Industry practices in metering and monitoring
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Authors
Salem, Anita
Gallenson, Ann
Aten, Kathryn
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2015
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Fall 2015
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Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
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Abstract
The objective of this study was to provide information and understanding to assist the Marine Corps in
implementing metering and information systems to support effective use of vehicle fuel. A research project,
including the study described here, and also a thesis and MBA project (see Henton & Noack, 2015; Robinson, 2015) examined how industry organizations implemented vehicle telematics systems, with a
particular focus on how the organizations aligned fuel usage metrics to business goals and mission. The
study described here, draws on a model developed through previous work in support of the Expeditionary
Energy Office of the Marine Corps, which highlighted the importance of policy, procedure, technology, education and culture to effective fuel use.
This study employed an embedded case design, examining two organizations: FedEx, a global logistics
company, operating more than 49,000 motorized vehicles, 652 aircraft, and located in over 220 countries and
territories; and Granite Construction, a national construction company that uses Caterpillar heavy equipment
and Ford commercial trucks. Detailed descriptions of each case are included in the thesis and MBA project.
This study developed 1) a conceptual model based on information gathered during a literature review and
case studies of recommended practices in implementing telematics systems 2) a discussion of key findings
of the case analyses and 3) a checklist of implementation considerations.
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Business & Public Policy (GSBPP) Program Office
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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This study was funded by USMC Expeditionary Energy Office (E2O)
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22 p.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.