4. Need for IT in Process Industry
• To reduce Cost of production
• To increase the safety level of employees
• To establish a proper monitoring and control measures
• To increase the quality level and continuous tracking of
quality
• To establish a proper supply chain and logistics network.
“ ALL these processes can be efficiently Optimized and
Implemented in a different way through Process-INNOVATION
and without IT, It will be difficult to achieve Process-
INNOVATION.”
Basic Ingredients for Innovation in a Process
Industry
• Automated Control Systems
• Data Collection software
• Historical Data Analysis software
• MIS & MES
• ERP software
5. Innovation - IT Infrastructure in a
Typical Process Industry
Optical Isolator
Pot controller
101---138
MASTER 201---238
COMPUTER 1
301---338
SIGNAL
NETWORK DISTRIBUTOR 401---438
AND
Pot controller
SERVER
MASTER 501---538
COMPUTER 2
601---638
701---738
801---838
9. Indian Railways
• IT was first adopted in Indian railways in 1960s when computerized and
freight revenue accounting, operating Statistics, payroll and inventory
management were introduced using IBM 1401 computers.
• Centre for Railway Information Systems was established by Ministry of
Railways in 1986 to handle all the IS related activities in Indian Railways.
• Indian railways have implemented two enterprise wide information systems
- Country Wide Network for Computerized Enhanced Reservation and
Ticketing (CONCERT) and the Freight Operation Information System –
(FOIS)
• Internet enquiry (indianrail.gov.in) was introduced in August 2002.
• Interactive Voice Response Systems (IVRS), Passenger Operated enquiry
Services, e-ticketing (irctc.co.in) and sms booking are the some of the
additions to the ever growing IT innovations in Indian Railway.
12. Transportation – Indian Railways
• For Ticketing and Ticket Cancellation
• Timetable information
• Passenger Information
• Freight Information
• Tourist Information
• Press Releases
• Railway Board Directorates
• Budget for the current Financial year
• IR Personnel(Information about
recruiting, training, Vacancies, codemanuals)
• Site Map(information on train route)
14. 1. E-Banking
Enables people to carry out most of their
banking transactions using a safe website
which is operated by the respected bank
Advantages
• Faster & more convenient transaction. Funds transfer made easy through
RTGS
• No longer required waiting in long queues
• Opening of account simple & easy
2. Total Branch Automation
• Speed up branch transactions and less error
• Paperless transactions
• Customers can operate their account from any branch of the same bank
3. Demat Services
Provides facility of online trading. This is a more secure and convenient
way to keep track of your investments without the hassle of handling any
physical document
•
15. 4. Plastic Money
All banks offer credit, debit cards which provides an easy alternative to carry
money
5. ATM machines
Automatic teller machine provides an easy
self service solution for cash withdrawal, checking
account balance, paying credit card bills etc.
6. E-lobby facility
Greater Bank, Mumbai has started
the Lobby Banking which is an automated delivery
system of products and services in
the Bank. Services like cash, cheque deposit,
pass book printing, bills payment etc is done
without the intervention of banking staff.
16. Future Innovations
– With the advent of technology, we can expect to see a system where
banks will use the UID/PAN number of a person to verify credit score
and give loan immediately.
– Biometric ATM’s will replace the traditional ATM’s. These will provide
security against the password and card misuse.
– Cheques will eventually phase out and will be replaced by online
transfer of funds
