1. The Data

Asset Map

16,575 work orders across 9,756 signal assets plotted on the metro network. Filter by equipment class, depot, or location.

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2. Who Does What

Capability Matrix

44 work groups mapped against 109 standard jobs. Confirms most teams can do most jobs. 53% of all work orders are for tasks performed by 25+ groups.

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Capability Analysis

Detailed breakdown of capability tiers, specialist groups excluded from the analysis, and cross-training insights.

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3. The Daily Schedule

Daily Work Order Map

Scroll through each day of the year. See which teams go where, their travel routes from depot, and where multiple teams overlap at the same location.

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4. Daily Travel

Daily Travel Analysis

Top 25 highest travel days investigated. All driven by line geography (Stony Point, Pakenham, Sunbury corridors).

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5. The Problem - Repeated Visits

Tolerance Window Analysis

73% of location visits could theoretically be eliminated by grouping work within existing maintenance windows.

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Single Visit Merge Opportunities

1,270 cases where a team visits a location for just 1 work order when they could combine it with another visit.

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6. Case Studies - Tolerance Windows

Aspendale - 4 Visits in 5 Days

Same team, same level crossings, same job type, walking distance apart on a single rail line. 41 km of unnecessary travel in one week.

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Southern Cross - 13 Visits in 14 Days

Flexible relay inspections with 5-month windows drip-fed one per day, instead of batched with tight-window point mechanism work.

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7. Case Studies - Multi-Team Overlaps

Burnley - 3 Teams, 2 Depots, Same Job

Three teams from two different depots all attend Burnley on the same day to do enclosure inspections. Repeats 9 times per year.

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Caulfield - Parallel Sections, Same Station

Two sections from the same depot both at Caulfield for point mechanism inspections. Repeats 14 times per year.

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8. Optimised Schedule

Current Schedule Overview

Resource timeline showing the current 3,042 trips across 44 work groups.

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Optimised Availability Matrix

Optimised schedule showing which groups work which days. On average 45% of groups (18 teams) are free daily for reactive work, balanced across all regions.

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Location View

Pick a location and see which teams visit it across the year. Highlights overlap days.

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9. Findings & Recommendations

Executive Summary, Recommendations & Roadmap

All findings consolidated. Key metrics, recommendations across three phases, and proposed next steps.

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Implementation Roadmap

Current vs proposed planning process, system architecture, four implementation phases from ERP integration through to full deployment.

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10. Data & Assumptions

Data Summary & Assumptions

What data was provided, what wasn't, how each field was used, all assumptions made, and where additional data would strengthen the analysis.

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Reference

Data Browser

All 16,575 work orders joined with the TMP schedule in a searchable, filterable grid.

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Duration Estimates

All 109 standard job duration estimates with estimation method, source data, and assumptions.

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