Total transportation management system
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for automated management of a plurality of railroad transportation system and business entity assets by a transportation business entity, the plurality of railroad transportation system and business entity assets comprising a train including at least one locomotive and at least one of piece of rolling stock, at least one railroad support vehicle, at least one piece of railroad support equipment, and at least one business entity facility, said method comprising the steps of:
- collecting a first set of transportation data from at least one sub-system associated with a railroad transportation system, asset and collecting a second set of transportation data from at least one subsystem associated with a business entity asset;
transmitting the first and second sets of transportation data to a central data center via a communication link;
comparing the first and second sets of collected transportation data set to a standard transportation data set;
generating at least one problem area data set based upon the comparison of the collected and standard data, the problem area data set including a transportation business entity schedule impact, and a transportation business entity asset requirement;
prioritizing each generated problem area data set relative to each other generated problem area data set;
recommending business activities relating to managing the plurality of railroad transportation system assets and business entity assets of the transportation business entity based on the priority of the problem area data sets such that a total transportation business entity delay time is minimized wherein recommending business activities relating to managing the transportation business entity includes at least one of altering an asset allocation priority, generating a maintenance action based on an actual or an anticipated failure due to recent transportation system activity, and altering a state of a transportation system environmental system to protect a cargo, and wherein based on a component failure analysis, recommending business activities relating to managing the transportation business entity also includes at least one of determining a location of emergency equipment, recommending a location for a repair facility, determining an emergency equipment inventory, and determining an inventory for each repair facility; and
transmitting the recommendations to the plurality of railroad transportation system assets from a central data center to facilitate implementing the recommendations.
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Abstract
A system for determining the sources of delay of a transportation mean includes a wayside sub-system, a locomotive sub-system, a railcar sub-system, a a yard sub-system, a schedule sub-system, a monitoring and diagnostic sub-system and a management sub-system. Real-time collected data from the sub-systems are compared to a standard data set to identify problem areas without human intervention. Utilizing a list of top problem areas, transportation means managers are able to identify corrective actions to eliminate or minimize the sources of problem areas. In addition, customers or users of specific transportation means are able to properly select the appropriate transportation means.
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28 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for automated management of a plurality of railroad transportation system and business entity assets by a transportation business entity, the plurality of railroad transportation system and business entity assets comprising a train including at least one locomotive and at least one of piece of rolling stock, at least one railroad support vehicle, at least one piece of railroad support equipment, and at least one business entity facility, said method comprising the steps of:
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collecting a first set of transportation data from at least one sub-system associated with a railroad transportation system, asset and collecting a second set of transportation data from at least one subsystem associated with a business entity asset; transmitting the first and second sets of transportation data to a central data center via a communication link; comparing the first and second sets of collected transportation data set to a standard transportation data set; generating at least one problem area data set based upon the comparison of the collected and standard data, the problem area data set including a transportation business entity schedule impact, and a transportation business entity asset requirement; prioritizing each generated problem area data set relative to each other generated problem area data set; recommending business activities relating to managing the plurality of railroad transportation system assets and business entity assets of the transportation business entity based on the priority of the problem area data sets such that a total transportation business entity delay time is minimized wherein recommending business activities relating to managing the transportation business entity includes at least one of altering an asset allocation priority, generating a maintenance action based on an actual or an anticipated failure due to recent transportation system activity, and altering a state of a transportation system environmental system to protect a cargo, and wherein based on a component failure analysis, recommending business activities relating to managing the transportation business entity also includes at least one of determining a location of emergency equipment, recommending a location for a repair facility, determining an emergency equipment inventory, and determining an inventory for each repair facility; and transmitting the recommendations to the plurality of railroad transportation system assets from a central data center to facilitate implementing the recommendations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An automated management system for managing a plurality of transportation system assets by a transportation business entity, said system comprising:
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at least one sub-system for collecting at least one set of transportation data from respective ones of said plurality of transportation system assets; a sub-system for analyzing the at least one set of collected transportation data set for at least one of failure modes and effects, anticipated failure probabilities, and failure corrective actions; a sub-system for comparing the at least one set of collected transportation data set to at least one standard transportation data; a sub-system for generating at least one problem area data set based upon the comparison of the collected and standard data, the problem area data set including a transportation business entity schedule impact, and a transportation business entity asset requirement; and a management and decision making sub-system that is configured to; recommend business activities relating to managing the transportation business entity based on at least one of the generated problem area data set and the comparison of the collected and standard data wherein the business activities relating to managing the transportation business entity are based on the priority of the problem area data sets such that a total transportation business entity delay time is being minimized, and wherein the business activities relating to managing the transportation business entity includes at least one of altering an asset allocation priority, generating a maintenance action based on an actual or an anticipated failure due to recent transportation system activity, altering a state of a transportation system environment system to protect a cargo, and wherein based on a component failure analysis, the business activities relating to managing the transportation business entity also includes determining a location of emergency equipment, recommending a location for a repair facility, determining an emergency equipment inventory, and determining an inventory for each repair facility, and transmit the recommendations to the plurality of railroad transportation system assets from a central data center to facilitate implementing the recommendations. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer-implemented system comprising a plurality of railroad transportation system and business entity asset sub-systems and a transportation business entity central data center, said computer configured to:
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collect at least one set of transportation data from a plurality of subsystems associated with said plurality of railroad transportation system and business entity assets; automatically modify a performance of controlled assets such that total transportation system delays are minimized; compare said collected transportation data set to at least one standard transportation data; generate at least one problem area data set based upon the comparison of the collected and standard data; prioritize top transportation system problem areas wherein said priority is based upon a total transportation business entity delay time being minimized; recommended business activities relating to managing the transportation business entity based on the prioritized transportation system problem areas wherein recommending business activities relating to managing the transportation business entity includes at least one of altering an asset allocation priority, generating a maintenance action, altering a state of a transportation system environmental system, and based on a component failure analysis, the business activities relating to managing the business entity also includes determining at least one location to place emergency equipment, recommending at least one repair facility location, determining an emergency equipment component inventory, and determining a repair facility component inventory; and outputting the recommendations to the plurality of railroad transportation system assets from a central data center to facilitate implementing the recommendations. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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