Space technologies controls Ford in Russia work of the land motor transport

The Ford company selected a System from Russia SCOUT for control of transport at the plant of Vsevolozhsk by means of modules SCOUT, the press service of SCOUT company reported on June 6, 2013.

Background

For increase in profitability the management of car maker decided to introduce a control system of operation of the container, loading and harvest equipment of the plant that, first of all - to lower inefficient articles of consumption of fuels and lubricants, to exclude cases of falsification of the fulfilled engine hours given by quantity.

The plant's management made the decision to equip vehicle fleet of loaders, tractors and tractors with the Monitoring system SCOUT.

Modules

At the end of 2012 modules of monitoring MT-600 and the fuel level sensors (FLS) equip main types of special equipment at the plant: 3 container auto-loaders, 4 tractors MAZ, 4 Belarus tractors. Unrolled several dispatcher stations with the software SCOUT Explorer.

Result

Result of system implementation SCOUT - reduction of fuel consumption twice. After implementation of technology exact data on time of gas stations and drainings became available to the management. With their help the budget on transportation costs was succeeded to save the companies twice and to completely exclude plunder cases of fuel and lubricants.

"By our estimates, the dispatching program the SCOUT has the most convenient and most clear interface among the similar systems in Russia today, - the supervising foreman of logistics of Ford Sollers Holding company Denis Rychagov noted. - Thanks to detailed reports about a run, operating time, movements and parking of the equipment specialists of the enterprise can estimate real load of transport. Exact information on operation of mechanisms of loaders helps to plan and coordinate more effectively work of tractors and tractors, to exclude idle times and work "empty", so to optimum use technical and human resources of the plant".