High-performance logistics software also helps the Green Deal to move forward

If Europe wants to keep playing on the digital world stage, the 'old continent' will urgently need to invest in software research. More than 800 researchers handed this message in a petition to the European policy makers. We, iOnLogistics, as an IT-company, fully support this and are already trying to set a good example with our high-performance logistics software iTOS. "Automating and streamlining your logistics processes gives you a competitive advantage, but also helps the Green Deal move forward", says Guy Van der Veken of iOnLogistics.

"Automating and streamlining your logistics processes gives you a competitive advantage, but also helps the Green Deal move forward", says Guy Van der Veken of iOnLogistics.

iTOS stands for Terminal Operating System and was developed in-house by iOnLogistics. The cloud-based based logistics software was created on the basis of based on the most recent technologies. The The developers at iOnLogistics rely on their extensive know-how of order-to-cash tools. know-how of order-to-cash tools. iTOS streamlines your administrative your administrative, financial and goods processes. "The companies using iTOS today all indicate that the error rate has been greatly reduced, the time savinns are significant and stock management is optimised. Operational efficiency not only gives you a competitive advantage, you are also doing your bit for sustainability."

"The companies using iTOS today all indicate that the error rate has been greatly reduced, the time savinns are significant and stock management is optimised. Operational efficiency not only gives you a competitive advantage, you are also doing your bit for sustainability."

Sustainable logistics

Your transport is better connected to the resources on your site. You can also respond much better to last-minute changes, allowing you to plan your tools and resources (e.g. stackers) perfectly, so that they are not used excessively.

With EDI, your order picking becomes much more efficient and you save a lot of time. By receiving advance notifications, you know in advance what needs to be done. As a result, trucks have to wait less and you can prevent traffic jams at the loading and unloading locations. The timeslot system also reduces waiting times. Your transport is better connected to the resources on your site. You can also respond much better to last-minute changes, allowing you to plan your tools and resources (e.g. stackers) perfectly, so that they are not used excessively. You can make significant time savings with the warehouse-rent option. Storage costs are thus automatically calculated and invoiced to your customer. With the cloud-based solution, you do not need any local servers. Once again, this reduces your ecological footprint. No complex installations or updates need to take place at your company either. "We ourselves are also making efforts to increase our sustainability. We are going all out for a paperless office. Contracts, for example, can be signed online contracts, for example, can be signed online so that no paper or travel needs to take place. Just like the 800 signatories of the petition, iOnLogistics is convinced that software is the distinguishing and value-adding factor for products and services. It is therefore crucial that Europe closes the growing gap with top countries like the US and China. China. Developing reliable, safe and sustainable software development helps to realise the Green Deal. "The talent is there, the resources are still inadequate", are the words of the signatories.