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Mobility that Works for the Rail Industry

Case Studies

Amtrak

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)

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Agenda

•  WMATA Case Study

•  WMATA Application

•  Amtrak Case Study

•  Amtrak Application

•  Questions

Mobile Asset Management

Joe Grey

Director, Transit Asset Management

WMATA

Dan Wormald

Director, Product Delivery and Mobile Solutions

Interloc Solutions

Greg Heape

Mobility Solutions Specialist

Interloc Solutions

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

About Metro

•  Metro Rail System

–  86 stations

–  106 miles of track

–  1,118 Rail Cars

–  589 Escalators

–  271 Elevators

–  217,052,000 passenger trips (2011)

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About Metro

•  Metro Bus

–  11,490 bus stops in Maryland, Virginia and Washington DC

–  1,500 Buses

–  124,173,000 passenger trips (2011)

•  Metro Access

–  600 Vehicles

–  6000 Passenger trips daily

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Defining Asset Management

•  Asset  Management  is  a  strategic  and  systema0c  approach  to  managing  physical  assets.  It  focuses  on  business  and  engineering  processes  for  resource  alloca0on  and  u0liza0on,  with  the  objec0ve  of  be?er  decision  making  based  upon  quality  informa3on  and  well  defined  objec0ves.                                  

         -­‐  Na0onal  Transit  Ins0tute  2011  

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Asset Management Program

•  Began 2012

•  Approach

–  Strategic Team

•  The  AMP  Strategic  team  will  develop  a  framework,  processes  and  guidelines  to  support  the  implementa3on  of  asset  management  management  system.  

–  Tactical Team

•  The  AMP  tac3cal  team  is  focused  on  delivering  a  mobile  asset  management  solu3on,  which  is  integrated  with  EAM  system,  to  obtain  asset  condi3on,  asset  nameplate,  work  order  and  performance  data.  

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Asset Management Program

•  Mobile Proof of Concept Methodology

–  End User Requirements

–  Variety of Asset Classes

–  Variety of Environments

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Software Selection

•  Operate  Connected  and  Disconnected  Environments  

•  Maximo  Transporta;on  (Tr)  and  Asset  Configura;on  Manager  (ACM)  

•  No  Intermediate  Server  •  Intui;ve  User  Interface    

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Hardware Selection

•  Requirements  – Ruggedized  – Opera;ng  System:  IOS/Android  – Wifi  connec;vity  – Ethernet  connec;vity  – Support  barcode  scanning  – Mobile  Device  Manager  Compa;ble    

 

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Opportunities to Excel (Challenges)

•  Maximo  Usage  Differs  Across  Business  •  Mobile  Technology  Constantly  Changing  •  Compe;ng  Ini;a;ves  •  Connec;vity  Op;ons  

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Next Steps

•  Spread  the  Wealth  •  Phased  Roll  Out  •  GIS  •  Inventory  

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WMATA Mobile WM Application

•  Overview    

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•  Work  Order  List  •  Configura;ons  per  Asset  Group  

•  Scan  Filter  •  Includes  (Tr)    

– Component  Code  – Condi;on  Repor;ng  

 

WO List Screen

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WO Status Change

•  Change  Status  when  ready  to  work  

•  WO  Status  visibility  to  Supervisor  

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•  View  Work  History  for  Asset  

•  Easier  problem  diagnosis  

•  More  informed  maintenance  decision  

WO Work History

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View Attachments

•  Manuals  •  Pictures  •  Diagrams  •  A`ach  Picture  

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•  View  •  Edit  •  Add  

Job Plan Tasks

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Meters / Measurements

•  Enter  Measurements  

•  Evaluate  Limits  •  View  Measurement  History  

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•  List  based  on  Asset  Group  

•  View  Storeroom  &  Quan;ty  Available  

Actuals - Materials

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•  View  Exis;ng  Labor  

•  Add  Labor  to  Task  

Actuals - Labor

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•  Select  Mul;ple  Labor  Records  

•  Mul;ple  Search  Op;ons  – Name  –  ID  – Supervisor  

Actuals - Labor

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•  Failure  •  Problem  •  Cause    •  Remedy  •  Failure  Remark  

Failure Reporting

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•  Scan  in/scan  out  

Asset Move/Swap

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•  Report  Asset  Condi;on  – From  WO  or  Asset  Tab  

Asset Condition

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WO Status Change - WCOMP

•  Work  Complete  •  Enforce  Business  Rules  – Labor  – Failure  Repor;ng  

•  WO  Status  visibility  to  Supervisor  

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Create Follow-up / Child WO

•  Verify  Asset  hierarchy  

•  Capture  addi;onal  CM  work  

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Asset Tab

•  Mul;ple  Search  – Descrip;on  – Asset  #  – Asset  Tag  – Scan  

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Asset - Details

•  Editable  Name  Plate  Data  

•  Signature  Security  Controlled  

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Asset - Specifications

•  View  /  Edit  Asset  Specs  

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Mobility at Amtrak: Making it Work

Chester Schmitt Director, Engineering/IT Business Liaison Office

Amtrak

Dan Wormald

Director, Product Delivery and Mobile Solutions Interloc Solutions

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Amtrak by the Numbers

•  21,000 Route Miles of Track

•  46 US States plus District of Columbia

•  3 Canadian Provinces

•  > 300 Trains Operating Daily

•  > 650,000 Passengers

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Mobility is a necessity

Distributed Workforce

Needs Mobility

IT as the Customer

Maintenance as the

Customer

Engineering as the

Customer

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Case Study: New York Penn Station

•  Challenge:

–  >100 turnouts

– 21 tracks, 1,200 trains, 4 tunnels

– Serves > 600,000 passengers per day

•  Goal:

– Keep trains moving

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Challenge: Zero Defects Program

Condition Assessments every 6 months

Inspectors Record Track Conditions

Work Orders Worked On

New Work Orders Reported

REPORTS IN REALTIME

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Mobility Needs: Different for each user group

• Usable • Familiar process • Device can be put in pocket Maintenance

• Fast development • Simplicity • Better platforms • No middleware

Information Technology

• Seamless synchronization • Fast provisioning of device (15,000 records

processed in less than 30 seconds) • Responsiveness from Information Technology

Engineering

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Pilot: Mobile Informer

•  Production Pilot to be used at New York’s Penn Station

–  Zero Defect Project

•  Quick development

– 4 weeks including requirements, development, testing, deploying

•  Android phones (can fit in pocket)

•  Intuitive / Native application

•  No middleware

•  Fast performance

•  Simplicity meeting business needs

•  Operates connected/disconnected

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Application Overview

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Login

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Show All Work Orders and Sort Work Orders

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Get Work Order Details or Create New Work Order

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Problems and Remedies

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Causes and Attachments

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Asset Navigation

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Questions and Contacts

•  Amtrak Chester Schmitt Director, Engineering/IT Business Liaison Office Chester.Schmitt@amtrak.com

•  WMATA Joe Grey Director, Transit Asset Management jgrey@wmata.com

•  Interloc Solutions Dan Wormald Director, Product Delivery and Mobile Solutions danw@interlocsolutions.com Greg Heape Mobile Solutions Specialist gheape@interlocsolutions.com

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What is Mobile Informer?

A development platform enabling the rapid development and

operation of mobile applications

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•  Improves productivity and data collection to enable strategic decision making

•  Increases user adoption •  Takes a holistic approach to usability •  Provides simplicity for the end user •  Simple administration •  Integrated infrastructure

Truly Successful Mobility for Maximo