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Sensor Intelligence
Solid Waste Management Intelligence
For Tier-II City Municipality (500+ Vehicles)
520
Vehicles Optimized
41%
Route Efficiency Gain
33%
Fuel Reduction
68%→96%
Collection Coverage
Executive Summary
Project Scope
- Optimization of 520 waste collection vehicles
- Tracking of routes, collection volume, and fuel efficiency
- Vendor performance monitoring across 42 waste zones
Key Outcomes
- Route efficiency improved by 41%
- Fuel consumption reduced by 33%
- Collection coverage increased from 68% to 96%
- Vendor compliance improved by 72%
Impact at a Glance
7.2h → 4.3h
Average Route Time
38L → 25L
Fuel Use Per Vehicle/Day
38% → 82%
SLA Adherence Rate
The Challenge
The municipality struggled with inefficient operations and opaque vendor performance across their waste management operations.
Operational Issues
- No visibility into real-time vehicle movement
- Frequent missed pickups
- Manual vendor compliance checks (highly inaccurate)
- No IoT or digital telemetry infrastructure
Performance Bottlenecks
- Inefficient routing leading to high fuel costs
- Unbalanced workforce between zones
- Poor SLA enforcement
AI + IoT Implementation
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Phase 1: Fleet Instrumentation
- GPS + fuel sensors installed on all 520 vehicles
- Smart weighing bins placed at 1,200 hotspots
- Real-time dashboards introduced for zone managers
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Phase 2: Vendor and Route Intelligence
- AI-based route optimization
- SLA compliance scoring
- Predictive collection demand (based on seasonality/events)
AI Capabilities
Route optimization
Fuel anomaly detection
Predictive waste mapping
Real-time compliance scoring
Zone workload balancing
Vendor performance analytics
Infrastructure
ArchitectureCloud-IoT Hybrid
AccessMulti-agency
System Uptime99.6%
Performance Impact
Vehicle Efficiency
Route Time40% faster
7.2 hrs
4.3 hrs
Fuel/Vehicle34% less
38L
25L
Collection Efficiency
- Coverage improved from 68% to 96%
- Overflow hotspots reduced by 78%
- Complaints dropped by 62% in first 3 months
Vendor Management
- SLA adherence rose from 38% to 82%
- Digital logs replaced paper slips across all zones
- Vendor compliance improved by 72%
Stakeholder Feedback
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For the first time, we have end-to-end visibility of our waste operations.
MC
Municipal Commissioner
Tier-II City Municipality
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