Transportation
Integrated service management is the key to effective work backlog management.
Having advanced maintenance planning, scheduling and compliance tools like the award winning Visual Planner™ enables Operations and Maintenance Managers to have direct line of sight to the maintenance priorities of the day without losing focus or view of the long term work plans.
Visual Planner for Smarter Transportation is a truly integrated configuration of Maximo for Transportation applications that simplifies and automates the planning & scheduling and crew assignment requirements for fleet and linear asset based operations. Using these highly interactive visual calendars, Transportation Maintenance and Operations coordinators will spend much less time and energy creating and modifying consist placement and yard / track allocations using Smart Calendars and Smart Resource Leveling. Visual Appointments can streamline the reservation and assignment of assets to service management requirements like vehicle reservations using Motor Pool (TR).
Consisting of three tightly integrated visual applications – Visual Scheduler, Visual PM and Visual Assignment, these products leverage the enhanced capability of Maximo for Transportation using calendar style views to bring all relevant planning & scheduling data to your finger tips. Smart Calendars and Visual Appointments compliment the Consist Template, Motor Pool and Linear Asset capability to provide a full asset lifecycle approach to planning, scheduling and assignment of crew based work to Train Consists, Vehicles or Linear Assets.
Smart Transportation Operations and Maintenance Managers begin your shift with using visual solutions for a smarter, safer, more profitable transportation operation requires focus on human, fuel and energy costs every minute every mile.
Advantages
Being built on Maximo core applications means that VPM is never an obstacle to upgrading during your Maximo software lifecycle – no tricky integrations, special tools or additional technical skills are needed to keep your Maximo system current and risk free. VPM is simply priced specifically for the VPM users – easily fits into operating budgets.
User adaptation is instant – the intuitive user interface replaces the need to flip through multiple screens or export data to external tools like Excel, Project or Primavera to achieve work planning and resource scheduling. Visualizing Maximo greatly reduces keyboard time.
Installing VPM is fast and simple and VPM settings are easily configurable allowing for logical business rules to be automated without use of workflow or custom tools.
Benefits
Since the advent of Maximo web browser versions 5.x-7.x, CiM’s Visual Planner is the most tested and utilized partner software product in the Maximo User Community. As a trusted IBM Maximo Partner CiM works closely to stay ahead of the curve so as new Maximo features (i.e. Maximo Scheduler) are introduced these are dovetailed into and compatible with VPM providing more value, performance and usability.
Business process adaptability is key to user acceptance and managing a high performance workforce. VPM simply fits into your daily routines yet powerful enough to support the most complex train consist servicing & fleet maintenance planning / scheduling process challenge.
VPM is core component for building trusted governance, risk management and compliance (GRC) practices by providing rule based resource management and compliance reporting – enabling resource leveling and consistent delegation of authority to staff and contractors in accordance to standard operating procedures, contracts and labor agreements.
