PARCEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

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PARCEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (PMS)
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Project PMS Implemented at 10 stations on New
Delhi- Howrah corridor
NR---New Delhi, Delhi NCR--Kanpur,
Allahabad ECR-- Gaya, Patna, Danapur, Mughalsarai
ER-Howrah,Sealdah
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Main Features

• Direct capture of parcel weight electronically
• Universal windows for all destinations for
  booking
• Single window for weigh-ment and cash payment
  possible
• Advance unloading guidance about inward parcel
  from the system at destination
• Tracking parcel with help of barcode technology
  and through SMS
• Train Master entry along with scales by Railways

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Booking of packages
Loading of packages
Unloading of packages
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Benefits

• Customer
• Track latest status of the parcel through
  internet and SMS
• Reduction in time required for weighment and
  booking
• Staff
• Automatic freight calculation based on latest
  rules
• Reduction in human errors.
• Railways
• Loading generally according to priority thereby
  curtailing malpractices and complaints
• Beneficial to Accounts for internal check
• Reduction in Claims
• Potential for revenue generation based on
  improvement in service.

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What does PMS involve

• Centralized servers in CRIS
• Thin Clients/printers/switches/ups at booking
  offices
• Thin Clients/Electronic weighment machines/
  switches/ups in godowns
• Barcode printers at common booking window
• Mobile Barcode scanners at platforms and inward
  godowns with GPRS connectivity

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Modules

• Forwarding note
• Booking-Parcel, luggage, lease, FSLA
• Loading-Loading guidance-Loading summary
• Unloading-Unloading guidance, Unloading
  summary
• Delivery
• MIS
• System Administration and Master maintenance
• Bug reporting
• Data Warehouse

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Above Barcode When read by scanner reads as
below \09921101003980001HWH 099 ? Wt of
package. 2110100398 ? PRR No 0001 ? Item No HWH
? Destination Stn
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Handheld Mobile devices at Parcel offices over
GPRS Connectivity

• Handheld mobile devices with barcode scanner
  facility, will be used for transmitting the PMS
  Data to the PMS server at CRIS New Delhi in
  Realtime fashion, through GPRS network. The GPRS
  network will be from service providers as
  utilised in HHT Project. Centralised server
  architecture must be used with central server at
  CRIS New Delhi and PDAs parcel stations.
• The hardware and software requirement including
  VPN application at server and VPN clients in
  PDAs will be addressed by PMS application group.
  
• The SIM required with GPRS facility for PDAs
  will be finalised from service provider by CRIS
  on behalf of Railways. However respective railway
  shall apply for SIM and funds will be made
  available by railways from revenue.

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VPN Deployment View
DMZ Zone
Handheld with VPN Client on MS Windows Mobile
PMS Web Server Application server
VLAN Internal LAN
Router Packet Filter
Oracle RAC
VPN software in load balance mode(Hardware and
software to be installed by System Integrator)
PMS Load Balancer
External Storage (SAN)
Protocol Firewall
GPRS network
Domain Firewall
VLAN2
Firewall to access internet and to protect
application and persistence from internet
Firewall to protect applications and persistence
VLAN1
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MODULES (contd.)

• Tracking of parcels through online information
  of parcels on internet site www.parcel.indianrail
  .gov.in
• Customer can track its parcel against PRR no.
  on the parcel receipt. This tracking has been
  integrated with NTES system for expected time
  of arrival at destination.

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MODULES (contd.)

• FSLA (Freight Service Ledger Account )
• This module is for daily Registered Newspapers
  magazines to be dispatched in train by paying
  some security in advance and pays the dues at
  the end of the month. This has been enhanced
  with generation of barcode, tracking and
  delivery.

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MODULES (contd.)

• Lease
• This module covers the Leasing of
  Parcel Space in the passengers Trains to the
  private party. Testing is being done to provide
  online facility for customer to fill loading
  manifest and request for leave through internet
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MODULES (contd.)

• Training
• Audio visual help file installed at each
  terminal. This helps new user to listen and see
  how to use the modules in software.
• Bug reporting
• For reporting defects in software user can log
  it in this module, which can be viewed by
  software engineer at CRIS and can send the
  corresponding reply in that module itself

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Data Warehouse

• Online database holds the data only for 3 months
  after booking. Data more than 3 months old is
  sent to another database capable of holding
  voluminous data, which is called data warehouse.
• A separate application has been made to access
  this archived data. A person can at any moment of
  time can fetch data from data-warehouse for
  various MIS reports.

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JUL AUG
DLI 2892 0
NDLS 9647 0
CNB 2733 2340
ALD 2943 2760
MGS 5 969
GAYA 39 48
PNBE 0 820
DNR 0 32
HWH 23832 24668
SDAH 1034 2929
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Implementation strategy for Roll out

• Amount sanctioned by Railway Board Rs.115.32
  Crores
• Phase-I
• Corridors proposed 4
• Stations proposed 76
• Zones to be covered 11
• Phase-II
• Corridors proposed 6
• Stations proposed 144
• Zones to be covered 5

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Stations proposed in Ist phase Rly-wise

• Central Railway 9
• East Coast Railway 10
• North Central Railway 4
• Northern Railway 3
• South Central Railway 18
• South-East Central Rly 7
• South-Eastern Railway 8
• Southern Railway 1
• West Central Railway 6
• Western Railway 10

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Thank You