2012 Industry Projects
and the
RPSWC Process
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Agenda
• 2012 Industry Projects
– Car Hire Data Exchange Edits
– 2012 Industry Studies
• Railinc Project Support Working Committee
(RPSWC)
– What is it?
– How does it work?
• Questions?
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2012 INDUSTRY PROJECTS
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2012 Industry Projects
• 7 projects were identified in April as potential
2012 projects in Asset Utilization & Compensation
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Car Hire Data Exchange Edits
Car Accounting Self Service Enhancements
Car Hire Liability File Expansion
Deprescription Electronic Marketplace
Elimination of Reclaims for Empty Cars under Revenue
Billing (Rule 4)
– Locomotive HPH and Fuel Equalization Data Exchange
– Rejected Cars Visibility
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2012 Industry Projects
• Railinc developed associated business cases
(identified costs and benefits) for 4 projects
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Car Hire Data Exchange Edits
Car Accounting Self Service (CASS) Enhancements
Car Hire Liability File (CHLF) Expansion
Deprescription Electronic Marketplace
• The 4 projects progressed to the business case
stage were selected in June by the Railinc Project
Support Working Committee (RPSWC) based on:
– High level themes
– Qualitative benefits
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2012 Industry Projects
• 1 project was approved in
August for 2012
development:
Why?
Car Hire Data Exchange
(CHDX) Edits
– Relatively small project
– Envisioning – late 1Q12
– Development/
implementation – 2Q12 (as
currently envisioned)
Quality Data “In”
Quality Data “Out”
Reduced
Claims
Fewer
Exception
Handlings
Improved industry
efficiency and
lower costs
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Car Hire Data Exchange Edits
• Builds on development work from the 2011 CHDX
Platform Upgrade Project
– Alex Pritchett will speak on Thursday at 2pm about this
effort
• Two primary themes under development:
– Identification of specific CHDX elements (“critical
edits”) which would cause a file to be rejected
• Further identification of soft edits for informational purposes
– Web-based resubmission for specific fields for
companies that don’t want to resubmit entire file
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Car Hire Data Exchange Edits
• The Information & Data Quality Task Force will
make recommendations for the critical edits to
the Equipment Assets Committee
• They will also solicit feedback from submitters on
the CHDX timetable to ensure that rejected files
can be corrected and resubmitted in time.
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Car Hire Data Exchange Edits
Edits to Consider
• Mark Look-up
• Detail/Summary Code
• Account Type Code
• Transaction Set Purpose Code
The edit creation process might span several years
and that the industry could identify new edits over
time for inclusion as “rejectable.”
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2012 Industry Studies
• 2 studies were discussed as 2012 initiatives:
– Mileage Comparison
• Compare Railinc Accumulated Mileage Process and resulting
files with CHDX Mileage records
– Deprescription Business Process
• Identify scope of work involved in supporting Bid & Offer
process to understand development needs for enhanced
Railinc solution
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RAILINC PROJECT SUPPORT
WORKING COMMITTEE
(RPSWC)
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Railinc Project Support Working Committee
(RPSWC)
• Mission:
Maximize Business Process Understanding and the
Communication Link between the Industry Business
Stakeholders and Railinc
• Established in 2010
• Includes senior executives from Class 1 railroads
and AMTRAK
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Railinc Project Support Working Committee
(RPSWC)
• Three primary roles:
1. Act as Ultimate Sponsors for Industry Initiatives,
Interfacing with SOMC and Home Road Decision
Makers
2. Prioritize Railinc’s Industry (AAR) Product Investment
and Ensure that Industry Needs are Supported
3. Commit to Home Road Finance and Resource Support
for Approved Projects
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Railinc Project Support Working Committee
(RPSWC)
• Great industry work is identified and supported,
as measured by a positive ROI and qualitative
benefits :
• Safety and environmental mandates
• Cost reductions
• Operational efficiencies
• Customer service criteria
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RPSWC Project Selection Timeline
• Establish
2012 plan
and
schedule
Planning for
2013 projects
• Preliminary
Pipeline
Review
Identify
potential
2013
projects at
relevant
industry
committees
and Railinc
• Selection and
prioritization of
2013 project
opportunities
• Final selection
of 2013
Project
Opportunities
Define 2013
project
opportunities
Further
develop
2013
business
case
Evaluate
qualitative
benefits and
initial
quantitative
benefits
(theme level
only)
Identify
project
costs and
industry
benefits
• Budgeting
Review
Define 2013
project
estimates;
secure formal
commitment
from RPSWC
representatives
Planning for
2014 projects
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QUESTIONS?
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