Integrated Coaching Management System

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Integrated Coaching Management System

• -An Introduction

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Integrated Coaching Management System

• Coaching Operation Information System has been
  renamed with enhanced scope as Integrated
  Coaching Management System.
• The scope of this application is to cover
  following
• Coaching Stock Management
• Punctuality Module
• Coaching Maintenance Module
• Timetabling Module

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Integrated Coaching Management System

• Punctuality Module
• This module has been implemented all over Indian
  Railways. This module will be migrated to the
  same system on which Coaching Stock Module is
  being implemented. This migrated module ill be
  offered for the testing by 20th June06.
• Coaching Stock Module
• Will be discussed in next slides.
• Coaching Maintenance Module
• This module will capture depot workflow related
  to Coach Maintenance. Implementation of this
  module will start on 1st January07.
• Timetabling Module
• This module is again in two parts
• Maintaining a Centralized database of trains time
  table and providing centralized updating of time
  table data by all zones.
• Simulation of time table which will help in
  planning, rake link utilization etc.

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Coaching Stock Module

• Application Software is ready for implementation
  and complete production environment has been
  installed and set for rolling out according to
  the site readiness. System has already been given
  for field trial in Nizammuddin.
• Peripherals are in the process of be being
  delivered to all Railways.

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Broad Objectives of Coaching Stock Module

• To monitor the condition and location of the
  coaching stock .
• To monitor the coaching rakes, their locations,
  arrival departure .
• To work as a management tool to provide for
  planning and rescheduling of rakes.
• To work as a management tool to optimize
  utilization of each coach and timely maintenance
  (POH) and repairs.
• Prompt planning for idle coaches and their timely
  bookings and usage to generate more review for
  the Railways.
• To avoid manual manipulations and to provide
  fool-proof service to enhance the image of the
  Railways.
• To provide MIS for Coaching Operations.

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System Architecture
Application Server Cluster
Web Servers
DB Server Cluster
Zones/Divisions / Yards

Clients
Intranet
FireWall
Web Servers

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System Architecture

• User will connect to Web servers through browser
  interface
• The user will be having Thin clients at their
  location that will be having internet browsers.
• At the back-end will be the database server(RDBMS
  with High Availability)
• Middle tier will have application servers with
  load balancing features

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Production Environment
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Application Architecture

• Application design will be MVC (Model ,View
  Controller)Arch only.
• Model is for data representation and business
  logic,
• Views that provide data presentation and user
  input(jsp),
• Controller to dispatch requests (servelet).
• Contd..

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Software Design

• Contd..
• The business layer provides only application
  functionality, with no reference to presentation.
  The presentation layer presents the data and
  input prompts to the user (or to another system),
  delegating application functionality to the
  business layer.
• Separating business logic from presentation has
  some important benefits
• -Minimizes impact of change
• -Increases maintainability

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Technology Platform

• Java based technology J2EE architecture is being
  used (Web Sphere Application Server)
• Backend is RDBMS Oracle 10g.
• This application will ride on the same network as
  that of FOIS.

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Operating Cycle of Events

• Rake Formation
• Rake Examination
• Departure Reporting
• Enroute Detachment/Attachment
• Arrival Reporting
• Movement
• Empty Rake Movement from one yard yo other yard
• Verify Consist
• Sick Marking
• Detachment
• Sick Line Operations
• Shop Marking
• Shop Operations
• Daily Stock Report
• Advanced Booking of Coaches by Zonal Railways.
• Memo Generation
• Mailing Facility

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Major Reports

• Daily Stock Report-Yard, Division, Zone and
  Indian Railways.
• Rake Link Information No of Rakes running with
  location of each rake, last event done on Rake,
  consist of each rake etc.
• Trains running with shortage/excess load.
• My Coaches in other Railways and vice versa.
• Coaches inside shop/outside shop/journey to
  shop/back from shop etc for certain given
  duration.
• Ineffective coaches
• Coach history for a given duration/starting from
  induction in the system.
• User Generated Report for Coaches.