Progress® OpenEdge® Development Platform Enables GMT To
Help Clients Use Real-time Information To Optimize Logistics Planning
ORLANDO, Fla. & BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Progress
Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS) today announced that GMT,
a Netherlands-based provider of specialized enterprise resource planning
(ERP) solutions, is using the Progress® OpenEdge® platform to develop
and manage the application architecture for its new and innovative
Mobile Order Management (MOM) app. By using this architecture - a
solution for data collection, access, integration and decision
management - MOM is able to analyze thousands of real-time data sets
from multiple sensor sources. It then uses this information to optimize
logistical plans for its waste management clients, helping them to strip
inefficiency from the waste management process, cut costs, save time and
increase productivity.
The MOM application takes advantage of data delivered by technologies
that enable the Internet of Things (IoT) such as GPS, smart devices and
RFID tags. These provide thousands of real-time data streams on truck
location, traffic congestion and bin volumes which is fed through the
OpenEdge platform and integrated with route and logistics information
found in GMT's mobile
ERP CLEAR application - also built on the Progress OpenEdge platform.
The application comprises two interfaces - one for the driver and one
for the back end - the waste management company's office. This means
that the data collected flows both ways and each is able to update the
other in real time.
Specifically, the MOM application can give the truck driver information
on:
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Orders, registration and most efficient route
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Bin weights and whether they are ready to be picked up
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Detours and route interruptions
Drivers can register their information through the MOM application
covering:
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Time, route, orders and working hours
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Situational pictures per order
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Digital signatures / proof of service
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Divergences and additional on-site orders
Executive Quotes:
Mark Abbas, managing director of GMT said,
"We are piloting our Mobile Order Management application with a number
of customers. One of our customers, who collects household waste in 20
Dutch municipalities, has experienced a 23% cost savings as a result of
using the application. Instead of driving fixed routes and picking up
bins that were only half full, routes are now dynamically designed by
the software based on historical data and actual data streams such as
weather conditions. By predicting the filling grades of the bins, they
can now be scheduled for collection when they are at least 80% full.
This has led to massive operational cost reductions. This is part of our
Mobile First strategy - a strategy that makes the most of data sets and
the apps and devices that connect them to create meaningful solutions
that help to extract the real business benefits the Internet of Things
(IoT) can offer. These benefits include lower costs, better
communication, less paperwork, faster service, and clearer business
processes for our customers."
Mark Armstrong, vice president and managing director EMEA at Progress
said, "Gartner has announced
that in the next few years apps will become one of the most popular
computing tools for users worldwide, generating revenues of more than
$77 billion by 2017. To date, many applications have focused on how they
enable the IoT consumer experience, for example connected household
appliances. However, businesses are also increasingly finding apps
enormously transformative. By using clever solutions to rapidly develop
applications that integrate with their existing information and systems,
in addition to connecting multiple data sets, GMT is pioneering the way
in making the commercial application for the IoT a reality for
businesses too."
GMT has been valued by long-term clients for its deep knowledge of the
waste management industry and the specialized requirements that waste
management creates for ERP. GMT clients include; SITA France, SITA
Poland, Trashco Dubai, SITA UK, Selikor (Curacao), Saubermacher Austria,
Westcoast Abu Dhabi and Van Gansewinkel.
For more information on Progress's work with GMT, click here.
About Progress Software Corporation
Progress
Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS) is a global software company
that simplifies the development, deployment and management of business
applications on-premise or in the cloud, on any platform or device, to
any data source, with enhanced performance, minimal IT complexity and
low total cost of ownership. Progress can be reached at www.progress.com
or 1-781-280-4000.
About GMT
GMT Europe, a provider of specialized ERP
solutions to the waste management industry, found itself challenged by a
very rapid rate of change in its clients' businesses. As the industry
evolved from one of haulage and landfill to what is essentially a global
commodity trading business, GMT had to innovate quickly to help its
clients stay competitive. Aiding them in this process was a two-decade
relationship with Progress Software and the foundation of the Progress®
OpenEdge® Platform. GMT has been able to leverage OpenEdge to extend its
ERP platform in numerous, innovative directions while confidently
relying on the platform's celebrated stability. The results include the
introduction of new ERP modules for mobile transactions, cloud-based
delivery, among many client-facing enhancements.
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