{"id":26800,"date":"2020-09-18T12:16:46","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T16:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gofleet.com\/?p=26800"},"modified":"2021-07-15T12:16:32","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T16:16:32","slug":"airport-resource-management-operational-congestion-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gofleet.com\/airport-resource-management-operational-congestion-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Part I: More People Are Affected By Operational Congestion Than You Think"},"content":{"rendered":"

The backlog of stationary assets can result in operational delays, lengthy completion of tasks and will add additional costs to projects. If we focus on the costs of congestion, one thing becomes clear – the ongoing costs are too much to bear for businesses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Below we discuss how congestion in business operations, where environments are highly localized, must be addressed to reduce operational losses. As well how this affects airport resource management.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Where Congestion Is Not Yet Understood<\/h2>\n

When the general public thinks of congestion, they think of the travel delays between two points during high-demand times or peak hours. However, it is important to emphasis that congestion happens <\/span>way<\/span><\/i> more than you think and is not limited to the roads during rush hour.<\/span><\/p>\n

Operational congestion occurs in highly localized environments such as airports and warehouse distribution hubs. These environments often have few routes available for transportation and there is limited data collected about the movement of assets. With few route options and limited data – congestion is bound to occur.<\/span><\/p>\n

While some delays are inevitable in these environments, allowing it to continue for too long is too costly for businesses to ignore. If businesses focus on the costs of grid locking and backlogs, they will find that many resources are wasted as staff are unable to maintain a steady workflow. Such delays cause a ripple effect and can adversely affect customer relations \u2013 as customers become frustrated standing in long waiting lines.<\/span><\/p>\n

In comparison, non-localized environments (what much of the public encounters when travelling on highways or city streets) have data sources available to help alleviate congestion. Sources like Google Maps has been implemented to collect, display and analyze congestion information on an ongoing basis and in real-time to the masses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, this flow and analysis of information has inspired operation managers to be specific in how and where they want to reduce operational congestion in localized environments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Congestion In Airports<\/h2>\n

With thousands of assets moving daily – highly localized environments like airport grounds are a prime example of where congestion can be found. With constantly moving assets, airport operations have a goal to optimize flow of traffic, reduce gridlock and lower wait times of assets in detention.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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To properly stop asset detention, an entire framework of what congestion is in an airport environment must be understood by equipping assets with various <\/span>telematics solutions<\/span><\/a>. By using connected <\/span>sensors<\/span><\/a> to see how equipment is being used, as well as <\/span>GPS tracking<\/span><\/a> to note the location and speed of vehicles \u2013 businesses can gain proper visibility into operations. Doing so will allow for assets to remain in movement, shortening servicing turnaround time and as a result, increase <\/span>revenue<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Repercussions of Congestion In Airports And Airport Resource Management<\/h2>\n

Airports cannot afford to allow congestion to be ongoing. Not only does it cause for asset detention or the pause of asset movement, but it results in a myriad of issues:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n