Vehicle Tracking System is now one of the most popular technological changes in all over the world that is going to make our personal and business life lot easier. As the term suggests, it enables one to track or monitor the location of vehicle in instant time. Primarily, the system functions with the help of different technologies like the Global Positioning System (GPS), traditional cellular network such as Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) and other radio frequency medium. As far as vehicle tracking in India is concerned, its uses and market are expected to increase within a couple of years.
Outsourcing in India has experienced explosive growth with overseas companies getting everything processed here. However, with growth and maturing of this industry, there are many logistic issues which need to be addressed and one of them is managing transport. Ferrying the employees from one part of the city to the location and dropping them back is indeed a very formidable task. It requires meticulous planning, technology support and timely action.
Employees are valuable assets to any organization and hence their safety becomes the top priority for any employer. A huge matter of concern for the security staff of an organization is not just to safeguard employees within the premises but outside as well. The BPO boom has also brought with it a set of disadvantages including odd working hours. Employees are ferried to and from the office often in the wee hours without proper security arrangements.
Transportation is the principal element in the BPO industry. All BPO companies rely on an effective transportation system for their employees. Any disruption in this service can have a direct impact on their day to day operations. The hassle of tracking and monitoring a large fleet of vehicles is easily taken over by a GPS based vehicle tracking system.
Some of the present challenges faced by this industry are:
1. Lack of security for employees in traveling especially for women.
2. Driver idling.
3. Lack of control on trips to and fro.
4. Driver can tamper vehicle.
GPS aided tracking devices delivers the following benefits:
• Tracks and monitors vehicle movement.
• Increased security for employees.
• Generate a trip report which is provided to drivers for execution.
• The employee can have all details of the driver by a SMS.
• Effective use of travel timings.
• Quick and accurate data helps the management to review their key security decisions.
• Driver cannot tamper with the main unit as the button is on the passenger side of the vehicle.
• Optimal use of vehicle by ensuring optimally designed routes.
• Data helps in analyzing the cost implications of employee transportation better.
• Alerts received if vehicle leaves predefined zones.
Working:
GIS and GPS technologies are used as a backbone of the system enabling accurate collection with further transmission, processing and visualization of the data.
• Data Collection: BPO cabs will be fitted with 2 type of hard ware- GPS and Tracking unit, GPS device reads and embeds spatial coordinates (Latitude and Longitude) of the vehicle while Tracking unit will record information related to operations.
• Data Transmission: Through GSM network data is transmitted to the central data base.
• Data Processing: Advanced statistic data management and planning modules form the core of data processing. Highly customizable statistic module offers users option of choosing required fields and accessing data in the context of particular cab, driver, employee etc.
• Data Visualization: At the final stage data is processed and visualized on the city map and is available for exporting/ printing.
Posted By : MAYANK MEHTA
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automatic vehicle location system or gps system has prooved a boon for the traffic n vehicle monitoring as mentioned. it definately provides ease to the customers along with providing information about the vehicle approaching,fuel capacity,the direction of the route to be followed,temperature monitoring ,and even tracking stolen vehicles,thus easing the transportation facility. thus this technology is truly a revolution in the transport scenario.However the question arises that apart from the metro cities here in india how can we access this facility in rural areas where it might also prove beneficial.
Day in day out more and more number of MNC's are outsourcing their work to India, also India is very rapidly developing country. This has brought with itself its own set of security related problems esp. for working women as evident from the few incidents which had happened in B'lore. Vehcile tracking system can be effectively used to counter this problem.
As discussed in the article, this system will help in tracking and monitoring the vehciles and hence should be adopted by all the companies with prolonged working hours. I personally think that goverment should make sure that this is implemented.
i m not convinced with purva's view because automatic vehicle location or gps system has nothing to do with transportation facility. it is being implemented by bpo's for the welfare of their employees and maintainance of logistics.the article mentions how the whole system works along with the problems which it caters to.
gps system for vehicle identification has to take in hand RFID(radio frequency identification). RFID which is working in most of countries where as GPS automated system gives much more real time analysis of location. but future of gps automated system depends on govt. policy and infrastructre in india. utility of this is syem is great as it can be helpful in keeping track of couriers and perishable goods also..
Hi , I have a question this is sumthin related to the Outsourcing business,but not 100% related to the article posted by You.
Well, we all see the depreciation in the Dollar value with respect to the Indian currency.
So,its for sure that the profit generated for most of the outsourcing business would go down.
So, how about Dealing with.???
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