Barloworld Logistics chooses OPSI Systems' FLO for all of its Sites
Johannesburg, South Arica, April 20, 2003: Barloworld Logistics and OPSI Systems signed an agreement to roll out FLO to all of Barloworld Logistics' depots. This includes depots from cement distribution to animal feed, each having their own challenges and particular distribution environments. The FLO system has proved to be flexible enough to manage all of the depots requirements.
As part of Barloworld Logistics expansion plans, they have created a standardized IT environment to be used at all of their depots. This environment includes Baan as the ERP system, FLO for routing, scheduling and de-briefing, and Orchid for real time vehicle tracking. To achieve a seamless integration, all of the interfaces between Baan and FLO have been implemented using COM automation. As the orders to be delivered become available they are fed into Baan and the middleware layer automatically feeds these orders to FLO. The orders are scheduled and allocated to vehicles in FLO. Vehicle tracking information comes into FLO from the Orchid server and is used to compare the vehicle positions to the planned routes.
The deliveries are debriefed into FLO and FLO returns the information on what was delivered to Baan.
For more information, please contact:
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Barloworld Logistics Zivana Jenkinson Spokesperson Tel: +27 11 445 1600 Email: zjenkinson@barloworld-logistics.com |
About Barloworld Logistics
Barloworld Logistics was established to take advantage of the integrated
logistics opportunities that have recently emerged. The opportunity to
simultaneously reduce costs and increase service levels to customers exists
because previously disconnected portions of the supply chain can now be
integrated in a demand network that quite simply change existing business
paradigms.
Whilst Barloworld Logistics’ key value add is its ability to integrate supply chains, its core capabilities include all the traditional logistics functions from Inventory optimization to transportation (see services).
So sure is Barloworld Logistics of its ability to add value through integration, that it is prepared to invest both intellectual capital and physical assets into solutions and to defer its reward until the benefits are evident to its customers.
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About OPSI Systems
OPSI Systems is a software development and consulting house based in Johannesburg, South Africa. We focus exclusively on tools and services related to the supply chain, with a specific focus on vehicle logistics and demand prediction. We supply off-the-shelf routing and scheduling tools but also welcome work on custom projects for individual clients.
Key customers:
Barloworld Logistics, ABI (Coca Cola), Unitrans, UPS Logistics, Value Logistics, Tibbet and Britten, SAB Miller, and Reckitt Benkeiser.
About FLO™ (Fleet Logistics Optimiser)
The flagship of our product line is FLO (Fleet Logistics Optimizer). FLO is a multi-drop fleet routing and scheduling tool with many unique features. These include the ability to model a rich set of real world constraints including delivery windows, vehicle exclusions, product exclusions, multiple shifts, individual working hours by vehicle, multiple-container vehicles, trailer and associated constraints, as well as many others. FLO also features deep integration with GPS tracking to learns travel and stop times, to give updated ETA’s, and to detect unauthorized stops. On the accounting side, FLO has strong stop cost calculations and a complete delivery de-brief module this means that complete delivery contracts can be run using only FLO to handle all aspects of the planning and execution of the delivery .
OPSI Systems® and FLO ™ are trademarks of OPSI Systems CC. All other trademarks and registered trademarks referenced in this document are the property of their respective owners.
