TOPS Expert Cloud
The first full TOS from the cloud
Why should small terminals not get a full terminal operating System (TOS)? Try out the TOPS Cloud solution with no upfront license cost and a pay-as-you-use model. Only pay the TEU you operate.
TOPS Expert Cloud offers a full suite of terminal management capabilities, including operations optimization; yard management; vessel management; berth management; crane allocation; container handling equipment management; gates management; reporting and interfaces to financial systems, Gate Operating Systems, REFCON reefer monitoring system, radio data terminals and GPS systems.
Furthermore, the TOPS package includes a management information dashboard and a monitoring tool, together with the fully integrated TOPS KPI functionality. It offers a full interface setup to connect though webservises to you internal applications or other modules
The TOPS Expert Cloud package – with the components TOPX Expert Cloud (operation system) and TOPO Expert Cloud (foundation system) – has been designed from with the full operational spectrum in mind.
Primary Benefits of TOPS Expert Cloud
The TOPS suite of applications handles every aspect of container terminal operations. From planning to operations to optimization, TOPS automates terminal operations to improve productivity, raise throughput and improve customer service. Specific benefits are as follows:
True Real-Time System
TOPS Advance is the only true real-time graphical system in the world. It allows all users on the network to view the same data in real-time. Any changes to any data is displayed instantaneously on all other screens and is also immediately available to all other users.
System Architecture
The cloud system utilizes the unique system architecture of TOPS and allows you to run the full TOS from any device with just a browser. There are no local servers required anymore because the whole system is available from the cloud e.g. Amazon Web Services (AWS). This allows a very open approach on integration using webservices to connect other systems or services. Also mobile devices can either connect though normal WiFi or using 4G/5G network. The infrastructure is provided as PaaS.
Response Times
The entire database is stored in the main memory of the server, allowing immediate response times and reducing network traffic, regardless of terminal throughput. It provides the most current real-time information of the terminal operation, in order for the system to make optimal decisions – resulting in time savings and giving the user more time to concentrate on the operation.
Scalability
The TOPS Advance system allows unlimited expansion of operations (limited only by the hardware configuration). The application is scalable, in order to accommodate future growth due to increased container traffic, new customers, information from new data sources or new business processes, without degrading performance.
Optimize
The built-in optimization engine of TOPS Advance has access to all terminal/container information, enabling to automatically calculate optimal container moves after considering the pre-specified rules and other relevant factors such as incoming containers, transshipment containers, already planned moves, segregation rules and CHE availability and many more.
Increasing Revenues
The extensive use of automation throughout the System leads to a more efficient terminal operation with less errors, a reduced requirement for manpower, resulting in a faster operation, leading to a higher throughput of containers. The savings alone in time and manpower are able to reduce the terminal’s costs and to increase throughput of containers, resulting in higher earnings.