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7/9/2015

GE Transportation: Enhancements to RailConnect 360 software and services

At its 26th Annual Client Conference, which was held June 15-17, GE Transportation introduced several new product enhancements to its RailConnect™ 360 software and services.

RailConnect 360 leverages GE’s Industrial Internet Predix™ platform developed at the Software Center of Excellence in Silicon Valley where GE has invested $1 billion in industrial software development. This investment has sparked a software-led movement within GE to connect machines, business operations and people — bringing the Industrial Internet to life. RailConnect 360 provides railroads with data-driven insights to address key customer pain points like velocity, fuel, reliability, productivity and dwell including:
 
• Asset Performance Analytics is a suite of predictive maintenance solutions that feed machine sensor data into advanced analytical models which predict component failures before they occur, enabling rail equipment owners to make proactive maintenance and replacement decisions.

• RailConnect Revenue Management Advanced Analytics, a Business Intelligence (BI) offering designed to provide business insights, support interline accounting and industry rules and drive business performance.

• RailConnect mCrew, a mobile software solution for train crews to receive switching instructions and report car movement activity in the field with an improved User Interface.

• RailConnect 2.0 Visual Yard, new user interface provides improvements to access, view, save and print data from RailConnect Transportation Management inventory.
RailDOCS Wayside Asset Management System plans, manages, and optimizes the daily operations of railroad maintenance departments. RailDOCS is used to maintain and configure assets on location in the field, and complete timely tests and inspections to comply with federal and railroad requirements.  

• ShipperConnect Rail Track and Trace is now integrated with Predix to provide an enhanced user experience, including improved data quality and ETAs, and a flexible, feature-rich user interface designed to accommodate a variety of users.

• ShipperConnect Yard & Transload Management offers graphical representation and multiple work views of facilities, track layout, and customized process flows to improve the process of managing rail assets and inventory within a plant or transload facility. With a single click, users can view details on shipments, move rail cars within their plants, and load, unload or transfer inventory in railcars, piles, silos, bins, or containers, controlling inventory and managing customer orders.  Integration with ERP systems and EDI data sources provides seamless inventory management and control.