Implementation of Shipment

Handling Using Mainframe

A Report of the Proposal Submitted for the Study to be undertaken as
Project-II

by

Ajinkya Pindawala
EN17EL301007

Under the guidance of:-

Anshul Shrotriya Sir

Department of Electronics Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

MEDI-CAPS UNIVERSITY, INDORE- 453331

Introduction:

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is an American multinational

technology and consulting company headquartered in Armonk, New York, with more than
350,000 employees serving clients in 170 countries. IBM produces and sells computer
hardware, middleware and software, and provides hosting and consulting services in areas
ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology.

Mainframes are data servers designed to process up to 1 trillion web transactions daily with
the highest levels of security and reliability. At their core, mainframes are high-
performance computers with large amounts of memory and processors that process billions
of simple calculations and transactions in real time. The mainframe is critical to
commercial databases, transaction servers, and applications that require high resiliency,
security, and agility.

JCL and Rexx are two commonly used languages to operate Mainframe computers.

Rexx (Restructured Extended Executor) is an interpreted programming language developed

at IBM by Mike Cowlishaw. It is a structured, high-level programming language designed
for ease of learning and reading

Job Control Language (JCL) is the command language of Multiple Virtual Storage (MVS),
which is the commonly used Operating System in the IBM Mainframe computers. JCL
identifies the program to be executed, the inputs that are required and location of the
input/output and informs the Operating System through Job control Statements. In
mainframe environment, programs can be executed in batch and online modes. JCL is used
for submitting a program for execution in batch mode.

Purpose and the expected results:

Computers that can support thousands of applications and input/output devices to

simultaneously serve thousands of users are Mainframe Computers. During the internship
I’ll be learning about the basics of Mainframe and operating a mainframe using JCL and
REXX.

Human intervention is minimized using mainframe in the process of order shipment of

FedEx . From initializing the shipping process to allotting the specific routes and vehicle in
accordance with the delivery address everything is programmed, thus minimizing human
intervention and securing the packages.
Objectives:

The Sterling Pierbridge Adaptor supports the carrier services for Federal Express (FedEx).
FedEx, is the major client of IBM and IBM handles all its services under three categories,
EXPRESS, FREIGHT and GROUND. Being an intern in IBM, I'll be responsible to handle
its mainframe front dealing in EXPRESS and FREIGHT.

References:

 https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/zosbasics/com.ibm.zos.zmainframe/t
oc.htm

 https://www.ibm.com/it-infrastructure/z/software

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