The “premiere” on the web of an application for real-time tracking of productive indicators of operations, is a fact in our terminal, since mid-February. More than a year ago, a team of professionals worked on its development, and steps are being taken in that direction.
In this regard, we share with the engineer Dennis Arce López, specialist of the Development and Project Management Group, of TC Mariel. At first, it is necessary to know how the idea arises? “The Department of Operations raises the need to have a tool that shows in a single view, a summary of the state of operations, making use of the indicators used by PSA, and thus contributing to better decision making.
“We had the idea of what we wanted, and it is concrete to see a similar application, during a visit to the Sines terminal in Portugal. At that time we had already designed the view of a mobile application, but the access of users to the data was not yet possible, “he says.
Also, there was a web page, with general reports on the production of the terminal, prepared by specialists from the Infocommunications Directorate, “which arose from a different perspective, from a different distribution of contents, visualizing the processes by separated”.
With a greater clarity of what we wanted to achieve and with reference guidelines, a work team integrated by the Project Development and Management Group, with the collaboration of representatives from the Port Operations and Operations Planning areas, and with the technical support of the Infocommunications Directorate, in July of 2017 he gave himself the task of giving life to the Dashops.
Last December it was possible for the first time access, and then began to correct the errors, until finally reached a stability in service, in February, and still work to achieve other improvements.
“At this moment, you only have access from the terminal, by both ways: computer or mobile”, specifies, meanwhile, adds that “we intend that in the future it can be accessed from any part of the world, with defined users and having in account for the required authentication and security measures … Shift Operative Managers, Planning Managers, and ship planners are the ones who currently use it the most “.
Regarding the main advantages that this website considers, it states that “when you have a single point, with a quick view, the status of operations, allows you to define where you should correct the difficulties presented. You can also analyze trends in the behavior of the day, fluctuations in the performance of teams …
“Information is important to show, so that whoever sees it can understand it quickly. We appeal to the use of images and graphics, without forgetting the numbers, but giving preponderance to the former, with a more linear approach, for a better understanding.
“If you give a lot of information, you misinform. The idea is to provide those aspects that you need in the first instance. We also intend to address the processes in greater depth, in other views. “
In this way, using key elements, contribute to a better understanding of the contents, facilitating the use of a tool that will surely be very useful in the necessary follow-up of the development of determining processes in our terminal.