Johannesburg-based VSc Solutions has been contracted by the BOC-Linde Group, an international gas group, to roll out its award-winning transport management technology in nine South American countries.
VSc Solutions has also just won a contract to manage the transport systems at the East African operations of Lafarge Cement.
"These multi-million rand international successes prove once again that South African technology can compete with the best in the world," said David Levin, CEO of VSc Solutions.
"Our systems are succeeding internationally and have established VSc Solutions as a global player."
VSc Solutions has operations in South Africa and the UK with global contracts stretching from Asia-Pacific to South America. It specialises in providing organisations with transport management programmes, warehouse management systems, supply chain consulting and electronic data interchange (EDI).
"Our focus is on taking cost out of the business by increasing efficiency, reducing time and travel distance and improving service levels. Especially in tough economic times such as at present, managers appreciate applications that can contribute millions to a company`s bottom line."
"BOC-Linde looked at how we were helping their South African operation to plan safe and secure routes, to monitor driver behaviour, route timings and vehicle location, and to give customers accurate and updated information on delivery times. We were then asked to tender for a global roll-out of this process, and we won the tender against competition from other international companies."
"They plan to apply VSc`s transport management technology in 17 countries. The South American contract is the second stage of the global rollout after the UK and Asia Pacific, with North America, Russia and China still to follow. We have already installed the system in over 1 000 BOC-Linde vehicles in the UK and Asia Pacific, and will extend this by a further 300 vehicles in South America.", Levin said.
The East African contract with Lafarge Cement involves an extensive transport management programme which includes vehicle tracking, route planning and monitoring of the plan versus the actual delivery performance.
"In implementing VSc`s technology, Lafarge was able to increase visibility of their vehicles once they left the yard. This is a challenge especially as their depots are widespread across Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda with deliveries sometimes taking up to a month to complete. Greater visibility of vehicle location, route adherence and time between stops was critical to monitor efficiencies as well as the obvious security and safety concerns when operating in this region," said Levin.
This award winning transport management technology was developed in South Africa with funding from the Department of Trade and Industry under a programme to support innovative technology that will produce foreign currency earnings for the country.
At the end of October 2008, VSc Solutions received a technology award from the DTI, based on a three-year assessment of the impact of an optimised distribution system and supply chain efficiencies for a number of South African businesses, including a food and beverage distributor and one of South Africa`s largest dairy companies.
"We and the clients measured the efficiencies achieved, which included improved service levels, reduced transport fleets and more efficient vehicle use, and huge savings in supply chain costs. We are extremely satisfied with the results to date and are proud to be recognised by the DTI for our contribution to improving South Africa`s reputation as a leader in world class technology and innovation. The success of this project can be measured by the fact that VSc`s route compliance system is now operational in over 10 countries and has helped us turn our mobile business into a global player," Levin said.
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