TEAM 1: RYAN ALEXANDER NATHAN BLACKETER CHRIS CARTER LOUIS GUIDO JEFF MORRIS GPS Tracking System Upgrade
Overview Fleet Hawk GPS tracking is a system that uses the Global Positioning System (GPS) Tracks the location of fleet vehicles. Using at least three GPS satellite signals, the system can accurately track, anywhere on Earth, the location, speed, and direction of any vehicle equipped with a tracking signal.
System Description Modular GPS System New hardware required Two-way communications Password encrypted web interface Ability to remotely lock or unlock vehicles.
Constraints 10 Web user access accounts One administrator per license Up to 100 vehicles per license Alphanumeric two-way communications only Civilian GPS constraints
Assumptions 99.99% uptime guaranteed 97% communication uptime between vehicles Two hours of training required per user One hour of training required per driver 12 Volts DC requirement 10 gigabytes of data allocated per license User-friendly, web interface
Tangible Benefits Cost Reduction or Avoidance $66, Error Reduction $ Increased Flexibility $33, Increased Speed of Activity $40, Improvement in Management Planning or Control $80, Increase Sales $400, Total Tangible Benefits $619,850.00
Intangible Benefits Higher employee accountability for equipment Operational efficiency increase Increased brand recognition Go Green!
Project Costs One-Time Costs Development Costs$180, Buy New Hardware$50, Employee Training$25, Data or System Conversion$80, Total One-Time Costs$335, Recurring Costs Software Maintenance$80, Data Storage$11, Internet Communications$7, Personnel Salaries$85, Total Recurring Costs$184,400.00
Cost Benefit Analysis
Year 0Year 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Year 5Totals Net Economic Benefit $ 619, Discount Rate (7%) $ 1.00 $ 0.93 $ 0.87 $ 0.82 $ 0.76 $ 0.71 PV of Benfits $ - $ 579, $ 541, $ 505, $ 472, $ 441, NPV of All Benefits $ - $ 579, $ 1,120, $ 1,626, $ 2,099, $ 2,541, One-Time Costs $ 335, Recurring Costs $ - $ 184, Discount Rate (7%) $ 1.00 $ 0.93 $ 0.87 $ 0.82 $ 0.76 $ 0.71 PV of Recurring Costs $ - $ 172, $ 161, $ 150, $ 140, $ 131, $ 756, NPV of All Costs $ 335, $ 507, $ 668, $ 818, $ 959, $ 1,091, NPV $ 1,450, ROI1.33 Break-Even Analysis Yearly NPV Cash Flow $ (335,000.00) $ 406, $ 380, $ 355, $ 332, $ 310, Overall NPV Cash Flow $ (335,000.00) $ 71, $ 452, $ 807, $ 1,139, $ 1,450, Break-even1.33years Break-even fraction0.823
Use Cases
GPS Tracking and Location
Two-way Communication
Locking and Unlocking of Vehicles
CRC Cards
Dispatcher
Driver
Manager
Vehicle
Class Models
GPS Tracking and Location
Two-way Communication
Locking and Unlocking Vehicles
Object Relational Models
GPS Tracking and Location
Two-way Communication
Locking and Unlocking Vehicles
Sequence Diagrams
GPS Tracking and Location
Two-way Communication
Locking and Unlocking Vehicles
Communication Diagrams
GPS Tracking and Location
Two-way Communication
Locking and Unlocking Vehicles
Activity Diagrams
GPS Tracking and Location
Two-way Communication
Locking and Unlocking Vehicles
System Summary $335,000 one-time cost 1.33 years break-even point Increased efficiency and productivity Optimal solution based on client interviews Start Date: January 25 th, 2009 End Date: December 14 th, 2009