The winning team presented a solution answering the challenge of improving information flow related to material flow in ports. The solution included a mobile application for truck drivers, with backend data collection.
“The winning solution was very practical – a practical functioning solution for a practical problem,” says Juha Pankakoski, Chief Digital Officer, Konecranes. “The solution has good applicability and can easily be deployed and distributed in actual working environment. It can also be definitely developed further.”
“The idea was quite simple, but we spent a lot of time calculating the business case behind it. We wanted to make sure that the solution actually creates value for Konecranes,” the team Nortal explained.
The winning application is set to optimize cargo pickup. The demo included a calendar view and a function that allows the truck driver to schedule an optimal time for cargo pickup. The application is set to improve efficiency and waiting time as well as cut costs. Reducing waiting times by one per cent can result in significant savings as cargo volumes are high.