DEPOT Software 2019 - 01 Your Next Move

depot software your next move.

Enabling tank container service providers to make their next move

DEPOT Software De Zelling 8 3342GS H-I-Ambacht, The Netherlands

wouldn’t it be great to be in control ..of your depot operations because you always have the latest information. To have one integrated platform sharing information across all boundaries, time zones, languages and cultures.

To access vast possibilities, zoom in on the details of your choice, and get more information with just one click. To have a system that proactively keeps you informed, so you can always make the right decisions. To keep track of the complete life cycle of the tank containers on your depot yard.

With the right depot management system, you can boost corporate performance while achieving all the goals on the right.

We’d love to tell you more.

Want to come around for a cup of coffee?

Contact us at +31 78 68 11 502 or info@depotsoftware.com

The goal of every DEPOT Software implementation :

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Enhance your service

all complex corporate structures, market channels, and business scenarios

your business processes and operations

valuable corporate resources and assets

time to market and time to value

individualized products and services to current and new customers

to both employees and customers in all aspects of your business

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At DEPOT Software we do not just develop a depot management system, we support Tank Container Service Providers in every way to make the next move

HOW WE CAN HELP DEPOT SOFTWARE HELPS TANK CONTAINER SERVICE PROVIDERS (TCSP’S) OF ALL SIZES RUN BETTER From operations to back office to boardroom, warehouse to storefront, desktop to mobile device, DEPOT Software empowers employees and organizations to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively to stay ahead of the competition.

We do this by extending the availability of software across on-premise installations, on-demand deployments, and mobile devices. At DEPOT Software we believe that the power of our people, products, and partners unleashes growth and creates significant new value for our customers, DEPOT Software, and, ultimately, the entire industry and the economy at large.

At DEPOT Software , We are ready to accompany you in facing these challenges! Let us shift to the next gear!

Gijsbert Dekker Chief Executive Operations DEPOT Software

DEPOT Software

How we can help

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our mission is to enable Tank Container Service Providers of all sizes to make the next move Your next move Powerful business software for Tank Container Service Providers. That is what we have created for you the last twenty years and what we will continue to do in the future. For more than 65 organizations worldwide.

DEPOT Software was created to help depot employees work hard and effectively. This is the DEPOT Software mentality. We work hard, grow and innovate through blood sweat and tears. We do not stop, and always aim to make the next move.

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Our business software enables you to focus on the next goal, the next challenge. Quit waiting for what the future brings you; get in control! Analyze, test, and improve your depot operations, your organization and your business model, continuously, with the powerful business software of DEPOT Software.

DEPOT Software www.depotsoftware.com info@depotsoftware.com

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Lets start with our view on the industry and definition of a Tank Container Service Provider (TCSP)

the global tank container industry Tank containers are a crucial and stable part of the growing industrial supply chain. When we examine the main challenges in the ISO tank container business, especially the extremely competitive market conditions and the resulting cost squeeze in the supply chain, it does not take long to figure out why it is necessary to focus on operational excellence, business insight and innovation .

The tank container industry links demand and supply of bulk liquids, gases and powders worldwide, supporting local and global sustainable growth. It serves in particular the chemical and food grade industry, with a flexible, cost-efficient, safe and responsible means of transport that reaches any place around the globe. The fortunes of the tank container industry are inextricably connected to those of their main patron, the chemical industry. The global tank container fleet comprises a range of tank types including tanks for liquids, liquefied gases, powders, swap tanks and specials. The tank container is highly regulated and is required to meet stringent standards of operation, including statutory periodic inspection and renewal of test certification.

THE DEPOT SOFTWARE VIEW ON THE INDUSTY

Current State of Play of the Tank Container Industry Despite increasingly tough trading conditions, the tank container industry showed continued growth in 2016.

Figures published in Tank Container Fleet Survey 2017 (ITCO) show that the global tank container fleet grew by 8.5% in 2016 compared to the previous year, with the overall figure now standing at approximately 508,000 units worldwide.

In terms of the production volumes in 2016, there was a total of 44,450 units manufactured, compared to 43,780 in 2015, an increase of 720 units over the previous year.

The expansion of the tank container industry underlines the fact that this mode of transport is safe, reliable, economic and sustainable. Much of the industry’s growth continues to take place in Asia, where both deep-sea and regional operators see opportunities to expand their business, by encouraging shippers to move their products in tank containers – instead of other forms of transport.

