E-Fleet Report

PROJECT REPORT ON E-FLEET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM NAME OF ORGANIZATION HINDUSTAN COMPUTER LIMITED CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTRE(HCLCDC) LUDHIANA

RESEARCH SUPERVISOR MR. PUNEET SHARMA SUBMITTED BY :- SUNPREET SINGH ROLL NO

:- 7114211574

SUBMITTED TO :- LOVELY INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, (PHAGWARA) JALANDHAR.

INDEX Introduction • Dot Net • Ado.net Hardware Software Requirements System Development Life Cycle Project Introduction System study And Problem Formulation Architect Formulation Benefits Structure Analysis and Design Context- Diagram Detailed Design

INTRODUCTION TO DOT NET .NET technology was introduced by Microsoft, to catch the market from the SUN's Java. Few years back, Microsoft had only VC++ and VB to compete with Java, but Java was catching the market very fast. With the world depending more and more the Internet/Web and java related tools becoming the best choice for the web applications, Microsoft seemed to be loosing the battle. Thousands of programmers moved to java from VC++ and VB. This was alarming for Microsoft and many of the Microsoft fan's kept on asking "is Microsoft sleeping?". And Microsoft had the answer. One fine morning, they announced : "We are not sleeping. We have the answer for you.". And that answer was .NET. But Microsoft has a wonderful history of starting late but catching up quickly. This is true in case of .NET too. Microsoft put their best men at work for a secret project called Next Generation Windows Services (NGWS)., under the direct supervision of Mr. Bill Gates. The outcome of the project is what we now know as .NET. Even though .NET has borrowed most of it's ideas from Sun's J2EE, it has really outperformed their competitors. Microsoft recognised these factors and they introducd the .NET considering all these factors. All unwanted complexities are eliminated and a pure object oriented programming model was introduced. This makes programmer's life very easy. .NET framework comes with a single class library. And thats all programmers need to learn!! Whether they write the code in

C# or VB.NET or J#, it doesn't matter, you just use the .NET class library. There is no classes specific to any language. There is nothing more you can do in a language, which you can't do in any other .NET language. You can write code in C# or VB.NET with the same number of lines of code, same performance and same efficiency, because eveyone uses same .NET class library.

What is .NET ? (i) It is a platform neutral framework. (ii) Is a layer between the operating system and the programming language. (iii) It supports many programming languages, including VB.NET, C# etc. (iv) .NET provides a common set of class libraries, which can be accessed from any .net based programming language. (v) .NET is a framework.

INTRODUCTION TO ADO.NET ADO.NET is also a part of the .NET Framework. ADO.NET is used to handle data access. With ADO.NET you can work with databases. •

ADO.NET Data service framework provides an API that allows data to be created and consumed over HTTP using Restful service.

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ADO.NET Data service supports all databases operations using URI.

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ADO.NET Data service can expose an entity model via an URI.

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ADO.NET Data service is Restful service to support CRUD operations on database.

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ADO.Net Data service could be consumed by any type of client like Windows, Silverlight, Web , AJAX and console.

Ado.net includes common classes for representing in-memory data such as DataSet, DataTable, DataView. It may include schema and constraints and designed to work with .NET XML classes. It helps great for caching or transporting data and

able to track state changes . Typed DataSets may be autogenerated What is ADO.NET? •

ADO.NET is a part of the .NET Framework

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ADO.NET consists of a set of classes used to handle data access

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ADO.NET is entirely based on XML

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ADO.NET has, unlike ADO, no Recordset object

HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS 

Intel Pentium 1.6 GHz Processor or Higher

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1 GB RAM

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2.2 GB Hard Disk

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32 or 64 bit video card

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DVD Rom Drive

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Colored Monitor

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Keyboard

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Optical Mouse

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MDT(Mobile Data Terminal) model ipilot8000

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PDA

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Mobile Assets

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GPS model Street Pilot 7200

SOFTWARE REQUIREMENT 

Windows 2000 Professional/XP/Vista/Win 7/Server OS

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Microsoft Visual Studio 2008

