Container management out of the “black box”
“Where are my containers?” This short question sums up a logistics drama that unfolds in many companies on a daily basis. As soon as transport containers are moved, they tend to disappear at the outgoing goods zone into a “black box” from which more or fewer containers reappear at the incoming goods point. Within this cycle, conventional control systems are unable to prevent the disappearance of load devices – or rather capital – in the courtyard, in the warehouse and in the goods flow. At best all they do is administrate it.
EURO-LOG’s container management system provides all those involved in intercompany container cycles with the maximum possible transparency. The
web-based system delivers precise insights into current stocks, movements and storage locations of transport containers at any time and any place in the world. Automated stock synchronization with double-entry bookkeeping and fast coordination routines ensure that the “record is always straight”. Bottlenecks, emergency purchases or unnecessary buffer stocks are avoided, container stocks and high capital tie-ups reduced. The EURO-LOG system is the efficient way to manage your container stocks.
Overview at the push of a button
The system is based on actual stocks and consolidates the interactively coordinated data of the cooperating companies via the EURO-LOG communications platform. With a view to Basel II, users can, for example, undertake a fast
“freeze-frame” calculation of overall stock at the push of a button. Entries can be triggered among other things via EDI interfaces such as VDA, Galia or SAP®. This lowers administrative complexity by avoiding the manual capture of container movements and multiple entries. For physical inventory taking of container movements or stock, EURO-LOG makes use of various technologies. Depending on the process requirements, the container management system can be interfaced with
RFID solutions, barcode scanners, PDAs or digital pen applications.