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DPW Works

DPW Works. Automated System to Improve Route Performance and Efficiency District of Columbia Solid Waste Management Administration. Operations of SWMA. Residential Collection Curbside collection - 109,000 customers Supercan & 2X/wk pickup Bulk & heavy trash scheduled & unscheduled

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DPW Works

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  1. DPW Works Automated System to Improve Route Performance andEfficiency District of Columbia Solid Waste Management Administration

  2. Operations of SWMA • Residential Collection • Curbside collection - 109,000 customers • Supercan & 2X/wk pickup • Bulk & heavy trash • scheduled & unscheduled • Street & Alley Cleaning • Mechanical sweeping • Alley cleaning • Nuisance abatement (e.g. illegal dumping) • Special events • Leaf & snow removal

  3. District of ColumbiaBefore DPW Works system • Accountability difficult to measure • Little supporting documentation • Manual reports – limited value • Excessive paper work • Slow process in completion & distribution of reports/forms • Minimal information available to evaluate route size & performance • Vehicle status & breakdown information maintained by Fleet Services • Costs for various services: highly inaccurate • OT efforts & costs not well tracked

  4. District of Columbia Results of DPW Works system • Documentation to support management reports, budgets & operational changes • On-line access to current & historical information • Planning: Route size, Staffing levels, Vehicle utilization • Reduced work in compilation & distribution of paper documents • Payroll processing streamlined through on-line access to time & attendance and overtime • Basis for accurate costing & reimbursement of services • Encouraging Business Unit supervisors to be accountable for employees, equipment & routes • Building employee technology & management skills

  5. Implementation DPW Works was implemented in 2001 for Residential Collection and 2002 for Street & Alley Cleaning. Key features include: • Automated daily assignment & tracking of personnel, vehicles, and routes • Key operational data captured, at source, to allow efficient tracking of service performance and costs • Performance reporting by Business Unit, Activity/Service, District, and Route/Crew • On-line access to daily and summary information across the organization & various locations

  6. System Technology • “Custom developed” system for D.C. SWMA • Client-Server system using Microsoft SQL Server relational database • Operates on local and wide area networks • Currently, approximately 50 users in D.C. • Operating within 10 Business Units (at 9 locations throughout city) • Features include: • Scaleable architecture to accommodate a large number of users across WAN/LAN • Installation on a central or local server with run-time versions installed on individual client machines (no per user licensing fee) • System upgrades/modifications are automatically updated on client machines & remote access capability (via secure Internet connection)

  7. Business Unit Activity Route • Performance • Accomplishments • Routes completed • Cost/route or ton • Vehicle utilization • Personnel overtime • Tons or loads / run • Service orders • completed Employee Attendance Equipment Availability Task or Work Order Work Schedules Daily Processing System workflow follows the normal daily processing for solid waste collection operations.

  8. Full range of features to manage attendance & daily operations. Independent input of personnel, vehicle, and route information.  Large selection of reports can be created and printed for cost and performance measurements. User permissions, Lookup table settings, and Application variables.  System FunctionalityMain Menu

  9. System FunctionalityDefault Configurations • Routes are grouped by any Work Setup such as day of week, service area, or special activity.  • Multiple setups can be created to select any group of routes for day. • Default setup can then be modified as needed to reflect day’s work & staff/ vehicle assignments.

  10. System FunctionalityDaily Assignments • Daily Assignment Tracking Screen (DATS) is the supervisor’s primary screen with all daily work for the Business Unit • Access provided to other screens to manage daily operations such as employee, vehicle & route statuses, crew assignments, route operations, and overtime

  11. System FunctionalityTime & Attendance • Daily Time & Attendance Screen serves as the time & attendance form for a Business Unit  • Employee status, work hours, and overtime hours provide key inputs for personnel & labor cost reporting.

  12. System FunctionalityVehicle Status • Update vehicle status, breakdowns and repair needs • Access vehicle specifications and operational history • Capability to borrow or transfer vehicles among Business Units

  13. System FunctionalityDaily Operations • The Daily Operations Tracking Screen (DOTS) monitors individual route information for performance and costing evaluations. • DOTS worksheets are completed by the driver and input at end of day.

  14. Reporting • A comprehensive selection of daily and summary reports  • Four categories of reports - employee, vehicle, route, and cost. • Query fields include: • Dates (& ranges) • Business unit • Activity • District / ward

  15. Report Data(FY2002)

  16. Report Data(FY2002)

  17. Report Data(FY2002)

  18. Contact Information • Tom Henderson, Administrator, SWMA • 202-645-5141 • thomas.henderson@dc.gov • Tony Duckett, Division Manager, SWMA • 202-645-4303 • anthony.duckett@dc.gov • Mel Paret, Principal, Public Works Solutions • 703-516-9220 • mparet@dpwsolutions.com

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