Botlek Tank Terminal and Brainum
Situation: Botlek Tank Terminal was a bulk storage terminal for grains and some vegetable oils with a good location in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. General Manager Charles Smissaert had a good vision and a new business model for the future, and rebuilt the terminal in 2010, with the Brainum system going live at the end of 2011.
BTT’s objectives:
- Improve operational safety
- Be in optimal control
- Increase profit
- Achieve commercial advantage over competitors
Why BTT says they selected Brainum as the TMS partner:
- Functionality: Order to cash, stock management, route management, pipeline history and stock management, online and realtime information, and order entry
- Interfacing: ERP/finance, customs management, DCS
- Domain knowledge of the tank terminal industry
- Proven track record
- Flexible partner
Results:
- Immediate, upfront information there when needed
- Full customization of specific business processing, creating that extra competitive advantage
- Reduction of cost from misinformation, excess resources and optimization
- Integrated ERP
- Compliance
- Efficiency that results in profitability
For more detail on the case study please download a presentation here given at the Global Tank Storage Conference 2012 in Amsterdam.