Global software company Progress Software Corporation has announced that the Netherlands-based provider of specialised enterprise resource planning solutions, GMT had decided to use the Progress OpenEdge platform to develop and manage the application architecture for its new Mobile Order Management (MOM) app.
The MOM app is able to analyse thousands of real time data sets from multiple sensor sources, which it then uses to optimise 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 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:
Orders, registration and most efficient route
Bin weights and whether they are ready to be picked up
Detours and route interruptions
Drivers can register their information through the MOM application covering:
Time, route, orders and working hours
Situational pictures per order
Digital signatures / proof of service
Divergences and additional on-site orders
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