FRITZ & MACZIOL Asia supports Holcim Philippines to further improve their logistics processes

Industrial Applications & Services and
FRITZ & MACZIOL Asia succesful with VAS

Manila, 2nd July, 2012:  FRITZ & MACZIOL Asia, Inc. in Manila was recently awarded with the implementation of FRITZ & Macziol’s dispatch and logistics solution VAS® in all four Holcim cement plants and in one Terminal in the Philippines. With this project, Holcim Philippines, the leading cement company in the Philippines, makes another significant step in the journey of continuous improvement of business operations through automation and integration. "With automated truck weighing process, we will be able to spend more time in value-adding processes and spend more time with our customers and business partners,” said Holcim Philippines Logistics Head Rey Cervera.

The VAS® solution delivers seamless integration of logistical processes and their respective data with Holcim’s core IT system. This will lead to increased stability, reliability and efficiency of daily business operations in the logistics area of the plants. Furthermore will the improved integration and automation enable the logistics personnel of Holcim Philippines to spend less time with IT and focus on continuously monitoring business critical Health and Safety regulations.

About Holcim
Holcim is one of the world's leading suppliers of cement and aggregates. It holds interests in more than 70 countries on all continents employing some 80,000 people. 2011 Holcim recorded globally sales of over 20 billion Swiss Francs. Holcim Philippines is a member of the Holcim Group. Holcim is involved in the production, sale and distribution of cement and ready mix concrete. In the Philippines it operates four major cement plants - one in La Union, another in Bulacan, a third in Davao City and the Lugait Plant in Misamis Oriental. The plants account for a total installed clinker production capacity per year of 6.5 million metric tons and annual cement production capacity of 7.7 million metric tons. Holcim employs also state-of-the-art technologies in its ready mix concrete operations. It operates ready mix concrete plants in Taguig and Parañaque.


About FRITZ & MACZIOL and VAS®
As a long-standing IT and consulting partner with vast experience gained from more than 130 successfully implemented VAS® systems worldwide, FRITZ & MACZIOL is considered the market leader for dispatch, automation and logistics in the bulk goods and raw materials industries. Since its introduction in 1992, the VAS® logistics and dispatch automation system has developed into a high performance product – based on the latest Java technology – which can be individually integrated into all plant-specific environments.

Different modules provide the most suitable solution for each specific requirement. VAS® integrates ERP systems (such as SAP, People Soft/JDE or Microsoft Business Solutions) into one complete solution which covers all business processes in the areas of dispatch and logistics. However, besides the reliable and future-oriented technology, what sets VAS® apart from other products is the comprehensiveness of the system. From project planning, installation and start of operations through to continuous worldwide customer service after going-live the customer will be supported by a professional team of experts from our Industrial Applications and Services business division.

Our range of services includes the complete portfolio from project planning, installation, and commissioning up to continuous support and world-wide-maintenance of the entire system. We integrate all existing technical facilities and components, allow for all organisational characteristics and consider your IT infrastructures. And we take responsibility for the success of the whole project.

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