 Internet Explorer / Mozilla Firefox / Google Chrome / Safari 

GPS, GPRS and WiFi software

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PDA application software

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MS-Office 2003 onwards

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Flash Plug-in

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE Just like a living system or a new product, software packages are

also

systematic

conceived,

designed

development

and

process

in

implemented which

end

using user

a

and

information specialist design a system on an analysis of the information requirement of an organization or an individual. Also every project has a set of roles that include: project manager, database designer, programmer, system administrator. On a very small project like that of ours, all of these roles may fall on individual shoulders. But it is important to note here that to develop the successful software in the world where sad reality of applications/packages is that the failure rate is surprisingly high one, it should be clear enough what is the basic concept of the application, user need’s, data and process requirements. If one religiously follows these suggestions the success rate of new application to go into production will surely be very high. In an ideal world, the steps for developing a new application or

package are combined under heading System Development Life Cycle or more commonly SDLC. SDLC involves the following five important steps: 

RECOGNITION OF NEEDS

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FEASIBILITY STUDY

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ANALYSIS

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DESIGN

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IMPLEMENTATION

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POST-IMPLEMENTATION

These phases may differ in an order in which they are performed for different models but their basic working criteria always remain same. The main reason for having phased process is that it breaks the problem of developing software successfully performing set of phases, each handling a different concern of software development. This ensures that the cost of software is less than what it would have been had the problem been tackled altogether. Moreover, a phased process allows proper checking for quality and progress at some defined points during the development (end of phases). Without this, one would have to wait until the end to see what software has been produced. Clearly, this will not work for larger systems. Hence for managing the complexity, project tracking and quality, all the development processes consist of step of phases. The analyst must progress from one stage to another methodically, answering key questions and achieving results in each stage. We isolate and sequence these activities but in actual

practice

they

overlap

each

other

and

are

highly

interrelated. The system analyst gives a system development project

a

meaning

and

direction.

A

candidate

system

is

approached after the analyst has a thorough understanding of users needs and problems and then communicates the problem the solution through the installation of the candidate system.

PROJECT INTRODUCTION Organizations managing and running fleets usually operate on razor thin margins. Profits are heavily dependent on optimization methodologies. The recession has further depleted the purses of fleet companies, resulting in reduced scale of operations, lower profits and inconsistencies and inefficiencies in processes. Visibility is the key to fleet optimization and can be achieved by a robust fleet management system. Health and safety of mobile resources has become even more important to maximize "availability" of resources and keep the total cost of ownership (TCO) of mobile assets as low as possible. Some of the key challenges that fleet operators are grappling with today include: • Visibility into locations of mobile assets

• Optimal dispatch of ad hoc jobs or orders to vehicles in real time • Real-time tracking of jobs and forecasting fulfillment • Fleet optimization to control spiraling fleet running costs • Managing health, maintenance and safety of mobile resources A comprehensive fleet management system is one that addresses these major challenges and at the same time, requires as little manual interference as possible. A challenge that usually arises at this step is in the selection of the right vendor to provide a complete integrated solution consisting of both hardware and software. Often customers have to reach out to multiple service providers for the various hardware and software components of the solution as there are very few vendors who offer the complete integrated solution as a package. In such cases, companies would need to deal with multiple parties for component integration problems, data inconsistencies and later on, service related problems.

SYSTEM STUDY AND PROBLEM FORMULATION A holistic e-fleet management system is a Web-based fleet management system that can "virtualize your fleet." It is an endto end solution comprising both hardware and software for fleet owners and operators to possess a virtual remote-control visibility and security blanket in real-time over mobile resources. The solution can be conceptualized with the following elements in mind: Hardware Mobile Data Terminals (MDTs) installed on vehicles serving as communication interfaces and also as application interfaces

between users and drivers. Software Web portal: a PC based central application console with connectivity to the MDTs on the vehicles and used by Logistic Officers to obtain global views and job allocations to the fleet. Application software for the PDAs used to capture the signature of the customer and report job completion. The hardware aspect of the solution involves the design and development of mobile data terminals that are installed in vehicles. This can be manufactured as per specifications with the following features: •

Product customization to meet SAE1113 and SAE1455, ISO standards, CISPR standards

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User interface customization: language settings for different countries

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Communication media customization to either 3G-GSM or CDMA

The MDTs have been conceptualized to support state of the art features such as: • Tracking the real time position of the vehicle • Accepting/rejecting/confirming completion of assigned jobs • Transmitting load data from cargo hold to the ERP • Monitoring vehicle parameters and relaying fleet telemetry data to the ERP

