Loco Shed Management System Process

Low Level maintenance
Monthly / 3 Monthly period trips

POH - Workshop
Sub-Sheds
Sub-Sheds
Sub-Sheds

Collects Progress of Ongoing POH
Receive POH History Documentation

Sheds

Periodic Over Hauling Workshop
Every 8 Years
Day-to-Day & Breakdown maintenance
Run out of course repairs
Fueling & Oiling
24x7 Operation
About 40 Sheds
Interact & Seek Slot

Repair Book, Crew Records

Key parameters periodically
Abnormalities experienced on the run

Divisional Power Controller (PCR)
Owner & Maintainers
Sheds
Sheds
Sheds
Diesel Crew

Closely Monitors Locomotives Utilization
Provides Technical Support
Constantly Monitors
Use Patterns
Unusual Reports
Time Loss Reports
Liaisons with the Diesel Crew on Locomotive

LMS aims to make the work of PCR Paperless

Maintains -

Repository of Drawing Specifications
Maintenance Instructions

Chief Motive Power Engineer
Chief Mechanical Engineer
Sheds
Daily Feedback

On Performance parameters

Occurrence based reports
Material Control Cell
Drawing Office
Foreign Railway PCR
Home Railway PCR

Procurement of material required by Shed

Diesel Power ControllersHead Quarter

Feedback w.r.t.

Trial Components

ZONE 1
RDSO (Lucknow)

Technical Instructions

Controlling Agency for –

Technical Design Matters
Trials & Vendor Approvals for Major Components & Assemblies
Maintains Central Repository of Drawings & Specifications

ZONE 2

Daily Feedback
Performance Reports
Occurrence based Reports

Railway Board
EDME (Traction)
. . .

Policy Directives
Allotment of New Locomotive manufacturers

ZONE - n
DME (Traction)
EDME - Executive Director Mechanical Engineering
DME – Director Mechanical Engineering

Shed…
500 – 1200 Staff incl. 100 Supervisors (floor managers)
Each shed has specified # of locomotives
Each identified by its own loco #
Each shed has at least one fueling point
Each loco is maintained acc. to “maintenance schedule” i.e. specified set of maintenance activities
Usual maintenance schedules
10 days,
4 Months
8 Months
1 Year
2 Year
4 Year

Benefits
Shed Supervisor
Reliable and quick daily record keeping,
easy consultation of technical documents,
watch on locos on movements, easy follow up of maintenance strategic decisions and
technical campaigns/drives
status of material supplies from vendors,
Minimum paperwork and personal ease.
Shed workers
Easy access to personnel information,
Easy channel for interacting with management,
Minimum paper work on shed floor
Shed management
Information based maintenance decision taking,
Efficient material monitoring,
Cost monitoring,
Instant monitoring of assets on move,
Improved reaction time and shift to proactive maintenance management,
Integrated view of asset utilization and performance,
Quick warranty claims,
Speedy document movement and easy retrieval,
Economy of time and effort to achieve an economy in costs.
Easy to use technical reference library.

…Benefits
Headquarters Management
Instant information available on asset repair costing,
Material availability & Shed performances,
Reduced asset idling,
Easy collation of multi-shed Information and easy collaboration with other zones,
Pan-India visibility of loco operations & utilization patterns
Easy document handling and retrieval
Vendor performance appraisal.
Easy to use technical reference library
Ministry and RDSO
Effortless feedback on maintenance performance,
Easy collation of information for entire system,
easy analysis,
fast feed backs,
instant availability to system health parameters for global decision taking.
Decision impact analysis, quick & reliable vendor
Performance appraisal,
Quick and easy availability of vital material performance / modification
performance information to improve decision taking,
Ad-hoc information on demand.
Easy document handling and traceability.
Easy to use technical reference library.