Smart and easy: Implico’s new next-gen TMS cloud solution for the terminal industry

Easy to buy, easy to implement and easy to scale / Standardized and modularly designed software / Digital engineering with 40 years of consulting expertise and advisory services / Plus: A pre-configured version of OpenTAS Go and other smart IT-solutions / Outstanding experience in the end-2-end-automation of customer processes

Hamburg / Rotterdam. – Safe, smart and easy-to-implement: Implico, IT-specialist for the global liquid supply chain industry, presents a new terminal management system at StocExpo in Rotterdam - the cloud-based next-gen TMS. The standardized and modular software digitalizes operations especially of small and mid-size tank terminals – fast and easy. In addition, Implico will launch a ready-made edition of its feature-rich OpenTAS Go tank-terminal-solution at StocExpo, addressing customers looking for expressend-2-end process automation.

Implico’s next-gen cloud solution can be easily integrated with current and new systems via standardized API interfaces. It covers a range of different applications including monitoring of goods movements, asset management, stock accounting, customs/tax and process automation. The cloud-based software can

• process and plan operations as well as service demands;
• capture and calculate required data;
• reduce time, costs, and manual effort. 

Next-gen TMS will not only satisfy terminal requirements but will also be expanded to different business units. The new cloud-based solution is Implico’s response to the challenges of the energy industry in transition,  continuously driven by global megatrends such as IT security, data analytics and the shift to renewable energies. At booth M1, Implico will welcome interested parties from all sectors of the supply chain and tank storage industry: terminal operators, fuel traders, IT providers and freight forwarders.

“Digitalization is still a big step for many tank terminal operators due to the complexity of the implementation processes. With next-gen TMS we will facilitate this evolution and finally help digitization achieve its breakthrough”, says Rolf Adam, CEO of the Implico Group. “The new solution’s most important benefit is the simplicity with which it can be implemented. The cloud offers lots of possibilities here which we will roll out to the customers right now.”

Furthermore, Implico will present new features of its leading edge solution for tank terminals, OpenTAS Go. Based on proven industry standards, the software is quick to implement and easy to maintain. As a key feature, it facilitates end-2-end business process integration within the organization as well as with all partners. Besides Implico will share valuable best practices and learnings from ongoing and recently completed tank storage projects with interested visitors.

Part of the industry framework SCU

Implico supports its customers on their journey to the cloud with 40 years of expertise in the supply chain market. Implico’s excellent and profound software solutions as well as its advisory and consulting services are based on the best practice solutions in the industry and are highly standardized. Next-gen TMS is part of Implico’s Supply Chain United (SCU). The industry framework offers oil, gas and chemical companies a comprehensive cloud ecosystem, based on which standardized microservices for data and process management, supervision, KPI-reporting and API-based integration are published. It provides an environment in which cross partner and cross systems processes are simplified, enabling real digitalization throughout the supply chain. Thanks to the company’s comprehensive and outstanding expertise, Implico supports customers in the end-2-end automation of their processes thereby aiding the sustainable development of their core business.

“In the TMS segment we offer a comprehensive service portfolio, including implementation, project management, customization, hosting, support and maintenance. With the new solutions we take our customer’s business to the next level and constitute good starting points for yet-to-be-digitalized terminals on the way to the digital future”, says Rolf Adam.

Thomas Fahland, Head of Product Management at Implico, says: “Each year participating in StocExpo is a must for us. The show provides Implico with a perfect opportunity to inform the market about our current next-gen TMS solution and upcoming innovations. We can’t wait to meet our partners and colleagues from the tank storage and liquid supply chain industry there.”

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