The Train Mint project: an Agile solution for interoperability management
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This document discusses a project called Train Mint created by Fretless Idea for Rail Traction Company and Lokomotion. The project aimed to create an agile solution for managing interoperability and maintenance information across the companies. It improved maintenance forecasting for engines, allowed sharing of maintenance plans with partner rail companies, and streamlined information sharing about engine usage and train timing. The project was completed successfully in a short time frame using agile methodology. It provided benefits like improved forecast accuracy, time savings, and extra value from new metrics.
The Train Mint project: an Agile solution for interoperability management
- 1. Fretless Idea Transfering information on Maintenance for interoperability The Train Mint project an Agile solution for interoperability management 13th UIC eBusiness Conference - Paris, 23 October 2009
- 2. Fretless Idea Project's domain Small Railway undertaking (33 engines) Solution will scale on RU growth
- 3. Fretless Idea Content Who? When? Why? What? How? Doing the math
- 4. Fretless Idea Who? Rail Traction Company Lokomotion Fretless Idea
- 5. Fretless Idea Who: Rail Traction Company One of the major italian private rail freight operators 33 engines of which 19 interoperable Combined and traditional transport, traffic through the Brenner pass Customer Project Manager Ing. Edoardo Marone
- 6. Fretless Idea Who: Lokomotion Partner RTC Est. in 2001 First private rail company to use Brenner pass deregulation
- 7. Fretless Idea Who: Fretless Idea IT systems design and implementation since 1999 Skilled IT partner for Rail Operators since 2004 + projects on other industries
- 8. Fretless Idea When? 2Q 2007 Two months solution
- 9. Fretless Idea Why? Detected lack of optimization on mileage maintenance Rough forecast for interoperable engines No data on engine outside RTC shift but predictable. Mileage forecast quality not considered satisfactory 45' per day spent on calculations (25 engines total) Possibility of calculation mistakes (excel sheets) Double check
- 10. Fretless Idea What? 1. Having maintenance forecast for engine groups 2. Having partner RU engine usage information 3. Having maintenance information shared with partner RU
- 11. Fretless Idea What? 1. Extra requirements on-the-fly: Automating communication to partner RU which engine have been set on which train (MIIRC ps) Automating communication to partner RU near real- time timing information on the trains (MIIRC ps) Uptime/downtime calculation from the same data (cheaper to do at this point)
- 12. Fretless Idea How: initial situation Rail Traction Company GeCO system maintenance forecast on weekly basis Lokomotion exposing service production from corporate website
- 13. Fretless Idea How: the analysis Assessment of Data availability Data quality analysis Integration Process definition Architecture choice Security assessment
- 14. Fretless Idea How: the method Pull approach Build of resource + locations matching tables Missing mileage supply (existing GeCO fn) New locations/distances insertion proposal (easing administrators for systems synchronization)
- 15. Fretless Idea How: agile Most suitable for critical time-to-production projects Value-oriented development Better quality, better productivity, cost reduction Managing priorities dynamically New requirements are welcome Narrowing development windows. Scrum Daily meetings with the team Continuous integration, continuous releases, automatic build & deployment customer satisfaction
- 16. Fretless Idea How: the result Project success in short time Full customer satisfaction: Better maintenance forecast Maintenance plan shared with partner RU Streamline of information sharing (interop+timing) Extra value from uptime/downtime KPI
- 17. Fretless Idea Doing the math +15% on forecast precision >90% 28 man-days saved each year (on 25 engines) Payback <1 year (counting only time saved) 1 month for delivery using Agile methodology. (Releases once a week)
- 18. Fretless Idea Any questions? ? Enough time for quick demo of maintenance module?
- 19. Fretless Idea Thank you for your attention Paolo Righetti Chief Executive Fretless Idea Tel. +39 346 78 78 170 E-mail: paolo.righetti@fretlessidea.com