• Two-way voice and data communication The MDT products are installed with high-end processors and equipped with application software that would communicate with the backend ERP via wireless LAN, 3G GSM, GPS and Bluetooth technologies. Load cells are installed in all vehicles for accurate assessment of cargo loads for revenue invoicing to the customer. A PDA-based signature capture system is also developed to capture customer signatures and report job-completion instantly. Other hardware features and interfaces include onboard memory, power management, enclosure made of polycarbonate material, wired communication, wireless communication (3GGSM/WiFi/GPS/Bluetooth), external memory and audio interface. Any of these interfaces can be used for peripheral connectivity such as printers, card readers and camera. ARCHITECT PHASE: The software consists of a Web-based portal that functions as the central console for logistics officers to operate their fleet from. This central console enables tracking, monitoring, controlling and communication with on-the-move vehicles and drivers in realtime. Some of the key features and modules include the following : Automatic/Manual Job Dispatch and Real-time Tracking This module enables dispatches of jobs/orders to vehicles, preferably by bundling, with the objective of maximizing capacity utilization and reducing empty runs. The tool includes a system performed automatic rules-based job-dispatch module along with

a manual job-dispatch module for exceptions when the system is to be overridden. The "manual job dispatch" function enables a logistics officer or other personnel to manually assign a job/order to a vehicle while obtaining help from the system about specific situational status of any vehicle that is out on the field. The "automatic job dispatch" function, on the other hand, is completely system performed and the job/order is dispatched to the most appropriate vehicle while considering combinations of the various optimization parameters. The "job tracking" feature allows for the tracking of a job/order using multiple parameters such as order id, release id, customer name/id, vehicle id and period. Enabling tracking through these multiple parameters provides a facility to implement layers of data abstraction across the organization as per the user requirements. Information displayed is customized and displayed as per the access rules/rights of users. The clear benefits of this module are improved capacity utilization through bundling, improved vehicle utilization through reduced empty runs and reduced fleet operating costs through continuous moves of fleet. Other benefits also include real-time cost analysis depiction and reduction in the number of jobdispatch staff to a minimal. Vehicle Status: This module involves two different functionalities: Vehicle monitoring and location tracking.

Vehicle monitoring is enabled through GPS technology that monitors parameters of a moving vehicle and transmits it back to base in real-time. Details such as vehicle parameters and engine parameters are relayed back to the base in real-time allowing for the monitoring of actual against standards. This feature provides situational insight into the performance and condition of vehicular components and also the cargo-hold parameters such as container temperature, load, etc. Location tracking is also a functionality enabled through GPS technology that allows for the tracking of a vehicle in real-time through the visual display on a map. All details of the job/order are displayed alongside the map revealing the exact latitude and longitude of the vehicle and the comparison of the planned route and the actual route taken.

Over-the-Air Security: Over-the-air (OTA) Security is one the most recent developments and is enabled using GIS/GPS technology and automotive engineering expertise. This functionality enables the control of any vehicle from the base location by a logistics officer. Certain functionalities that are implemented are "vehicle speed control," for controlling the speed of a vehicle remotely in cases of driver exceeding speed limits/restrictions; "cargo security," for securing or releasing the cargo hold after loading or at a client location to unload; "freeze," for forcibly preventing a vehicle from moving by locking the vehicle's brakes or by killing its engine in cases of theft or hijack.

Geo Fencing: Geo-fencing is an interesting feature that allows for the physical demarcation of boundaries and restricted zones through the corresponding virtual drawing of boundaries on maps. This feature can be used to prevent a particular vehicle or all vehicles from entering a designated region surrounded by a boundary on the map. This feature can be used in another way to control vehicles so that they move only by a certain route. The technology used is GPS but can be also done with RFID technology. Thus, a vehicle may be prevented from entering the city area during particular times of the day, or a driver may be forced to follow a certain route that avoids tolls by virtually demarcating restricted zones on the maps that act as physical boundaries for vehicles and drivers in reality. Predictive Maintenance: The feature provides predictability into parts failure based on the data captured about each monitored vehicle component through vehicle while a vehicle is mobile. The functionality provided enables optimized scheduling, monitoring and management of all repair/maintenance related activities on components and helps reduce TCO of mobile assets and maximizes availability of components and, thus, vehicles and other mobile assets. Predictive maintenance also helps reduce costs through the efficient consideration of warranty periods for components repair and replacement, helps maintain an optimal inventory level of spare parts, reduces maintenance costs on mobile assets, and

extends life-cycle of components. Two-way Communication: This is a feature that is integrated across a few of the above described functionalities. It provides functionality for two-way real-time communication between base and the Logistics Control Center and the drivers of the fleet that is out on the field. Commands and messages can be sent by logistics personnel to drivers in vehicles which are received either as voice or text. If it is received as text, it is then converted to voice using text-tovoice software. Similarly drivers can communicate with the Logistics center by voice, which is transmitted as voice signals as well as converted to text by an on-board voice-to-text converter and relayed back to base as text.

