Whilst the pros and cons of cloud computing may be regularly debated by the IT team, many FDs and CFOs are still afraid to take the plunge despite being familiar with the clear benefits that it can offer.
Cloud computing brings with it many advantages to the end user and the demand is growing globally for hosted solutions as many businesses look to procure these throughout the organisation. So why not do the same when it comes to intermodal equipment management?
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RAM is delighted to announce that it will be exhibiting as part of the ITCO Tank Village at the Transport Logistic Show in Munich between June 4th and June 7th. (Hall B4, Stand 221/322).
In 2011 Transport Logistic had 1,893 exhibitors from 59 countries and attracted 51,310 visitors from 137 countries.
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Intermodal Eye is delighted to welcome a guest post from Mason George, Regional Manager at IMC Companies, a business providing intermodal trucking services across North America.
The headline may seem like a colossal title for a city of its size, but in this article we will dive into five contributing factors that helped establish Memphis as the legitimate intermodal transportation powerhouse that it is today. Memphis, Tennessee is doing a little more these days than smoking world-famous ribs and giving tours of Elvis Presley’s Graceland. It is widely considered to be North America’s Logistics Center.
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The next time you book a hotel, would you consider staying in a converted sea container? Here at Intermodal Eye we have seen the container emerge as a star of TV and film, it has become the latest restaurant design, a shop and and even a hall of residence for students. Now it is becoming popular as a hotel design and not even just a cheap alternative! We have listed our favourites here on the blog, ranging from five star luxury to portable, temporary accommodation.
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Tank companies derive system information by producing reports from the masses of data they handle. This is to identify both areas that are failing and those that have the potential for profit improvement. Reports will either be designed and created by the user or, more likely, by a specialist IT consultant. This process often involves exporting information across to applications such as MS Excel™ so that it can be manipulated first. Unfortunately, most reports present a static view of the data and ask predefined or “old” questions – ‘What’ and not ‘Why?’
Business Discovery takes data analysis one step further. Business Discovery is user driven Business Intelligence (BI) that allows data to be explored, rather than simply reported on. A major feature is that data is visualised using graphs, charts and tables to show current corporate statistics against any number of Key Performance Indicators. Business Discovery can make searches across information from multiple systems and databases, empowering people to ask and answer their own questions.
What happens when you see these visualisations? They stimulate questions about the business that haven’t previously been considered, allowing you to make creative and profitable changes that you might never have thought of had you not asked those questions.
Intermodal Eye lists some of the BI reports that may be useful to tank operators and lessors and explains how the continual click-through process can prompt employees to ask more and more new questions that can drive better business performance. This will result in more actions being taken to improve sales, reduce costs and increase profitability.
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