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ConnectedAssetPlatformProblemStatementOneofthebiggestproblemsthatplaguesanorganizationwithon-fieldassetsistheinabilitytogetagoodgriponitsoperationalefficiency.

TransportationandLogisticsmakeupthebackboneofIndianindustry.Beitthepetroleumsector,cement,pharmaceutical,manufacturing,beverages,yeah,younameit!–allthesesectorsrelyheavilyontransportationandlogisticstomanagetheirday-to-dayactivities.Whilethere’ssuchhugedependenceonusingtransportationbackboneit’sactuallysurprisingtonotethatmostoftheindustrydoesnothaveanobjectivemetrictogetahandleoftheoperationalefficiencyofitslifeline–it’sfleet.

Withoutaconcretehandleontheproblemandquantifyingtheproblemstatement,theseindustriescannotworktowardsenhancingtheiroperationalefficiencyandhenceforthimprovethebottomline.

ThiswhitepaperpicksaspecificusecaseofaPlant<->DealerworkingmodelinapetroleumusecaseandexplainshowEnmovilsolutionshelpsitscustomergettothenextlevelofoptimizedfleetmanagement.

HPCLHPCLGasBottlingplants(Anantapur/Kondapalli)deployLPGcylindersfromtheplanttoauthorizeddistributorsacrossvariousdistricts,townsandcities.Theplantoperatesmorethanahundredtrucksonadailybasistotransportcylindersacrosstowns.Thistransportationhasthreekeystakeholders,viz,theplantsupervisorthatcontrolsdeploymentandthedestination,thetransporter/ownerofthefleetandthedistributorwhoreceivestheshipment.Whiletheplant’sdailyoperationsrelyonthefleetoperatingtothehighestefficiency,theydidnothaveanobjectivemetrictoanalyzeandimprovethesame.Withmultiplestake-holdersinthemix,itbecomesaveryhardproblemtohaveeveryonealignedonthesourcesofin-efficiencyandworktogethertowardsfixingthem.

Background:Atypicalloading/unloadingcycleofLPGcylindersfromplanttothedistributorhasvariousaspectsinvolvedinit:

• Atruckloadedwithemptycylindersentersaplant.• Theemptycylindersgetunloadedandfilledupcylindersareloadedtothetruck.


• Thetruckisthenassignedadistributorwherethecylindersneedtobetransported.• Thetrucktakesofffromtheplantandreachesthedistributor.

o Thegodownwherethetrucksgetunloadedaretheauthorizedgodownsthatmeetsafetyrequirements.

• Thecylindersgetunloadedandtheemptyonesfromthedistributorgetloadedbackintothetruck.

• Thetruckstartsitsroutebacktotheplant.Essentially,therearevariousstagesinvolvedinacompleteoperationalcycle.Thispartofthelogisticsthatinvolvestransportationofgoodsfromtheoriginorafulfilmentcentretoagodownordealeristypicallyclassifiedintothefirst/middlemilelogisticsintheindustry.Contrastthiswiththe“lastmile”problemthatinvolvesshipping/transportingthegoodsfromthedealer/godowntotheend-consumer.Aplantcanoperateatitsfullefficiencyifeachofitsvehiclesoptimizesitsusageeverystepoftheway.So,itisonlyobviousthataplantwouldliketounderstandandimproveinallofthefollowingareas:

• Thetimeittakesforatrucktounloadandloadanewlotintheplant.• Thedistancetravelledandthetimeconsumedtotraveltodestination.Andhowit

comparesagainsttheexpectedtimes.• Thedestinationwherethecommodityisactuallyunloaded.Ifitisdifferentfroman

authorizedlocation,itneedstobeescalatedtohighlightanypossiblesafetyconcernswithanunauthorizedunloadingpoint.

• Thetimeittakesforatrucktofinishtheunload/loadcycleatthedistributor.• Timeconsumedforthetrucktoreachtheplant.

Eachstepaboveneedstohaveacompleterecordandcomparedagainstanexpectation.Thisexpectationcaneitherbedefinedfromanexistingdatabaseorbuiltupovertimebasedondatathatiscollected.Thiscycleiswhatensuresthataplantoperatesatitsmaximumefficiency.

enAlyticsfromEnmovil:Enmovil’senAlyticsplatformempowersourcustomer(s)totransformhisoperationalmodelandprovideobjectiveinsightstofixoperationalefficiencyissuesandcontinuouslyevaluatetheimpactofenhancements.

HPCL’sAnantapurplant,oneofourcustomers,hasseenanoverallincreaseof20%initsoperationalefficiencyincreasebyadoptingEnmovil’ssolution.

Briefly,AboutUsEnmovilsolutionsdeliversaBusinessIntelligencePlatformbasedoffaconnectedassetecosystemtoenhanceorganization’soperationalefficiency.


Oursolutioninvolvesindigenouslybuilthardwarethatdrivedatatothecloudwhereoursophisticatedanalyticalandmachinelearningalgorithmsperforma“soak,rinse,repeat”sequenceonthedatatoextractfirstandsecondorderinformationthatmakessensetothemanagementinanorganization.Thepicturebelowgivesabriefideaofhowourremotesatellites(entrac,entracPlus,enkonect)interfacewithouranalyticsplatformtocatertocustomerrequirements.

Solution:Inthespecificscenario,HPCLdeployedourenAlyticssolutionwithentrac™asacompletelogisticssolution.TheverybaselinesolutionthatentracprovidesisaGPStrackerthatensuresthattheorganizationisalways“fleet-aware”.Butthat’sonlytheentrypointtooursolution.Thisisessentiallywheremostoftheindustry’sofferingsendandwhereEnmovilstartsoff.WithourproprietaryalgorithmsrunninginenAlytics,HPCLnowgetsacompletebreakdownontheirfleet’susagemodel.Anexamplereportlikethebelowshowsacompleteutilizationsummarywithhowtheplant’sfleethasbeenutilizedthroughtheday.


Thereportessentiallysummarizeseveryaspectofatruck’sround-tripjourneyincludingalltheprescribed(andun-prescribed)stops,theexpectedtime/distancetobeconsumedbyatruckinitsjourneyandthedeviationsfromexception.Thisseeminglybenignandinnocuousreportisatremendouslyusefulplatformtogetallthekeystakeholders,theplant,transporteranddistributorinsynconthesourceofproblemandcollaboratetowardsfixingthesame.Whiletheabovetablegivesabottomupinformation,anotherimportantpieceofinformationisatop-downperspectivethattheplantisverykeenonlookingfor.ThisisEnmovil’sexecutivedashboardthatprovidesaninstantutilizationsummaryofitsfleet.



Asonecanobserve,theaboveplatformfitsasadrop-insolutiontoalltheindustriesthathaveaplant/distributormodelusedinlogistics.Enmovil’senAlyticsalsoprovidesmanymoresensibleobjectivemetricsthatareextractedfromthedataitgathersfromitsremotesatellites.Forexample,aninstantlookatthebelowreportshowsinformationondrivingpatternsthathighlightrepeatedviolationsofagivenguideline.Thisismuchmoreusefulthanhighlightingarandombehaviorthatdoesn’thaveaparticulartrend/analysisdefined.Thishelpsanappropriatein-chargetotakeeducatedcorrectiveaction.

Theabovechartisjustanexampleofoneofthemanyobjectiveinsightsthattheanalyticalenginescanderiveandhelpthemanagementtakecorrectiveactions.Enmovilisabletoeducateorganizationsonthevaluepropositionitbringsinandweseeastrongpositiveresponseamongstcustomersthathavereviewedoursolution.

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