BENEFITS:

The potential benefits of deploying a holistic e-fleet management system include: •

Control spiraling fleet running costs and maximize fleet utilization through multiple optimization techniques such as bundling, continuous moves and cross-docking.

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Track any vehicle in real time and pinpoint the location of a vehicle on a map.

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Obtain real-time data feeds on performance of vehicular components, driving patterns and cargo-hold parameters.

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Automate the dispatch of jobs to fleet using algorithms that take into consideration dynamic parameters from the environment.

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Respond to ad hoc customer requests/orders.

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Provide customers with visibility into real-time orderfulfillment status and forecast information of delivery timelines.

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Reduce the TCO of mobile assets by proactively tracking asset performance and maintenance.

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Maximize vehicle/resource availability and safety

STRUCTURE ANALYSIS AND DESIGN Structured analysis is a set of technique and graphical tools that allow the analyst to develop a new kind of system specifications that are easily understandable to the user. Analysts work primarily with their wits, pencil, and paper. Most of them have no tools. The traditional approach focuses on cost/benefit and feasibility analysis, project management, hardware and software selection and personnel considerations. In contrast structured analysis considers new goal and structured tools for analysis.

The new goals specify the following: • Use graphical wherever possible to help communicate better with the user. • Differentiate between logical and physical systems. • Build a logical system model to familiarize the user with system

characteristics

and

interrelationship

before

implementations. The structured tools focus on the tools listed earlier – essentially the data flow diagram, data dictionary, Structured English, decision trees, and decision tables. The objective is to build a new document, called system specifications. This document provides the basis for design and implementation.

CONTEXT-DIAGRAM USER AND CONTROLS Admin: Read, Write, Delete, Update. Logistic Operator: Read, Write. Customer: Read, Write. Driver: Read, Write.

E- Fleet Management System

ADMIN: • Login ID • Add Update operator and driver information. • See all database reports. • Calculate salary and profits/loss for income tax. • Support LOGISTIC OPERATOR: • Login ID. • Read or fill the jobs. • Assign the jobs to drivers. • Online payment facility. • Text-Messages. • Status of ongoing jobs, performance of vehicle, traffic routes. CUSTOMERS: • Register & Login ID. • Read or fill the jobs. • Online payment facility. • Text-Messages. • Status of previous assign job order. • Feedback. DRIVERS: • Login Id. • MDT Device. • PDA Device. • Receipt Book.

DESCRIPTION: ADMIN:

Admin is main person who has the full rights. Admin should login to take this feature. The admin can add or delete driver or logistic operator information. Admin can see all database reports, so he can calculate salary for employees and profit/loss for income tax. There is another feature is support which help to customers for regarding queries .

LOGISTIC OPERATORS: Logistic operators have to login themselves. Logistic operators can read or write the order jobs through customers. By finishing filling forms, one message will displayed to customers in mobiles. They assign the jobs to drivers. Customers can deposit money online. They can also check the status of ongoing jobs, road traffic and performance of vehicle. CUSTOMERS: Customers have to login to read or write order jobs with payment. To do so, customers have to register themselves online. They can also check the status of previous assign jobs. They can also give feedback to fleet team. DRIVERS: Drivers should login through MDT (Mobile Data Terminal) hardware device. Through MDT, drivers can send or receive text messages, can see the location (GPS) and also have online payment facility. They have also another device, namely PDA which is used for digital signature for verification. They have also receipt book to assure that customers had deposited money by cash.

DETAILED DESIGN Design Strategy Design is the first step in the development phase for any engineering product or system. It may be defined as “The process of applying various techniques and principles for the purpose of defining a device, a process or a system in sufficient detail to permit its physical realization.” When designing the system the points taken care are:

• Identify the user requirement • Need to maintain data and retrieve them whenever wanted • The format of report printout to be taken • Identification of the inputs and arriving at the user defined output screens • System specification • Security mechanism • View of the future implications of the project A structured design is modeled as top down approach to minimize complexity and make a problem manageable by subdividing it into smaller segments. The most creative and challenging phase of a system development life cycle is system design. It refers to the technical specifications that will be applied in implementing the candidate system. The design phase is a translation from user-oriented document to the programmers.

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