Vehicle tracking system for Coca Cola fleet

Ruwanthi ABEYAKOON

Coca Cola Beverages will install a vehicle-tracking system in their fleet of vehicles to improve the delivery of their products islandwide without delay, Operations Manager, Coca Cola Beverages, Mihiran Fonseka said.

“Our objective is to serve the consumers with affordable and the best quality drinks and the GPS (Global Positioning System) solution will help us have a better visibility on how our products reach the customer on time,” he said.

He said the GPS system will be installed on three vehicles that go all around the country. We are looking forward to expand. We are concerned about the customer. We try to control the cost, he said.

The company is redoing the strategies to make the products more innovative,” Fonseka added.

The high-tech vehicle tracking and fleet management System is introduced by Geoinformatics International. At present most modern vehicle tracking systems use GPS to identify locations of vehicles accurately.

Managing Director, Geoinfomatics International, Sudarman Siripala said the system will assist commercial transport agencies. Fuel efficiency, road dis cipline, enhance productivity, minimising cost and reducing accidents are some of the benefits of this system.

In the event of a theft, the police and the rescue team can be alerted, he said.

“Our Internet protocol is a private virtual network from Sri Lanka Telecom. This service maintains high professional ethics and discipline.

The guidelines from the Ministry of Defence are strictly adhered to. The import of the devices is done according to the specifications given by the Telecommunication Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka,” Siripala added.

Country Manager, Coca Cola Beverages, Sri Lanka, Basil Gadzios signed the agreement with Managing Director, Geoinfomatics International Sudarman Siripala. Regional Supplies Manager of Coca Cola, Robwester, Country Supplies Manager, Kapila Welmeedeniya and Operations Manager, Mihiran Fonseka were also present.