/MAN YEAR

Drudgery of manual like maintenance of registers etc. is eliminated.

Particulars of crew on train with hours spent on duty.

Re-deployment of major portion of staff involved in wagon tracing and account checking activities.

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

GOODS SHED OPERATIONS

Arrival particulars of Wagons

Placement and Release Particulars

Information on demands registered and pending Indents.

Preparation of Railway Receipts

Information on Demurrage and Wharfage.

Loading Particulars

Goods Shed Earnings.

Information on delayed wagons and Wagons awaiting placement/release

BENEFITS

THE ROAD AHEAD

Empty Wagons Distribution System– The system has at any particular point of time, the

details of registration of wagons and their requirement of empties.

– The management lays down the priority for supply of these and issues movement instructions as built in FOIS for assigning the empties to specific stream.

– This will ensure minimum empty haulage and optimum utilization of wagons.

Crew management system

objectives– Do all crew booking activities– Update users on latest information– Cost optimization– Transparency in operations

Crew management system

Functions– Continuous visibility and instant access to

information– MIS system for optimization of use of crew

and assets– Contains all services related to crew

• Booking for train operations• Booking for shunting, coaching services• Information dissemination to crew

Crew management systems

Functions– SMS module for crew booking, calling,

messaging, shortage alerts etc– Can be customized to individual lobbies– Interconnected to all lobbies– Crew MIS report generation– >700 lobbies, 3000 kiosks functioning

Crew booking system

Benefits o Global tracking of crew of all the crew on the

CMS system in real time o WEB enable reports which are available to all

the FOIS network users– Improves asset utilization

Future – Look at breath analysis, biometrics,

Abnormality reporting by crew

THE ROAD AHEAD

Locomotive Repair Management System– Maintenance and performance history of

locomotives and their sub-assemblies– Record of Lab-testing of fuels, lubricating

oils and cooling water for diesel loco.– Will compare successive tests results.

THE ROAD AHEAD

Wagon Repair Management System– Record of work performed in yard and sick

line including a gang wise analysis of work performed

– Maintain inventory of stores in wagon depots, print exception reports of items in short supply or out of stock

– Monitor implementation of modifications in the system.

THE ROAD AHEAD

Fuel Management System– Monitoring of fuel stocks at fueling points

along with record of receipts, issues and losses at this point.

– Record of fuel issues to locomotives and analysis of fuel consumption driver-wise and service-wise

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.

– Monitor inspection schedules of ARTs & MRVs.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

DIVISIONAL CONTROL TERMINALS

SECTION CHARTING TERMINALS

YARD/GOODS SHEDS

MOBILE USER

SEASONAL CENTRE

CUSTOMER’S TERMINAL

NTES SERVER

CENTRAL FOIS SERVER

DIV OPNS SERVER

DIV SAT STATION

EDI FORMAT

OTHER DIVISIONS

THE ROAD AHEAD

Auto Charting

NTES

COIS

HICCUPS

TRAININGATTITUDINAL

CHANGEINTERFACE WITH

CUSTOMERS

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