VIPS^®CARSIS is more than just an IPS-System!

Our software solution for asset life-cycle management supports your business, by managing your vehicle-fleet, maintenance planning and management as well as process optimisation.

VIPS^®CARSIS is a centralised information and maintenance management system, which is directed towards the management of rolling stock and maintenance management. Vehicles and vehicle parts (e.g. bogies, converters, traction motors) can be depicted in various technical and organisational structures, inserted into trains and managed by the system according to their respective needs.

The operation and maintenance of vehicles make a significant contribution to the total costs of transport provision.  Adapting the use of resources to meet the existing need, maintenance and optimisation of vehicles form a constant process, which must be mastered in order to achieve success in the transport provision business.

VIPS^®CARSIS supports vehicle operators, owners and maintenance organisations in their endeavours to increase the reliability, safety and use of vehicles. The user is supported by wide-ranging functions:

• depiction of all relevant vehicle and system data (system main data, configuration)
• planning of all maintenance work: repairs (corrective), inspections and checks (preventative) and modifications
• putting vehicles into train consists
• use of different maintenance strategies, e.g. counter- and condition-related, event-dependent, time-, load- and interval-driven
• recording of vehicle- and part-history with tracing of important parts
• job management  for detailed planning and management of maintenance actions through definition of standard tasks, making materials available, internal and external services as well as operational assets, sorted according to organisational unit
• surveillance of externally subcontracted maintenance or renewal work
• wide-ranging, topic-related data base reporting

VIPS^®CARSIS users profit from the following advantages:

• central information filing; quick, decentralised access to the most recent data
• thorough management and documentation from recording of failure to corrective action
• optimisation of maintenance effort and expenditure through site- or type- related planning
• cost transparency with the management of LCC figures, reliability and availability of systems and system components
• recognition of trends in cost supports the optimisation of system management and maintenance
• standardised routines increase the safety and quality of the service provision

VIPS^®CARSIS users achieve optimal support from the system:

• by the issuing of failure forecasts, maintenance costs and life-span
• by the definition of economically based maintenance management strategies
• by comparison of costs and services of various objects
• by optimisation of workshop routines

Vehicle-/ system manufacturer and supplier also have great benefits through the use of VIPS^®CARSIS. After-sale and support activities can be monitored with VIPS^®CARSIS and information about operational behaviour of delivered vehicles and systems can be viewed easily by:

• efficient warranty management
• up-to-date reliability and availability figures
• overviews of changes and modifications
• comparison data for various products

Due to its special orientation towards the needs of rolling stock and vehicle fleets, VIPS^®CARSIS can be introduced quickly; it is easy to use, despite its wide range of functions. VIPS^®CARSIS uses the possibilities of modern communication technology and makes possible the realisation of interfaces with different surrounding systems. Thanks to the powerful data base and the thoroughly thought-out software concept, the system is flexible and can be scaled for small or large applications. The system is customer compatible and on request is available in a multi-language version. The reporting server BUSINESS OBJECTS is available to clients for evaluations and data base reports

We offer users ideal conditions with:

• wide-ranging and competent support during the introduction and application
• well-structured user documentation (online help, user guidelines)
• regular exchange of experience at conferences and workshops

VIPS^®CARSIS is ideally suited for the needs of:

• urban transport operators (tramway, light rail, underground, bus)
• railway companies
• industrial- and branch lines
• vehicle manufacturers and suppliers
• maintenance operators
• investors and leasing companies