The RSIF is a business led solution designed specifically for the sector, the RSIF offers pre-designed processes to address the following requirements:

• Asset Registration and Configuration Management
• Planned Maintenance Planning (Including corrective Work)
• Defect Management
• Modifications and Special Checks
• Equipment Calibration
• Warranty Management
• Resource Management
• Stores Management
• Purchasing

These processes are offered along with integrated support systems, out-of-the-box configuration, documented business processes and business roles all based on the specific needs of the rolling stock maintenance businesses.

RSIF Implementation

The RSIF solution is extended to include a proven and established implementation programme and methodology that is specifically designed to provide the knowledge transfer and embed the new solution into the business operations in a controlled, efficient and timely manner.

The implementation takes into account the realities of your operation, work patterns, resource levels and other constraints. This ensures that the new ways of working are introduced correctly and the required benefits released at the earliest opportunity. The implementation places an emphasis on business engagement, skills and knowledge transfer and provides the necessary levels of stakeholder support.

The standard implementation framework includes allowance for the integration with the diagramming system to collect the operating statistics. For example miles travelled or hours in service. It also provides out-of-the-box data load facilities to support fast and efficient build and implementation.

Introducing the standard set of business process design in the RSIF allows for a full end to end implementation project in a greatly reduced time period. This approach is recommended to ensure the quick release of improved operations and efficiencies.

Benefits of the Ellipse RSIF

• Implementation of the RSIF offers a proven, low cost, low risk delivery of a best of breed solution with out-of-the-box configuration that is designed specifically for the rolling stock operation and maintenance business.
• Best practice business processes are designed and available avoiding any hidden costs in this area and are fully supported by integrated business role definitions.
• An accelerated implementation enables a quick release of business benefits and an aggressive return on investment profile (compared to a typical EAM/ERP implementation of many months if not years).
• Critically the Implementation makes full account of the tasks required to embed the system within the business turning it into the business solution.
• The full capability of the Ellipse EAM solution is available for further, controlled expansion into areas such as investment planning and management, Mobile Working and full ERP. This provided a strategic and scalable platform for future growth and future return on investment.