Holcim: Online Logistics as a Strategic Success Factor

Holcim: Online Logistics as a Strategic Success Factor

Solutio no. 2
April 2011
SOLUTIO
Holcim: Online Logistics
as a Strategic Success Factor
Quality, Efficiency, and Ecology in Logistics
Cement, concrete and gravel comprise the core business of Holcim (Switzerland) AG, and the seamless
delivery of cement is of vital strategic importance. The largest Swiss provider of construction materials
has rolled out a completely new web-based logistics and distribution solution, LOGON Logistics Online.
Developed by AdNovum, the groundbreaking solution enables Holcim to reach its ambitious aims in
quality, efficiency, and ecology. LOGON is a fully automated solution that integrates the entire cement
delivery order-to-cash process from the initial customer order to distribution and billing. The LOGON
logistics solution has enabled Holcim to optimize its supply chain, raise its service quality, improve its
sustainability, and strengthen its strategic market position.
LOGON Logistics Online – integrated, practical, real-time
LOGON combines collaborative web applications with
Company dispatchers are continually informed on order
standard components (SAP) and expert systems (weighing,
status and the physical location of the Holcim fleet via RFID
telematic, and rail) to form a generic integration platform.
tags on trucks, train cars, silos and loading docks. The
The result is a multi-functional web application able to serve
mobile telematic system for data transfer (Mobile Order
the diverse needs of the end user. LOGON uses web-based
Processing MOP) provides Holcim with information that is
maps to visualize the whereabouts of all the actors and
key to efficient planning and control. AdNovum developed
objects in real time, greatly facilitating dispatching, billing,
and integrated LOGON in partnership with Nufatron and
and controlling.
Holcim (Schweiz) AG.
«LOGON makes our orderto-cash process fit for
the future; lean processes,
Web 2.0 technology and
organizational measures
have considerably improved
customer satisfaction,
quality of service, and cost
efficiency.»
Ulrich Walt, Head of Logistics, Holcim Schweiz
Holcim (Switzerland) AG is a subsidiary of Holcim Ltd, one
of the world‘s leading suppliers of building materials.
Holcim‘s core business includes the manufacture and
distribution of cement, aggregates, and concrete. As the
largest domestic cement producer, Holcim Switzerland also
holds significant market share in ready-mix concrete,
crushed stone, gravel, and sand.
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Advantages
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requests, updates on wagon location and status, coordi-
User friendliness for all users: Call center, customers,
nation of maintenance work
dispatchers, partners, and management
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Integration and automation: SAP, weighing systems,
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and RFID tags for real-time electronic processing from
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Evaluation and quality control: elicitation of evaluations
for management team
initial order, to transport, to automatic billing
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Delivery quality and reliability: RFID tags on trucks, silo
wagons, silos, containers, and products
Mobile Order Processing (MOP) for trucks, track & trace
Seamless rail integration: Transmission of rail transport
Facts and figures
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Delivery of over 2.5 million tons of cement annually
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Processing of about 600 orders per workday (ca. 50%
truck, 50% train)
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Over 200 cement trucks equipped with mobile telematics
system TRANSPO-Drive® LOGON
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Deployment: Switzerland, Germany
Overview of functionality
Order taking (call center)
Online order form (customer)
Online order form (customer)
Disposition
Loading with weighing system
Overview of LOGON functionality
© AdNovum Informatik AG. http://www.adnovum.ch Order management
Dispatch note
Unloading at silo (with RFID)
Photos © Holcim (Schweiz) AG
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High-End Software &
Security Engineering
AdNovum is a leader in the Swiss IT sector and a first choice
for demanding IT projects. Our custom-made solutions are
designed to the highest quality standards in the tradition of
Swiss precision engineering.
AdNovum offers a full range of services to implement and
maintain software and security solutions with high functional and technical requirements. For years, renowned
organizations from diverse industries and the public sector
have trusted the strength of AdNoum‘s IT competence,
services and products.
AdNovum’s solutions combine standard products of
renowned vendors with open-source software and open
standards. They seamlessly integrate into existing systems
and are easily expandable. The results are sustainable and
high-performance reference projects such as the logistics
solution LOGON developed for Holcim.
AdNovum was founded in 1988. Headquartered in Zurich,
our company has offices in Bern, Singapore, and Budapest
and employs 250 people, 70% of whom are software
engineers with a master‘s degree.
Visit our LOGON website with videos
http://logon.adnovum.ch
Contact
AdNovum Informatik AG
Kornel Wassmer, CDO
Roentgenstrasse 22, 8005 Zurich
Phone + 41 44 272 61 11
E-Mail [email protected], http://www.adnovum.ch
© AdNovum Informatik AG. http://www.adnovum.ch Solutio no. 2, April 2011