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1 Wireless Vehicle Management Systems (VMS): New Best Practices for Managing Lift Truck Fleets Across Your Enterprise Presented by: Sponsored by: Kenneth Ehrman President, I.D. Systems, Inc MHI Copyright claimed as to audiovisual works of seminar sessions and sound recordings of seminar sessions. All rights reserved. Presentation content 2014 I.D. Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.

2 VMS Benefit/Function Summary Improved workplace safety o Vehicle/operator access control o Automated impact management o Electronic safety inspection checklists Lower fleet maintenance costs o Consistent controls for all vehicles o Automated PM management to reduce labor Increased efficiency/productivity o Wide range of features & options (text messaging, real-time visibility/location tracking; fork load sensing, battery management, job coding, etc.) o Extensive vehicle/operator data (dashboards & reports on motion/idle, loaded/deadhead, safety compliance, maintenance planning, etc.) 2

3 VMS Enterprise Integration Addresses major cost center o Enterprise with 500 vehicles typically spends $80+ million every year to operate fleet VMS Analytics o Sets best-practices & performance benchmarks across enterprise o Enables comparisons to peer industry o Integrates data with ERP systems (WMS, LMS, etc.) Proven successful with leading global enterprises 3

4 VMS Analytics Overview Why Enterprises need VMS Analytics o Limited ability to compare multiple sites o No visibility of peer industry benchmarks What to look for in VMS Analytics o Large, multi-industry database o Fresh data flow from all types of sites/vehicles o KPIs that measure financial benefits o WMS, LMS, MRO, Time & Attendance integration Paths to action & financial rewards o Quantify differences between sites o Compare your data to peer industry data o Define best-practice benchmarks, reset goals o Analyze impact of new VMS benchmarks on performance, including WMS & LMS 4

5 Analytics Data Flow Site 1 Use Inactive 15% Login With Load Department 1 Use Inactive 15% Login With Load Enterprise Use 24% Login Inactive 16% Inactive Use Idle with Load 20% Site 2 28% With Load With Load 9% 11% Site 3 Inactive Use 32% Use Inactive 15% Login With Load Idle with Load Department 1 Login 8% With Load 13% 13% Department 2 Inactive With Load 9% 11% Login Department 1 Department 2 With Load 9% Department 2 Inactive With Load 9% 11% Use Login 28% Inactive With 15% Load Use Login Inactive Use 28% 11% Use Login 28% Login 5

6 VMS Analytics KPI Data ROI easily measured by comparing baseline and current KPI levels 6

7 VMS Analytics Benefits Quantify best-practices for industrial vehicles and replicate them across your enterprise Elevate material handling performance of low-performing regions/sites/assets With enterprise awareness, reallocate and/or downsize fleet to cut capital & operating costs Balance vehicle mix and inform decisions on rentals vs. leases vs. capital purchases Understand activity trends to forecast material handling asset requirements o Avoid underuse of assets o Avoid excess capacity o Reduce overtime costs 7

8 Thank You! For More Information: Speaker Website: www. id-systems.com Or visit MODEX 2014 Booth