Digital Transformation in Waste Management: A Case Study of Entsorgungsservice Meindl
Company Size
200-1,000
Region
- Europe
Country
- Germany
Product
- DocuWare document management system
- ConWin waste management software
Tech Stack
- Document Management System
- Waste Management Software
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Cost Savings
- Customer Satisfaction
- Productivity Improvements
Technology Category
- Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)
- Functional Applications - Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
Applicable Industries
- Recycling & Waste Management
Applicable Functions
- Logistics & Transportation
- Procurement
Use Cases
- Inventory Management
- Supply Chain Visibility
Services
- Software Design & Engineering Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
Entsorgungsservice Meindl is a leading waste removal and recycling service provider in the Regensburg region of Germany. The company serves municipalities, industrial/commercial companies, and individuals, who appreciate the quick and reliable hauling and disposal services provided by Meindl. As an innovative and environmentally conscious company, Meindl has set itself the goal of organizing all operational processes as efficiently, modernly, and sustainably as possible. To meet this goal and to comply with strict legal guidelines, the company manages a large volume of documents for each disposal order. The company employs around 250 people.
The Challenge
Entsorgungsservice Meindl, a leading waste removal and recycling service provider in Germany, was faced with the challenge of managing a huge volume of documents to meet strict legal guidelines. For each disposal order, all transition and accompanying documents had to be archived in an audit-proof, tamper-free manner. In addition to this, they had to manage the usual invoices and delivery slips. The processing of all these documents involved a great deal of manual work, with up to eight employees involved in sorting and archiving documents daily. If individual documents were needed for information purposes, they had to be retrieved from folders and filing cabinets. This led to the decision to digitize the processes and enable quick access to documents by introducing a Document Management System (DMS).
The Solution
To digitize the processes and enable quick access to documents, Entsorgungsservice Meindl introduced the DocuWare document management system (DMS). The DMS was integrated with their industry-specific ConWin waste management software. Today, around 40 employees from their administration team access their central document pool. The digitization of all order documents is the most essential application. For this purpose, Meindl creates a digital delivery bill for each order as a basis for subsequent invoicing. After the order has been processed on site, a driver transmits the completion digitally to the dispatching department and later transfers the associated disposal documents to the administration department. There, they are scanned, indexed by DocuWare, and filed. Based on the collected documents, the billing employees then generate customer invoices in the ConWin software, which are also archived. At the end of each month, the solution automatically sends invoices by email to all their customers.
Operational Impact
Quantitative Benefit
Case Study missing?
Start adding your own!
Register with your work email and create a new case study profile for your business.
Related Case Studies.
Case Study
Water Treatment Energy Management
Water pumping, treatment and conveyance are among the largest energy and cost outlays for many local and regional municipalities. Electricity time-of-use rates and peak pricing tariffs are driving those costs even higher. This case study describes how Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency (MRWPCA) implemented a process data monitoring and control solution in order to analyze and optimize energy use, reduce deployment costs and save operational expenses.
Case Study
Pima County takes significant steps in preserving water source
Pima County is facing the following challenges: - Management of more than 60 million gallons of sewage each day to support the region’s population of more than 1 million people. - To take immediate action when alarms sound alerting operators to issues within the plant The solution should be able to enable the following feature: - To ensure capture of institutional knowledge of current workforce for effective training of future operators - To employ an effective Situational Awareness strategy enabling personnel to effectively understand and address operations of the facility - With assets spread out over more than 700 miles, operational management is difficult
Case Study
A SMART SOLUTION FOR A CIRCULAR ECONOMY
A detailed study conducted by a student from Universidad Pontificia Comillas ICAI in Spain highlighted the need for ecologically safe and sustainable products. While recycling plays an important role in the circular economy, many consumers don’t recycle for a variety of reasons, including lack of space, inconveniently located recycling centers and collection containers, or distrust and/or disbelief in the recycling process. Organizations needed a model that made recycling easier and more accessible for everyone.
Case Study
Conveyor Belt Monitoring
In a smart environment of management, control and industrial automation, one of the key elements to anticipate failures and increase productivity is to be able to monitor the status and use of conveyor belts of any kind of sector, whether it is for logistics or manufacturing.
