The new IPWEA online plant and vehicle management tools were strongly received by the participants of the recent professional development workshops held around Australia.
The online tools have been designed to ensure that fleet management practitioners are following best practice and delivering the best-value outcome, as well as saving time in the process.
The tools include the Light Fleet Selection Model, the Whole-of-life Cost Calculator, the Optimum Replacement Calculator and the Tender Analysis Template.
The Light Fleet Selection Model is designed to save fleet managers time and money providing an ‘apples-with-apples’ comparison on a range of vehicles that meet the purchaser’s selection criteria. The model contains a data base comprising the vehicle models most commonly used in government organisations and prices are structured using manufacturers’ current local government fleet pricing.
The Whole-of-life Cost Calculator is used to create a foundation for preparing operating and maintenance budgets, calculating internal hire rates for full cost recovery and enable fleet managers to conduct a buy/hire analysis.
The Optimum Replacement Calculator identifies the effective life of the item for use in whole-of-life costs calculations and internal charge-out rates to ensure full plant cost recovery. The optimum replacement timing for a vehicle or an item of plant is calculated to best estimate the optimum time, in either kilometres or engine hours, and time to achieve the lowest average annual cost during the life of the machine.
The Tender Analysis Template provides weighted-criteria analysis for a best-value purchase decision. The process is simple: select the assessment criteria and apply the weightings to suit the item to be purchased, enter the scores and receive a total score for each item tendered. The highest score is recommended subject to meeting all compliance requirements
The IPWEA will be running free, live online ‘How To’ sessions on the new tools from the end of October. The dates will be confirmed and publicised at a later date.
For more information, please visit
www.ipwea.org.au/fleet