Freight Operations Information System Quiz

Tata Steel Webinar: SAKSHAM IL6 Logistics

• Topic: Railway Commercial Work Flow
• Purpose: Webinar for logistics
• Company: Tata Steel

Index

• Different zones of Indian Railways
• East Coast Railways Sections
• Operating Controls of Khurda Road Division
• Railway Sidings
• Tata Steel Ltd. Sidings
• Railway Terms Abbreviations
• FOIS & its Scope
• Indian Railway Wagons (Carrying Capacity & Tare Weights)
• Freight Calculation
• GPWIS & SFTO Rakes
• Container Rakes
• Free Time of Rakes
• Demurrage Charge Calculation
• Online Waiver Process
• e-Indenting process & cancellation
• Rake Release & RR Generation in FOIS
• e-RR Circulation, Surrender & Transfer
• e-Customer portal

Different Zones of Indian Railways

• Total 16 main zonal railways in India
• Zonal Headquarters are listed for each zone

East Coast Railways Sections

• Detailed line capacity statement with projection of Khurda Road Division, Waltair Division, and Sambalpur Division
• Specific sections and distances are listed for each division

Operating Controls at Khurda Division

• Organizational structure for operating controls at Khurda Road Division
• Sub-divisions include Talcher, Bhadrak, Kendujhar, Palasa, Khurda, and Paradeep

Railway Sidings

• Sidings are an extension of the railway system
• Different types of sidings exist for various purposes (departmental, public, assisted, private, military, colliery)

Tata Steel Ltd. Sidings

• List of Tata Steel Ltd. sidings including station, location, state, section code, division, zone, numeric code, and route type.

Important Abbreviations in Railway Terms

• Full forms for various railway abbreviations related to freight operations like FOIS, CRIS, RR, FNR, PCC, GPWIS, SFTO, WTR, DC, TMS, RMS, DWC, etc.

Indian Railway Wagons

• Lists different types of wagons, including open, covered, flat, hopper, brake van, tank, container, and special purpose, along with relevant details for each type. (e.g., wagon type, dimensions, capacity, etc. - see specific pages)

Freight Calculation

• Explanation of methods for calculating freight charges
• Various charges are calculated using factors like distance, commodity, and Class Rate
• Important factors for freight calculations such as Base Rate, Development Surcharge, and others are explained

GPWIS & SFTO Rakes

• Definitions of GPWIS and SFTO Rakes, and how they relate to freight calculations.

Free Time of Rakes

• Specific free time for inward and outward rakes (various types) at their respective sidings

Demurrage Charges Calculation

• Demurrage is applied if railway stocks are held beyond the free time.
• Demurrage charges are calculated using relevant rates and the total number of loaded wagons and the length of the delay

Online Waiver & Its Process

• Online process for waiver submission after DC payment

e-Indenting

• Normal and premium indent types
• Required details for indent requests (wagon types, destination, consignee, commodity, HSN code, payment method, schemes like GPWIS/SFTO etc.)
• e-Demand portal process for registering indents.

Rake Release & RR Generation in FOIS

• Process of releasing a rake, generating an e-Railway Receipt (e-RR), calculating freight, selecting payment, collecting freight payment

e-RR Circulation, Surrender & Transfer

• e-Railway Receipt (e-RR) automatic transfer
• Action to be taken in case of outward rake RRs
• Inward rake RR process

e-Customer Portal

• Portal with e-payment facility for rail customers
• Features include rake position, payment details, e-payment log, refunds.

Digitalization Project: STARS

• STARS (Shipment Transport And Raw Material System)
• Online system for tracking the movement of raw materials
• Accessing the portal (URL, username, password, location selection)

Outward Steel Rake Placement in STARS

• Creating outward steel rakes
• Filling in necessary train details
• Submitting rake details

Wagon Addition

• Adding wagons to an existing train.
• Specific procedures and fields to enter details

Create Rail Allotment

• Allocating wagons to a train.
• Required parameters for the process
• Detailing processes like allotment number, dates, destination code, siding code, railway vendor

Create in Pilot

• Creating in-pilot details in STARS

Attach in pilot

• Attaching allotment details into the created in-pilot train.

Mill Placement in STARS

• OBL Billing Team responsibility
• System for placing mills in STARS

Rake Confirmation

• Verifying and confirming loaded wagons and other related information via rake and C-note details, modification of existing records

RR Attachment in STARS

• Procedure to attach railway receipts (RR) in STARS system

STARS INBOUND

• Inbound rake selection
• Movement into placement, unloading, out-pilot attachment
• Detailed procedures for each step

Rake Receipt

• Selection of rake wagons, indicating whether to include non-relevant wagons

In-Pilot Attachment

• In-pilot details selection, with respect to railway yard and date, and pilot number

Gross Weighment

• Gross Weighment process
• Relevant information for weighment

Placement

• Placement procedures

Unloading

• Unloading process

Out-pilot Attachment

• Out-pilot attachment procedures