Monday 16 April 2012

Scheduling and Resource Software

By Corney S. Richardson


Today, businesses that rely on transportation as critical component of their business operations have to find ways to manage the increasing costs of fuel, equipment, and labor. For this reason, it has become vital for a business to have a fleet of vehicles. Due to the advancements in technology, it has now become much easier to optimize fleet management to reduce operational expenses, improve utilization, and increase customer satisfaction. There are a number of business applications for fleet management that make managing a fleet more cost-efficient as well as improving productivity.

Drivers can drive efficiency right down to the last mile. This one benefit of fleet management which allows business managers to optimize fleet routing and tracking. Fleet management also gives business managers the ability to track the precise location of drivers. Using GPS vehicle tracking they can make routing adjustments if needed. Also using GPS tracking the driver's performance can be tracked and a variety of reports can be generated. Example of these reports are driver speed, instances of braking, and the number of stops made. This could also lead to correcting poor driving practices and eliminating overcharging for fuel.

Fleet management systems that are included with business applications provide the tools to have a better understanding of fleet performance and get the most from their fleet. Efficient capacity utilization, reduced fuel consumption, reduced number of vehicles in operation, more served customers, reduced driving time, and reduced distance time while fulfilling customer requests on-time is ensured with system's load balancing.

Fleet management systems provides efficiency reports in real time such as engine monitoring, driver performance, and problems in a vehicle such as low air in a tire which allows problems to be fixed before they get worse resulting in expensive repairs. Managers can also set customized alerts that tell them if a driver has exceeded a set speed and when a vehicle has been idling too long.

With tracking reports generated by the GPS tracking unit and computer, the reports are much more accurate allowing a business to make more efficient business decisions. When managing their fleet of vehicles, businesses want to make sure they have optimized their fleet to reduce costs and boost productivity. Fleet management solutions that include GPS Vehicle tracking allow a business to utilize essential business applications for fleet management which improves productivity, efficiency, cost efficiency, and accountability.




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