Linking production data and logistics data for the metal industry

As the leading provider of integrated Supply Chain Management solutions for the metal industry, PSI provides high-performance and highly-integrated software products to intelligently control and monitor all processes from vendors to production to customers and from planning to execution.

In doing so, PSI fuses together 40 years of industry know-how in metal production and 40 years of logistics experience for the process-optimised design of production supply systems and distribution systems that have integrated stock management. By using logistics systems such as PSItms, PSIglobal and PSIcontrol, you can take advantage of the optimisation potential for the automation and standardisation of industry-specific procurement processes and/or shipping processes.

For the operative multi-network and multi-resource procurement and distribution planning, you can use the modern Transportation Management System PSItms. The core duty of PSItms is the optimal order-related planning, dispatching, processing and settlement of material transports between producers, distributors, logistics service providers and consumers. Essential functions for controlling global networks are already included in the logistics framework PSIsoja that is used:

• Clients and multi-account capability

• Internationality and multiple language support

• Specific metals interface adapter (if required as web services) for other subsystems: ERP, MMS, Warehouse Management System and shipping software

• Management and simulation of logistical networks and supply chains

• Multi-channel management

• Algorithms and rule-based multi-mode planning (road, rail and water transport)

• Unique material management along the supply chain for metal semi-finished products, such as slabs, heavy plates, billets, coils and other products

• Process monitoring

• Release and standard capability of services, components and modules

Whether slabs, heavy plates, coils, pipes or other metallurgical products, PSIwms optimises the stock in the entire supply chain, ensures efficient use of existing storage capacity and supports the optimal grouping of all (intermodal) transportation while taking into consideration the specific customer requirements in a multi-client and multi-location network.

PSIwms – has an extensive range of standard functions and, due to its level of performance and flexibility, it is ideal for complex Warehouse Management Solutions that are specially tailored to meet customer needs.

PSIlcontrol centrally monitors and controls complex logistics networks, consisting of various sub-networks and multi-level distribution channels that have several modes of transport, interim storage and distribution points. The logistics control system visualises the entire logistics network in real-time and uses a simple traffic light system to proactively warn users before agreed service levels are breached.

PSIglobal, the leading solution for the analysis, planning and optimisation of logistics networks, tackles strategic and tactical issues relating to management, purchasing and sales.

It provides competent support for the development of strategy and in benchmarking in the specialist areas of structure optimisation, distribution planning, location selection and logistics network planning. PSIglobal simulates different freight tariffs based on global distance finders, stored items, transport units and means of transport, trips and quantity scales.