Fleet Management System Analysis
Over and above vehicle maintenance, Fleet Management Systems (FMS) helps Revenue Authorities to get the most out of their vehicles and their staff. Having a good Fleet Management System in place, it can help the organisation monitor individual driving habits and also critical information about the vehicle status. According to the World Bank, Boeing, and Golden Valley Co. (2016) governments are also turning into Fleet Management Systems to cut on operational costs and better manage their vehicle fleets. These investments in fleet management are transforming vehicle operations and leveraging analytics to generate major gains in efficiency. Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has ventured into transport and logistics with a company called Borderless Tracking. The company which is also one of the six Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) licensed vendors and its solutions are in use in different territories including Kenya Customs (KRA), Tanzania Customs (TRA), Libya, Thailand, Central America, Singapore Defense Forces, amongst others. Borderless Tracking provides vehicle tracking, Fleet Management
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This vehicle replacement policy framework enables companies to acquire and replace vehicles when it is due. Vehicle policy gives vehicle category ages, life time mileage and lifetime engine hours which form overall basis of vehicle replacement. Aronson, (1983) states that it becomes a vehicle challenge when one does not have a system which keeps on reminding the organisation the level of depreciation, the costs being incurred on maintenance and the number of years of the vehicle. Aronson, (1983), highlights that working without a vehicle policy is like shooting in the dark. With a replacement policy an organisation can maximize the use of their vehicles and reduce unnecessary or premature replacement costs. Organisations who establish a formal vehicle replacement policy will help in saving the organisational financial
This vehicle replacement policy framework enables companies to acquire and replace vehicles when it is due. Vehicle policy gives vehicle category ages, life time mileage and lifetime engine hours which form overall basis of vehicle replacement. Aronson, (1983) states that it becomes a vehicle challenge when one does not have a system which keeps on reminding the organisation the level of depreciation, the costs being incurred on maintenance and the number of years of the vehicle. Aronson, (1983), highlights that working without a vehicle policy is like shooting in the dark. With a replacement policy an organisation can maximize the use of their vehicles and reduce unnecessary or premature replacement costs. Organisations who establish a formal vehicle replacement policy will help in saving the organisational financial