Guide to Calculating Ownership and Operating Costs of Department of Transportation Vehicles and Equipment: An Accounting Perspective (2020) / Chapter Skim
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35 6. TRACKING COSTS While this Guide is intended to provide guidance on calculating ownership and operating costs for DOT vehicles and equipment, this chapter is included to explain this guidance information within the context of a typical DOT fleet environment.
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36 Separate infrastructure-related MISs are sometimes integrated with fleet systems and are often used to record and manage detail on maintenance activities for transportation infrastructure, whether performed by internally or by contractors. Many of these systems are designed to track costs down to specific geographic locations (such as 1/10th mile roadway sections)
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37 A well-designed FMIS allows fleet managers to identify equipment or activities with costs that exceed the norm. Similarly, a well-designed FMIS supports examining specific systems and components with cost outliers.
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38 6.1.4. Custom Systems Custom developed systems typically offer the highest degree of integration with the DOT accounting system.
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39 environments. These types of systems are typically organized around component-level repairs (such as electrical, cooling, chassis, or HVAC)
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40 also include usage and diagnostic information from the vehicle computer systems. Depending on the system and implementation, this diagnostic data can be used to automatically create system work orders or identify potential equipment maintenance concerns.
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41 Depending on the client and implementation, the inventory management system may be configured to support automatic reordering of items (when they reach certain stocking levels)
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