The DEPOT Software Customer As a Tank Container Service Provider you offer an integrated service portfolio. Your main challenge is to achieve your strategic goals. This is often related to positioning yourself as a knowledgeable on-stop-shop for tank container services, tuned to the demands of the region and alliances.

DEPOT Software is intended for depot service providers offering yard services such as storage, cleaning, testing, inspecting, and repairing. These services provided by TCSP’s are highly regulated and required to meet stringent standards of operation, including statutory periodic inspection and renewal of test certification.

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DEPOT Software is developed with your business challenges in mind

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Although as a Tank Container Service Provider you offer an integrated service portfolio, it may well have more than one source of master data, requiring manual and time-consuming re-entry of information. There are too many people involved, too many activities, and too many different Excel spreadsheets flying around. The result, inevitably, is mistakes and confusion.

As your tank container services increase, you often acquire and absorb new depot sites, offices and functions. These entities may continue to use their own historical operational and administrative methods, applications and software. This leads to a tangle of varying tools, processes, languages and local formats.

TANK CONTAINER INDUSTRY CHALLENGES

Reporting becomes fraught with difficulty, especially when the

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problem is played out across different countries.

It’s a given fact, the quantity of your data doubles every two years. This data can be a gold mine for making numerous business critical decisions. The irony is with more data at your disposal, it becomes harder to extract the right information. More data makes operation managers actually feel less in control. When information overload occurs, it very likely leads to a reduction in quality of your decision making processes.

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DEPOT Software is developed with your business needs in mind

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It is essential to build your business on a proven centralized IT-system that supports the operational processes in your niche and maximizes synergy between different departments and different depot sites. Store all information relevant to operational processes in one database, even when it spans different depot sites with different companies on the same site. Minimize the administrative effort to process orders, let the system workflow keep track of the steps a container follows during its stay on the depot

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yard and work towards a paperless office by eliminating paper endpoints.

Safeguard process-expertise and domain knowledge information in a singular source, removing the need for any overlapping operational workarounds with a myriad of systems to maintain. Phase out old and inefficient systems.

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Centralized data is the foundation enabling you to have continuous access to accurate and timely information needed to make well-informed decisions and evaluate them after the fact. It is also the foundation to provide future-proof digital channels to all stakeholders, both in the internal process, as well as in the external industrial supply-chain. Start reaping the benefits of centralized BI (Business Intelligence) reporting and centralized digital channels (customer portal, API and EDI connectors) for digital data exchange with your customers.

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DEPOT Software distinguishes itself in the following ways of other business solutions

Solution philosophy Extension of and/or Replacement of Basic Elements

Happy Flows. Simplified User Experience

The architecture of DEPOT Software enables expansion, or even replacement of basic elements. This enables you to fully modify small or large program components into a business process. Adaptation in a business process can still take place, but rather because it is “the right way to do it” than because it is a forced workaround to accommodate the application.

We noticed that ineffective input and workarounds often lead to lost information and an inability to generate the required reports. DEPOT Software solves this by making extensive use of wizards and custom screens that match the business processes. This “happy flow” accelerates 90 percent of the data to speed up data entry and promote users’ adoption.

The Real World Approach

Workflows that represent real life operations, user-defined work lists, role-based access, and interactive forms all enhance the usability of DEPOT Software.

This approach of the DEPOT Software architecture enables reporting and analysis without restrictions or limits. If the data is present, the information is available to the right person at the right time.

Connections & Interfaces DEPOT Software is extremely suitable for connecting to other processes & applications. The DEPOT Software HUB, our middleware, ensures that one or more messages can be sent digitally at different times. Depending on your requirements, different types of files can be implemented. (E.g. EDI, Webservices, Excel or an alternative format).

NOT JUST A SOFTWARE PACKAGE

No Feature Lock DEPOT Software is an independent software vendor, and both owner and developer of the software. The complete management is performed by the organization itself. This allows functional adjustments at a deep level, meaning there is little or no chance of major restrictions or feature-lock-in.

Built on a philosophy matching the sectors’ needs

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Setting a New Standard in Operational Management Software

DEPOT Software

These are our best practices for Depot Yard Management in the areas of Gate In Process, Cleaning, Heating, Estimating and Repair, Yard Management, Purchase to Pay, SHEQ Management, Order to Cash, Financial Services (Invoicing, EDI), Sales, CRM etc.

Tank Container Service Provider specific functionality

Enterprise Service-oriented Architecture

DEPOT Software provides all industry-specific features that enable organizations to leverage industry-wide best practices.

