Logistics Module Functionality

Real-Time Goods Flow Monitoring

IDEAL integrates with factory ERP systems, terminal operations, and Russian Railways’ networks, providing instant visibility of in-transit shipments and resolution of railcar attachment/detachment issues.

Transportation monitoring and tracking

By getting information about the exact time of arrival of cars and tankers at the terminal, as well as the time of discharge, users can accurately evaluate the work of unloading services at the terminal and reduce unreasonable downtime. Additionally, the IDEAL system enables users to access the load at port stations.

Keep records of rolling stock rent and repair

IDEAL consolidates information from individual sources about planned and actual car repairs, availability of components and spare parts, as well as the cost of transportation to the place of car repair and modernisation. Thus, our customers enjoy an opportunity to reduce repair costs, prevent major breakdowns due to planned repairs and forecast a future budget. The module may be integrated with Russian Railways’ or customer’s software suits.

Terminal Capacity Planning

IDEAL optimizes terminal operations by calculating optimal accumulation volumes and matching tanker specifications (type/tonnage) to capacity.

Ex-Works Shipment Control

IDEAL enables customers to identify railcar allocation discrepancies, adjust shipment plans dynamically, and prevent storage overflow through actual shipment data.

Discharge Operations Monitoring

The Logistics module helps track unloading cycle times, reconcile actual discharges with factory manifests, and improve contractual compliance monitoring by allowing the company’s headquarters to control the fulfillment of contractual obligations to customers more effectively, as well as to predict and promptly resolve conflict situations related to shunting locomotive downtime

Tank Condition Surveillance

Our clients are able to monitor the condition of tanks, obtain detailed information about end users, suppliers, and manufacturers, and track product quality metrics. This makes it possible to effectively manage the actual product accumulation process and analyze planned and actual data.

Tanker Loading Optimization

IDEAL allows its users to plan arrival dates, tonnage, and quality of tankers, thus reducing downtime. Keeping records of actual loads makes it possible to conduct benchmarking analysis of goods that arrived at the port and were loaded on the tanker. The difference in these indicators characterizes the quality of petroleum product storage in port tanks.
Shipment data also allow maintaining the related document flow.

Sample Case: Use of the Logistics Module at a Terminal Transshipping Liquefied Petroleum Gas

Objectives

Project objectives

  • Planning of ex-works shipments
  • Monitoring of rail cargo traffic
  • Recording of cargo receipt and storage at the terminal
  • Tracking of cars downtime and calculation of its cost
  • Planning of tanker arrival and recording of tanker loading
  • Generation of electronic document flow

Solution

Solutions

  • Introduction of IDEAL
  • Collection of actual figures and automated comparison with target figures
  • Generation of LPG transportation, accumulation and shipment plans
  • Electronic document flow
  • Generation of routine and analytical reports
  • Integration with AS ETRAN and Rail-Tarif, AIS OK
  • Launch of a Telegram bot to generate shipboard operations

Result

Result

  • Uniform automated mechanism to collect, process, consolidate, and store data
  • Higher data processing and decision-making speed
  • Lower number of errors and amount of losses
  • Reduction of non-productive labour, efficient use of human resources