A key concept in effectively executing a corporate plan is MEASURING the LEADING indicators (vs. the LAGGING indicator).
For instance, considering sales, revenue is the LAGGING indicator, and customer visits may be the LEADING indicator.
The problem is, once you measure revenue, it’s too late! There is nothing you can influence or manage it at that point, once you’ve measured it.
HOWEVER, on a daily/weekly/monthly basis, the LEADING indicators can be measured and adjusted. This is like measuring RPM to predict change in Speed. Or taking the derivative, in Calculus terms.
GPS Insight can help tremendously to gain perspective on where your company is trending.
In this economy, that’s HUGE. For $1-2 a day, we can automate reports which help you to drive your goals to completion, rather than “hope” your company (and your employees…) are headed in the right direction.
So, what is it that we can help drive, depending on your company’s goals? This table summarizes some typical ways customers can use GPS Insight to reach their goals:
Goal
Lagging indicator (goal measurement)
Leading indicator (can be routinely influenced)
How GPS Insight helps measure the Leading Indicator
Increased Sales
Revenue
Customer Visits
Miles Driven
Longer Hours spent by techs/salespeople
Customer Landmark Reports to count and total visits & time spent at customers
Drive Time Summary to summarize weekly/monthly usage for the fleet or sub-fleets
Begin/End of day Report shows hours worked by drivers during the day
Reduced Fuel Cost
Fuel Bill
Reduced Idling
Reduced Unauthorized Usage
Reduced Speeding
Reduced Fuel Fraud
Idling Report shows idle time and percentage for all vehicles
Odd-Hours/Weekend driving report identifies wasteful unauthorized driving by drivers who take vehicles home
Speeding Report shows all speeding activity as well as maps of where that speeding occurs
Fuel Consumption Report (3500 series) shows how much fuel was used for comparison to actual bills
Reduced Fleet Risk
Number of Accidents
Reduced Speeding
Reduced unauthorized usage
Speeding Report shows all speeding activity as well as maps of where that speeding occurs
Odd-Hours/Weekend driving report identifies wasteful unauthorized driving by drivers who take vehicles home
Number of Vehicles Stolen
Vehicles leaving parking place at wrong times
Daily inventory of vehicle whereabouts
Odd-Hours/Geofence Alerts and Reports alert to odd-hours activity outside of known areas and report on such activity daily/weekly/monthly
Current Status Map, Dashboard, and Landmark Reports help determine where all vehicles are at all times, and at the beginning/end of the day
Efficient Dispatch
Total Miles Driven
Average Trip Distance/Time
Daily/Weekly Miles Driven
Daily/Weekly Trip Distance
Drive Time Summary shows mileage and windshield time for any duration of time
Stop Detail Report will show average trip distance and times
Map Book Lookup Tool gives drivers an address plus that address map book page & grid coordinate, saving time looking for the road
Cut Overtime Hours
Total number of Hours worked
Daily Work Hours
Report on with Begin/End of Day report and Drive Time Summary
Influence with efficient dispatch using real time vehicle/order status on a map and closest to functionality
Identify purposely or accidentally inefficient driving with the Driver Efficiency Report
Please give us a call at 877-GPS-4321 and ask how we can help you to manage these indicators using GPS tracking technology. You will have meaningful measurements with which to manage your fleet and ensure you meet your goals.
