Fleet 101 A Road Course through FASTER October 17, 2007
Drive the course through FASTER
Course Map Welcome to the FASTER road course Location: 5.69.109.B Length: 7 hours Design: Straights, hairpins, turns
Components of the course Lap 1 Navigation Lap 2 Pace Car System Settings Lap 3 Race Cars Equipment/Asset Lap 4 Pit and Paddock Work orders Lap 5 Spotters Monitoring the race Lap 6 Rain tires Parts and Tires Lap 6 Pit Crew TWS and IDL Lap 7 Check lists Task and Parts Lists Lap 8 Refueling Operational Costs Lap 9 Review of Race Reports Final Lap Checkered Flag
Before, During, and after the Race Race car – Equipment Inventory Applet Race Car specifications - Equipment Template Team Owners and Sponsors – Equipment Ownership Applet Schedules – PM scheduler and Shop Floor Manager Maintenance records – Work Order Applet The Pit Crew – Technician Work Stations The procedures in the Pits – Utility Applet – Task List Having spare parts and tires at the Race – Parts inventory Applet Ordering the parts before the race starts – Part Processing Selling extra parts to the other teams – Independent Issue Applet Fuel and Fluids for the car – Tank Inventory and Operational Cost Applets Caution flag out and the spotters tell us what they see – Search Tabs Owners want to know the facts, the stats, and what to change – Reports Applet
Lap 1 Navigation Tool bar Gateway Buttons Mouse and keyboard or Alt + keys
LAP 2 Pace Car Systems Settings Help feature System Information Users Table Files Repair Codes Help feature
Systems Settings
RTY (Repair Code) Position 1 Reason Position 2 – 4 Group Position 5 – 7 Component Position 8 – 10 Repair Type (Action) Position 11 Billable or Non-billable Position 12 Scheduled or Non-scheduled
Lap 3 Race Cars Equipment Template Equipment Inventory Equipment Ownership
Equipment Template
Equipment Inventory
Equipment Ownership
Pit Lane, the Corkscrew, Hairpins, Back Straightaway, etc. Spun Out – caution Hit the wall – wrecker Driver notice – bring it in to the pit Fix it after the race
Pits, Paddock, or the Garage
Lap 4 Pit and Paddock Shop Floor Manager Mobile Solutions Work Orders
Shop Floor Manager
Mobile Solutions
Work Orders
Lap 5 Spotters and Crew Chiefs Real time information Searches
Equipment - Search
Work Orders - Active
Repair History
Wings, slicks, rains, Pit Lane, the Corkscrew, Hairpins, Back Straightaway, etc. Parts The right ones In stock Need to purchase Tracking the distance
Lap 6 Rain Tires Parts Inventory Parts Processing Independent Issue
Parts Inventory
Parts Processing
Independent Issue
Meet the Pit Crew
Meet the Pit Crew Mechanics and Technicians Fuelers Parts Spotters
Lap 7 Pit Crew Technician Work Station Indirect Labor Editor
Technician Work Station
Indirect Labor Editor
Driver radios in How much fuel do I have? Can we make it to the end without pitting? Miles per lap! Wet hosing
Lap 8 Refueling Operational Cost Tank Inventory
Operational Costs
Tank Inventory
Lap 9 Monitoring the Race Analyses Understanding the reports and stats What worked in the past What didn’t What do we need to change
Vehicle and Pit Stats In the Pit: Next pit stop Work in Progress Parts Search Work Order Search Tank Inventory Search Next pit stop Shop Floor Manager PM notifications Order Search
You have to Monitor your performance….. Searches Export to Excel Standard reports
Reports Equipment Parts Work Orders Fuel Motor Pool System Custom
Report Runner
Preparing for the next race REVIEW/ REENGINEER PRACTICE QUALIFY
Advanced Road Courses through FASTER Register your team! Regional Workshops User’s Groups On-Site training Ilinc Sessions Annual Site Visits Annual Conference
Run your race with FASTER! You and your Team can Win! Maggie Laird Laird Consulting www.lairdcompanies.com
Special Thanks to… Indycar.com Fan photos and postcards Cart-racing.com Fan photos John Yates Belle Isle turn 4 2007