The Transport Management Information System 2 (TMIS 2) is the spawn of the previous TMIS, for Transport Division personnel.

It is a fully-computerised management system which brings details on the Force's entire 2,500-strong fleet of vehicles to the screen at the touch of a button.

Formation Commanders can receive details of all Divisional/District vehicles within minutes, and the system should prove especially useful for planning future vehicle requirements.

A Transport Division User Group and an Information Technology Branch project team have worked hard over the last year to convert data from the old TMIS and develop the new system to make it available to all levels of the Force transport management structure.

Force Motor Transport Officer, Superintendent S.E. Jones, said: "TMIS 2 includes functions to cover all the essentials of modern fleet management. This has been achieved through co-operation with the Government Land Transport Agency, the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department and through interface with the Force's own Electronic Fuel and Traffic Operations Management Systems."

A number of demonstrations, seminars and workshops have been held for drivers and other Transport officers to introduce the system and invite feedback. The system offers data on the ordering of additional and replacement vehicles, including their delivery and collection details; a general inventory of vehicle establishment and strength down to Divisional level; vehicle daily utilisation records; vehicle maintenance records, including inspection schedules and cost details; records of vehicle movements, including transfers and temporary loans; and, vehicle availability.

At Regional levels, the system offers ready availability of records on vehicle downtime, fuel consumption and maintenance costs, making the identification of problem vehicles much easier.

Accident data can also be better managed along with the monitoring of maintenance expenditure.

The system's screens feature user-friendly icons and all reports and returns, which were formerly done manually, can now be generated at all levels from information input throughout the month.




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