1. OTM’s Fleet Module:
Integrating with On-Board Trip
Computers (OBTCs)
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Pp Srinivas Rajagopal, Oracle
Teresa Shull, OmniSource
August 15, 2012 Spencer Blackman, Hitachi Consulting

2. Introduction to OmniSource
• Founded in 1943 • OmniSource buys and sells scrap metal,
both ferrous and non-ferrous
• HQ in Fort Wayne, IN
• OmniSource places scrap containers in
• Shipped over 6 million factories, buying the scrap from the
factory; or buying the metal scrap from
tons in 2010 demolition sites
• Acquired by Steel
• The scrap is weighed, processed,
Dynamics (SDI) in 2007 shredded and sorted at OmniSource
facilities
• OmniSource sells the ferrous scrap to
its parent , Steel Dynamics, and other
steel mills, where it is melted and
converted into new steel
• The non-ferrous scrap, such as copper,
is shredded and containerized and
increasingly sent to China

4. Transportation at OmniSource
• 1000 Private Railcars • Independent Operator
• 387 Outside Carriers • 376 Drivers
• Barge operations • 439 Power Units
• Export: 5000 TEUs/year • 2143 Trailers
• 80000 Shipments/month • 10000+ “Containers”

5. Solution Scope
• Unified transportation platform, intended to replace
several legacy systems often divided by mode
• Proactive planning vs. post-activity recording
• Carrier cost savings, better rate management,
automation and visibility/reporting company-wide
• Fleet-wise, ability to:
– Consolidate duties and enable regional dispatch
– Enable proactive dispatch while still allowing for dynamic
additions/subtractions as driver activity changes through out the
day
– Get more thorough equipment tracking and inventory

6. Integration Overview
• Compliance DB (ODS) • EDI Partner: RMI
based on Oracle APEX • CarrierWeb links to In-
• Industry-specific ERP: SAI Truck Units

7. End-to-End Process Flow

8. Dispatch Board

9. Planned Trips
Shipments sent to CarrierWeb
on Driver Commit
Shipments deleted from
CarrierWeb on Driver Unassign

10. Event Summary
• At-Stop Events
– Stop Arrival / Departure
– “Delays” (Shipper, Consignee, Live Load)
– Errors: Rejected Load, “No Load”
• Inter-Stop Events
– Breakdowns
– Miscellaneous (DOT check, Inspection)
– Pre- and Post-Trip Inspections
– Fuel Stop
– Neutral Scale
– Stopoff
• Driver Calendar Events
– Safety Meetings, Training
– Vacation, Holiday, Jury Duty

11. At-Stop Flow Step 1: Arrive
Driver enters Arrival Event and is prompted for Equipment

12. At-Stop Flow Step 2: Delay / Error (Optional)
At the Stop, Driver can go on “Customer Delay”

13. At-Stop Flow Step 2: Delay / Error (Optional)
Delay Event entered in OTM
• Detention at Shipper (DSH), Consignee (DCO) or Live Load (LL)
• Delay Duration captured as Special Service, copied to Shipment
• An Agent calculates delay in Rated Hours and writes to Refnum
• Upon Recalc, an Accessorial based on the Refnum Value is applied

14. At-Stop Flow Step 3: Depart
Driver enters Depart Event and is prompted for Equipment

15. Inter-Stop Delays
• Mechanical Breakdown (Box, Tire, Trailer, Power
Unit, Misc)
– Creates OTM Location record and adds an NFR stop
• Pre- and Post-Trip Inspections
• Fuel Stop
• Neutral Scale
• Stopoff
• Miscellaneous (DOT Inspection)

16. Mechanical Breakdown: New Location & Stop

17. Implementation Challenges
• Change Management
• Driver Payroll – need to match previous system
• Changing EOBR vendors
• Regional Fleet “Kingdoms”
• Timing of Assign and Commit
• “House” Carriers

18. Thank you!
Spencer Blackman Teresa Shull
Manager – Supply Chain Business Analyst
597 5th Ave, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10017 7575 W. Jefferson Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 468-4
Phone: 716 308 8886 Phone: 260 969 3500
Email: sblackman@hitachiconsulting.com Email: tshull@omnisource.com
www.hitachiconsulting.com www.omnisource.com