Glossary

Definitions

The following words are related to the terminology used in the platform modules:

• Create: Action to register information in the database.

• Edit: Action to modify information in the database.

• Delete: Action to erase a record in the database.

• Inactive State: Refers to vehicles, accounts, users, etc., that are disabled in the web/application.

• Active State: Refers to vehicles, accounts, users, etc., that are enabled in the web/application.

• Non-operational State: Refers to vehicles that are out of service.

• Detail: In-depth information for each item that has a hyperlink in the different modules.

ACCOUNTS

• Macro Account: Groups general accounts. (Global company example: Corporate)

• General Account: (Subdivisions of the Macro Account of Corporate by zones or regions) may contain several individual accounts.

• Individual Account: It is the account where all tire, vehicle, inspection information, etc., is loaded.

• ID/Nit: Fiscal or tax identification code of a company

• Cost Center: Refers to vehicle warehouses, maintenance areas, and technical services.

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Renewed/Retreaded/Revitalized/Rereading Tires: Reusing a tire casing or tire to give it one or more lives.

Regraved/Recurved/Resculpted/Resurfaced Tires: It is the process by which the grooves of the already worn tire are remarked with a specialized tool for this purpose.

• New Tires: Original unused tire that retains the original depth.

• Vehicles to be Inspected: Vehicles that do not have complete pressure or depth readings for all their tires.

• Inspected Vehicles: Vehicles that have completed their pressure and depth inspection.

• % Renewed: Participation of mounted renewed tires vs. new tires life 0.

• Purchase Index: Total tire purchase/quantity of tires mounted on the fleet for a specific period.

• CPM: Cost per measurement, example: CPK: cost per kilometer, CPH: cost per hour

• Measurement/mm: Measurement traveled per millimeter, example: Km/mm: kilometers per millimeter, H/mm: Hours per millimeter

• Unmarked Tires: Tires that do not have a heat number, burned or unique ID for the fleet.

• Discarded Tires: Tires that end their useful life for disposal reasons.

• Total Over Costs: Alert of accelerated wear or mechanical failures represented in money.

• Available Tires: Any tire that has useful rubber and millimeter remnant and can be used.

GROUPS AND USERS

• Analyst: (Typist, data entry clerk) This type of user can manage operational information of the account, inspections, etc.

• Administrator: (Supervisor, manager, chief) This type of user has all permissions in the system.

• Technicians: (Tire technicians, traffic light personnel) This type of user only has access to the mobile application.

• Partner: Partners

• Tire Management: (Procurement, distributor) This type of user has access to tire creation, warehouses, suppliers, etc.

• Super Administrator: (Webmaster, manager, stakeholders) The system administrator has all permissions on the platform.

VEHICLES

• License Plate: Vehicle license plates represent the official identification of any vehicle.

• ID/ECO/SAP: External identification number of a vehicle

• Brand/Manufacturer: It is the vehicle manufacturer company example: Chevrolet, Mazda, Ford, etc.

• Model/Line: Represents the version or design of the brand/manufacturer of a vehicle.

• Typology: It is how the different types of vehicles are classified, example: SUV, pickup truck, truck, tractor, bus, etc.

• Vin/Serial: Sequence of digits that identifies each manufactured vehicle.

• Scheme: It is the vehicle structure composed of axles and tire quantity.

• Spare Tire: Spare tire of a vehicle

• Curtain: Curtain to keep the interior of a vehicle cool

• Body: Frame or structure of a vehicle formed by metal sheets joined together.

• Type of operation/segment: Type of operation of each fleet such as: Cargo, Urban, passengers, liquids, etc.

• Axles: Rod or axle that connects a pair of wheels to drive them and maintain the position of the tires with each other.

WAREHOUSES

Tires in stock: Minimum quantity of tires that the fleet requires for its operation

SUPPLIERS

• Supplier: Distributor of tires, retreads, spare parts, and fuel

TIRE MANAGEMENT

• Heat/Burnt/ID number: Unique identification of the tire marked by fire on the sidewalls in the marking window, unique consecutive of the fleet.

• N0: New tire (Life 0)

• RNo.: Renewed tire plus the quantity of renewed tires (Life 1 or more)

• RG: Regraved Tire

• DOT: International quality standard, tire construction, and week and year of manufacture.

• Technical sheet: Detail of the tire configuration regarding applications and functionalities, the brand, design, dimension make it unique.

• Brand/Manufacturer: Constructor of the new tire.

• Model/Design: Drawing, tread of a new or renewed tire

• Dimension: Width, height, construction, and rim of a tire.

• Renewed Band: Renewed band constructor

• Band/Tread: Tread or tread of a renewed band

• Life: Number of lives a tire has. For example, 0 original or new life, (R1) (R2) (R3)... renewed tire lives.

• PSI Pressure: Amount of air contained in a tire for its operation, determined in pounds per square inch (PSI).

• Temporary (TMP): Virtual number assigned to a tire that does not have heat marking, the initials TMP followed by a numerical consecutive example: TMP0001

• Prefix: Letter or letters preceding a numerical consecutive (heat number, id, marking) example: Bulk00001

• Used Tire: Tire that does not retain its original depth according to the technical sheet.

• Transfer: Change tire location (warehouses or accounts)

• Renew: Assign a renewed band to a used tire.

• Works: Actions performed on a tire (punctures, major repairs, balancing).

INSPECTIONS

• Inspection: Collection of data or information contained in the tire (brand, design, dimension, depth, air pressure, novelties).

• Inspected: Vehicles whose tires were completely inspected.

• To manage: Pending or incomplete information.

• To inspect: Vehicles pending inspection.

• To validate: Vehicles with one or more tires to be edited, reported from the mobile App.

• In process: Vehicle in the inspection process.

• Associated or linked Vehicle: Motor vehicle attached to a non-motor vehicle, for example: tractor + trailer.

• Trailer: Non-motor vehicle with free axles, for example: Trailer, haul, trailer.

• Novelties: All actions that show a possible tire failure, which must be corrected or repaired.

• Background: Follow-up to a novelty whose cause allows the tire to continue operating.

• Quick action: Functionality to access an activity (inspection, mounting, dismounting, rotation, etc.) and works (alignment, torquing) quickly.

• Activities: Actions performed on the tires of a vehicle

• Works: Actions performed on tires or vehicles.