Keys to implement an ERP with technological trends

Paris, 16 mar, 2015.- The prestigious Inbound Logistics magazine recently published a report on the keys to consider to implement an ERP (Transportation and Logistics). We would like your opinión:

1. Understand your current system’s shortcomings. Analyze why you need to change the current system. Is the software outdated? Does it lack the features you require to enhance on-time performance and throughput? Define the shortcomings in relation to your business practices to create a wishlist for the new system.

2. Start in the boardroom. Secure executive-level sponsorship to mitigate risk and ensure your goals for the new ERP system align with larger corporate goals. This applies to the initial key performance indicators, and the corresponding mapped plan for improving the manufacturing process—from the inbound processing of supplies to inventory management and the movement of goods through the internal system and on to the customer.

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Road freight transport: 80% in Europe

Paris, 17 Feb, 2015.- The statistics of the European Union are strong. In the last decade, a shift towards road freight transport has
been recorded, especially in newer EU Member States. The highest
in reases in the share of road freight transport were observed in
Estonia (23 percentage points), Poland (19), Slovakia (19),
Slovenia (12) and Bulgaria (12). In contrast, 11 EU Member
States presented a shift towards more environmentally friendly
transport modes, most notably Belgium and Austria. In 2012,
road transport made up over half of freight transport in all EU
Member States, except for Latvia, where railway transport
accounted for the largest share (64%). High shares of rail transport
were also recorded in Estonia (47%), Austria (41%), Sweden (40%)
and Lithuania (38%). Considerable shares of inland waterways
were recorded in the Netherlands (39%), Belgium (24%) and
Romania (23%).

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Augmented Reality in Logistics: Just an interesting test or reality soon?

Madrid, Feb 06, 2015.- Technological innovations in information systems for mobile devices are now coming faster to the Supply Chain. The picking is one of the critical logistics activities in a warehouse. Picking need to register 100% correct answers in the shortest time possible. Today we report an interesting test with augmented reality picking DHL for Ricoh. Documentation, video and graphics have been developed by DHL and we show that there is still room Supply Chain to innovate new methods, new information systems, new solutions to optimize.

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AndSoft implements APP SmartPOD to the “SmarTrack” technology the for the Logistics Operator Victransa

AndSoft implements APP SmartPOD to the “SmarTrack” technology the for the Logistics Operator Victransa

Paris, Jan 11, 2015.- The number of SmartPhones in the world is now larger than the number of people (7.000 million people), according to a study done by Ericsson. Logistics Operator are more aware of this reality and they need to inform their clients and communicate with them through these mobile devices. Faced with this reality, AndSoft developed two years ago the “SmarTrack” solution. This system enables the drivers, be they own drivers or subcontracted, to check pickups and deliveries, declare incidents, capture signatures or use any formula that can be configured in a global or specific manner for the client. This is applicable to any form of transport.

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