As an extension to EIS's Transportation Solution Set, this project entailed the creation of an application designed to run on a Java-enabled cellphone to allow the sending of pickup and delivery assignments to the cab and collect real-time pickup and delivery confirmations while drivers are on the road. When integrated with the dispatching process, this systems allows for a significant amount of automation in what would otherwise be accomplished by verbal conversations between drivers and dispatchers. The result is dispatchers can direct the operation of many more trucks in the field. Furthermore, fulfillment activities (pickups or deliveries) can be tracked on a much more real-time basis, which allows both greater opportunity for route and labor optimization as well as increased customer service.
| Technologies deployed: | Nextel JVM-equiped phones (models i88s and i58sr), Java classes at a canvas control level for phone-based user interface, Java classes including JDBC and sockets controls for backend interface server processing and serial level integration to pre-release Motorla/Symbol barcode scanner attachment for phone. | |
| Tasks performed: | Technical Architecture Definition, Product Desgin, Requirement Definition, User Interface Desgin, Application Design, Software Development and Testing | |
| EIS Team size: | 1 engineer | |
| Project duration: | 2 months |