International Partner Search

Innovation & Technology Offer

German specialist for yard management and factory logistic systems is looking for partners to run pilot tests of its software and hardware solutions

Country of Origin: Germany
Reference Number: TODE20200804002
Publication Date: 6 August 2020

Summary

The German dock and yard management specialist seeks European partners to run pilot tests for its innovative multilingual factory logistics systems. It includes software and hardware modular yard management solutions (e.g. self-check-in, truck-call, scales etc.). The company seeks cooperation under a technical cooperation agreement.

Description

The German yard management specialist provides an efficient automated factory logistics system. From the entrance to the loading ramp, they offer hardware and software solutions for self-registration, vehicle weighing, time slot management, dangerous goods management and control, access control and the like in multi-lingual settings. 

Optimizing the flow of processes in the yard ensures that resources are used optimally. Peak loads are avoided, waiting times and lead times are significantly reduced. Real-time information on the location of each vehicle and in which process step it currently is involved is being provided. A statistics module enables the evaluation according to individually defined criteria. Hard and software elements have a modular set-up to enable customisation for each individual customer and ensure that later improvements or add-ons to the system can easily be integrated.



The German company is a world leader in their field and is already engaged in collaborations with multi-national software houses that complement their range with their systems.



Cooperation type thought is a technical cooperation agreement in order to further develop and optimise existing solutions and adapting them to specific customer`s needs. The German company expects fruitful cooperations and has the following expectations about the partner's activities: 

- Install the soft and hardware on its yard

- Give regular feedback about its functioning

- Be interested in its further development and support it

Advantages and Innovations

Why do customers use the systems?

- reduced language barriers, multilingualism

- cost-saving due to the reduction of the processing time and the simplifying of the complete prosses

- increased attractiveness for delivery drivers through easy and efficient handling

- additional safety training

- qualitative improvement of data in the company and thus process optimization

- increasing safety at the location

- optimized supply control at the site

- use gate personnel for other more value-added activities (e.g. tours and inspections)

Safety and language make up 50% of the sales arguments.

Stage Of Development

Already on the market

Stage Of Development Comment

The products and innovations for which the pilot customers will be sought are partly already on the market, partly they are further developments of existing systems and/or new systems (prototypes). The products are all developed in-house of the German company, sometimes in cooperation with other partners.

Requested partner

Eligible partners should implement the yard management system at their yard/factory logistics or weighing systems and find out about the functioning and reliability of the systems in order to support its further development and constantly improve the products. The partners should have a  technical background and be willing to cooperate with the German company.

The pilot test customers will get some benefits from the German company (for example better price).