iTrakForce Product Release
PS Technology, Inc. announced today that it is has entered into an agreement with Union Pacific Railroad to create the workforce management solution iTrakForce for all of their non-operating personnel. With PS Technology’s extensive experience in the transportation industry, this solution will optimize the bulletin and assignment process, improve scheduling, and produce accurate pay to support all of Union Pacific’s diverse union agreements. iTrakForce will replace four legacy mainframe applications, providing the scheduling and pay solution for 32,000 employees, including maintenance of way, engineering, clerical and management personnel.
iTrakForce will be deployed in a modular fashion, allowing for easier integration within Union Pacific’s overall infrastructure. Reusable modules, such as Enterprise Messaging Services, Enhanced IVR technologies, Biometric Time reporting, Automated Overtime Calling, and J2ME Handheld deployment can be leveraged across multiple departments at Union Pacific.
iTrakForce’s design allows for easy enforcement of governing rules including union agreements, company policies, government regulations and manpower availability requirements. ”The system will allow our field workers to access real-time information about position availability and they will know their exact status at anytime. They will be able to access their profile from the Internet or from automated voice response. Overall, this should improve their quality of life and insure that they are taking advantage of the best opportunities,” says James Holder, General Director Engineering Systems & Training for Union Pacific.
“PS Technology’s broad knowledge of the transportation industry, and the railroad industry in particular, uniquely position us to provide a comprehensive, yet flexible solution to the problem of cost-effectively running labor operations in the very complex transportation environment,” comments Ashok Fichadia, President and CEO of PS Technology. “This venture demonstrates that we have responded to the changing technical environments of our clients while maintaining our industry expertise and thought leadership.”
“PST’s movement into this new market is a great opportunity for our development team to showcase their experience in this domain,” says Julian Caldwell, Vice President Business Development. “Our team has been solving the most complex business rules in the transportation industry for more than 20 years. This new iTrakForce product line is a great fit for PS Technology and positions us well to assist railroads of all sizes in helping them manage their overall labor costs which can run in the millions of dollars per month. Thousands of families depend upon PST to deliver an accurate paycheck each month, while our railroad clients expect PST to deliver the right crew, to the right train, at the right time thousands of times a day. It is exciting for us to provide that same reliable service to the non-operating teams at Union Pacific.”