Reusable enterprise services are readily available for deploying flexible business processes.

Simplified User Experience Real Life workflows (happy flows), Yard Orders, Process Templates, user-defined work lists, role-based access, and interactive forms all enhance the usability of DEPOT Software.

Advanced Business Intelligence, Reporting, and Analytics

Innovation Without Disruption DEPOT Software contains improved general business and industry functionality, enterprise services, and other interface and process improvements. Enhancement packages (new functionality) are cumulative and can be downloaded and installed as part of a support pack update.

You can then activate specific business functions contained in the enhancement package, which facilitates the rapid, nonintrusive deployment of selected functional and process improvements on your own timetable.

We offer solutions that give you better insight into your business and processes.

THE DEPOT STANDARD WE BELIEVE

Is going to make a change for your organization

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The new standard in Depot Management Systems enables you to achieve operational excellence, better insight in the operation, allowing you to innovate faster

benefits Increased Productivity

Optimized IT Spending

Benefits: Improve cost control through integrated management of key business processes across your organization

Benefits: Cut IT costs by tightly integrating and optimizing depot core operations and business processes

Improve operational efficiency by extending reach of business processes throughout and beyond the organization Accelerate response to market changes and competitive challenges

Reduced Cost Through Increased Flexibility Benefits: Improve process standardization, efficiency and adaptability by utilizing the DEPOT Software Architecture

Gain Access to transactions, information and collaborative activities across a broad business community

Add specific functionality as needed to support evolving business requirements

Protect and leverage existing investments in DEPOT Software solutions

Reduce capital outlay by eliminating the need to purchase third-party software Lower cost by standardizing operational software on a single integrated platform Enable faster, more cost effective business expansion by eliminating the complexity of managing homegrown/ in house developed software applications

Innovation Without Disruption Benefits: Take advantage of new functionality through DEPOT Software Functional Release packages

Implement functionality to support depot operations incrementally as your business requires an evolutionary approach that’s protects your existing IT investments and reduces cost

Faster, Higher ROI Benefits: Use our standardized implementation method, that cost less than half of what traditional approaches cost

Gain rapid access to needed functionality through present defaults and industry specific versions

Enhance the value of existing software investments by increasing their use throughout the organization

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It all started in 1996 with a small custom build application for a depot yard close near us

our organization DEPOT SOFTWARE HELPS TANK CONTAINER SERVICE PROVIDERS OF ALL SIZES RUN BETTER DEPOT Software is an independent software vendor which has grown to be a market leader in offering operational Depot Management Software for the Tank Container Industry. We are located near the Port of Rotterdam and are part of the larger, 100% privately owned, Lucrasoft ICT Group.

The solution is currently being used by more than 200 Tank Container Service Providers in more than 15 countries. At DEPOT Software, software development and consulting are not constrained on innovation and independence of thought but the starting point. It is a vigorous organization committed to total service.

A GREAT TEAM AT YOUR DISPOSAL Development team Technical- & Business consultants Project- & Product manager 24/7 support desk Account managers IT & Hardware engineers

CONTINUITY SECURED 100% privately owned Organically grown Escrow entity available

JUST AS EVERY BUSINESS

We always strive to make the next move in developing our company

Active since

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Active locations

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Operational countries

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THIS INDUSTRY IS IN OUR DNA Near The Port of Rotterdam, the largest port in de world for many years, we are located at the heart of the gateway to Europa.

Working with harbor and logistic oriented companies is in our DNA. From the day we were founded in 1996 we are developing software in close collaboration with partners and people in the industry who work with it every day.

DEPOT Software Your next move To run a smooth depot operation you need full control over your processes while gaining insight in every aspect to guarantee continuous growth of your organization.

DEPOT Software offers Tank Container Service Providers a software solution enabling every employee to enhance customer service and satisfaction in every way.

TOGETHER WE MAKE THE NEXT MOVE IN YOUR DEPOT OPERATIONS De Zelling 8 3342 GS Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht The Netherlands Telephone: +31 78 68 11 502 E-mail: info@depotsoftware.com Web: www.depotsoftware.com

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PRODUCT CATALOGUE

THE HOW TO GUIDE

Our view on the industry and how we believe we set a new standard to meet your needs, enabling you to adapt to the challenges in front of you.

We’ve defined six different Tank Container Service Provider disciplines, to which we offer a perfect matching software solution.

DEPOT Software is not just a software solution, we help you start a project, enable you to get there and support in the continues growth of your operation.