Holcim (Schweiz) AG is the largest domestic producer of cement and a subsidiary of Holcim. Its production of cement, gravel and concrete, as well as the provision of associated services, plays a major part in creating reliable infrastructure in Switzerland and beyond.
Jacinto Jimenez Fuentes
Head of Logistic Process Management & Optimization, Holcim (Schweiz) AG
The goal: A management and monitoring system that is easy to use by a five-digit number of users in a wide variety of functions and covers virtually all operation areas of Holcim, from ordering to delivery and invoicing.
The process: An analysis of the project requirements laid the groundwork for defining the system’s architecture. The ensuing development, integration and configuration of the new software were accompanied by extensive testing to ensure stability and reliability. User training was conducted for a seamless transition to the new system.
The result: LOGON, or Logistics Online, is a solution that unites data management and accounting systems and monitors the movement and loads of trucks, containers, and silo wagons (including multi-modal shipments). The entirely digital interface in cockpit-style is fully web-based and secures and encompasses ordering, scheduling, dispatching control, delivery as well as re-routings and collects all invoice-relevant parameters later used by the ERP. RFID tags on trucks, containers, wagons, and silos enable composition-verification and avoid unloading material mix/contamination. LOGON was soon expanded to all of Europe, Middle East and Africa, and is also used for railway loading and transport.
Holcim (Schweiz) AG was founded in 1912 in Holderbank, Switzerland. The company employs approx. 1200 staff at 55 locations and operates 3 cement plants, 16 gravel plants and 36 concrete plants. Thanks to this local foothold, the company can address various individual needs in a quick and flexible manner and offer tailored solutions in the areas of building construction, civil engineering and infrastructure.
Activities abroad started in the 1920s and amounted to investments in 70 countries across Europe and overseas. In 2015, Holcim merged with Lafarge to create Holcim, one of the largest manufacturers of building materials in the world.
Holcim (Schweiz) AG stands for customers, results, integrity, sustainability, people, openness, and inclusion.
Interfaces to ERP and other peripheral systems have created one efficient platform
The real-time monitoring of transportation via the Google Maps integration enables an easy management of delivery and transport routes and thus helps to avoid bottlenecks and other disruptions in the supply chain
Holcim staff, transport operators and customers have easy and flexible access to system data through desktop and mobile devices
Efficient collaboration and operational responsibility transfer from customer to Holcim
The robust and reliable platform ensures process security for highly critical operations
Customers have full transparency through the HolcimNOW Smartphone App, from placing their order to receiving their delivery
High security thanks to multiple authentication measures
Easy transfer of information to the ERP
