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EnhancingOperationalEfficiencyinFirst/MiddleMileLogisticswitha
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.
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• 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.
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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.
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Thereportessentiallysummarizeseveryaspectofatruck’sround-tripjourneyincludingalltheprescribed(andun-prescribed)stops,theexpectedtime/distancetobeconsumedbyatruckinitsjourneyandthedeviationsfromexception.Thisseeminglybenignandinnocuousreportisatremendouslyusefulplatformtogetallthekeystakeholders,theplant,transporteranddistributorinsynconthesourceofproblemandcollaboratetowardsfixingthesame.Whiletheabovetablegivesabottomupinformation,anotherimportantpieceofinformationisatop-downperspectivethattheplantisverykeenonlookingfor.ThisisEnmovil’sexecutivedashboardthatprovidesaninstantutilizationsummaryofitsfleet.
EnmovilSolutionsPvtLtd.2ndFloor,EashanArcade,Plotno:164,SurveyNo:48,KavuriHills,Madhapur,Hyderabad,Telangana500081
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Asonecanobserve,theaboveplatformfitsasadrop-insolutiontoalltheindustriesthathaveaplant/distributormodelusedinlogistics.Enmovil’senAlyticsalsoprovidesmanymoresensibleobjectivemetricsthatareextractedfromthedataitgathersfromitsremotesatellites.Forexample,aninstantlookatthebelowreportshowsinformationondrivingpatternsthathighlightrepeatedviolationsofagivenguideline.Thisismuchmoreusefulthanhighlightingarandombehaviorthatdoesn’thaveaparticulartrend/analysisdefined.Thishelpsanappropriatein-chargetotakeeducatedcorrectiveaction.
Theabovechartisjustanexampleofoneofthemanyobjectiveinsightsthattheanalyticalenginescanderiveandhelpthemanagementtakecorrectiveactions.Enmovilisabletoeducateorganizationsonthevaluepropositionitbringsinandweseeastrongpositiveresponseamongstcustomersthathavereviewedoursolution.
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