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It isn't necessarily a case of just getting a financial sign-off either.
A good package mated to the appropriate fleet will be able to worm its way into other areas of the business and make use of itself. But you need to make sure other areas of the business are aware of it and know the ropes.
Zenith's Hughes explains: "There's also testing and integrating other systems, handling, payroll - has that been tested and signed off? It shouldn't be just a standalone product - you should be connecting systems to get the best out of it."
Evans agrees that a more sophisticated package can work wonders for the right business, but it helps if the fleet manager is switched on to that: "If you have very basic fleet needs then a basic software supplier fits the bill. A true businessman will be looking to achieve more than that and if that's who you've got as a fleet manager then he will need the [more advanced] tools to make savings."
It's that kind of functionality and ability to squeeze savings out of previously untapped areas that's likely to pave the way for the next generation of software systems, rendering fleets more and more self-sufficient.
Evans continues: "Businesses are having to reduce head counts and make themselves more efficient, so it's becoming more of a self-service basis. [They want] software that will deliver more with less manual intervention."
Chevin's Sowerby surmises: "The wider industry is. providing intuitive applications that don't simply store data but make it earn its keep by providing instant and overt insight into the nuts and bolts of various fleet functions. The demand for fleet information - from fuel costs to accident rates - to work harder, and for software to facilitate the process, is certainly becoming greater."
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