Schenker integrates IT systems with IBS integration softwareNews & Events 2007-03-20 IBS will redesign the interfaces between the ERP system and other software and the transportation fleet of Schenker with the help of its IBS Integrator software. The Finnish subsidiary of Schenker uses several IT systems and platforms. Integrating these is a key issue in further development.
“Integrations are often technically challenging and time consuming. We chose IBS Integrator to respond to the technical challenges of integration and to speed up development processes. In many cases the time needed for development will decrease by 50 per cent, says Risto Nuutinen,” CIO of Schenker Oy.
“As the trend is towards user-friendly SOA architecture, we wanted to make sure that the system would enable WebService interfaces towards clients and other stakeholders.”
One of the requirements was clear and sufficiently extensive interfaces to several different IT systems. A key requirement was ease of maintenance and follow-up.
The most important decision-making criterion was, however, support to the iSeries or AS400 environment. Expertise in this area spoke in favor of IBS, since the most critical of Schenker’s IT systems run on the iSeries platform.
“Schenker is an excellent reference for us. As a transport company, its environment is unusually challenging. The number of transactions and the need for integration are significant,” says Product Manager Juha Berg from IBS.
It is especially important that the software be able to meet tight response time requirements, especially at peak hours.
At Schenker, the users of IBS Integrator are mainly experienced application developers, and the number of active users will increase in the future.
“The most significant difference is between the iSeries and Windows environments. Application developers generally know little about the development tools and techniques used earlier by others, so IBS Integrator provides a joint tool for developers operating in different environments,” Risto Nuutinen says.
Several solutions based on IBS Integrator are already in the testing phase. The first of these will enter production during early spring.
IBS Integrator is multi-platform software that integrates systems, applications, databases, web portals and processes. It automates and connects business processes all along the supply chain in manufacturing, distribution and other industries.
For further information, please contact:
Juha Berg
Product Manager, IBS,
tel. +358 (0)201 333 314,
mobile +358 (0)40 525 1821,
juha.berg@ibs.fi
Risto Nuutinen,
Chief Information Officer, Schenker Oy,
tel. +358 (0)10 520 2753,
risto.nuutinen@schenker.com
IBS AB, (XSSE: IBS B) is a world-leading provider of supply chain management solutions for distribution, demand-driven manufacturing, financials and business intelligence with group revenue of EUR 255 m. IBS’ primary focus is large and mid-sized distributors as well as sales and manufacturing companies in international groups. IBS employs over 600 people in the Nordic countries. IBS’s subsidiary in Finland is Oy International Business Systems IBS Ab. For more information, see www.ibs.net and www.ibs.fi.
In Finland, The Schenker Group consists of Schenker Cargo Oy, which provides domestic transport, storage and logistics services, Schenker Express Oy, which specialises in domestic express and package delivery services as well as Schenker Oy, specialised in international sea and air transport as well as road transport in Europe. With annual sales of EUR 8.9 billion, 42,000 employees and about 1,100 offices around the world, Schenker is one of the world's leading providers of integrated logistics services, offering land transport, air and seafreight as well as comprehensive logistics solutions and global supply chain management from a single source. Schenker is a part of the Transport and Logistics Division of Deutsche Bahn AG.
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