Transcript Single Window Development and Implementation Experience of DAKOSY AG

Single Window Development and
Implementation
Experience of DAKOSY AG
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TRADE FACILITATION IMPLEMENTATION:
TOOLS, TECHNIQUES AND METHODOLOGIES
18 – 20 October 2004, Geneva
Background (1981/82)
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In 1981 4 major groups working within the Port of
Hamburg (Forwarder, Liner Agent, Tally and Quay
Operator) agreed upon the following:
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Efficient organization of transportion needs early information
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information exchange using EDI
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avoids double typing,
avoids errors due to double typing
saves time and
saves money
Flow of information within the Harbour was
too slow and too expensive
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Background (1981/82)
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but number of Business Cases and Partner are reasonable!
Vessel Schedules
Bill of Lading
Forwarders
Liner Agents
and Shipping Lines
Vessel Schedules
Quay Order
Quay Order
CAL
Tally Companies
Quay Operators and
Container Packing Companies
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Design and development process
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Setup of a committee
Identification of the first Business Cases:
Quay Order and B/L
Engagement of an external advisor:
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“Write the concept!”
“Take into account the existing IT-Structure of the acting
parties!”
First investment: One year time for seven
people to design and develop Quay
Order and B/L and to start the first pilot!
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Design and development process
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Starting from the scratch: No standards
available at that time!
Successful start of the first pilot in 1982!
1983 enlargement of the pilot to more
companies: DAKOSY going alive!
Next Business Cases followed soon:
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Transport Order Rail
Customs Declaration
Dangerous Goods Announcement
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Structure and services today
Start
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Shipper / Supplier /
Factory
EDI-Services
along the whole
Information Chain
Hinterlandtransport
Forwarder
End
Authorities,
Customs, Police
Consignee /
DC / Buyer
Stevedore /
Terminal
HinterlandTransport
Oversea Carrier
Forwarder
Authorities,
Customs, Police
Stevedore / Terminal /
Storage
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Structure and services today
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EDI-Clearing Center (incl. Convert-Services)
ASP-Services
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DAKOSY developed various applications designed
especially for the demands of
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Forwarder, Liner Agents, Quay Operator,
Customs Broker, Rail Operator, Trucking Companies
DAKOSY developed and operates also various
applications for the public sector regarding eg. Export
Monitoring and Dangerous Cargo Surveillance
All applications have a strong EDI-component!
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Structure and services today
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IT-Services
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Backup Services
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Desaster Management
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Networks & Communications
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Outsourcing
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Internet-Services
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Data Center Services
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Technology
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The IBM iSeries eServer (former AS/400) is
the heart of DAKOSY, both for EDI- and for
ASP-Services
Internet
DAKOSY-Denmark
Customs DP Centre
Frankfurt
DAKOSY-Bremen
DAKOSY
Internet-Server
ATLAS
Router Node
IBM AS/400
Router Node
EDI
Firewall
Backup
webhosting
UNIX and IBM AS/400
ZAP
P
IBM AS/400
EDI
ASP
IBM AS/400
GEGIS
HABIS
DAKOSY DPC
Outsourcing
Terminal-Server-Farm
IBM AS/400
Backu
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IBM AS/400
Backu
p AS/400
IBM
IBM AS/400
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Technology
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IBM iSeries eServer:
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High Availability
DAKOSY-Denmark
Customs DP Centre
Low TCO
Frankfurt
DAKOSY-Bremen
High Scalability
to meet
EDI
Backup
the demands
Internet
DAKOSY
Internet-Server
ATLAS
Router Node
IBM AS/400
Router Node
Firewall
webhosting
UNIX and IBM AS/400
ZAP
P
IBM AS/400
EDI
ASP
IBM AS/400
GEGIS
HABIS
DAKOSY DPC
Outsourcing
Terminal-Server-Farm
IBM AS/400
Backu
p
IBM AS/400
Backu
p AS/400
IBM
IBM AS/400
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Technology
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EDI
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Formats
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UN-EDIFACT
XML
Inhouse-Formats
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Protocols
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FTP
E-Mail (SMTP / POP3)
APPC over TCP/IP (Anynet)
X.400
OFTP (Odette File Transfer Protocol)
FTAM
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Technology
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ASP
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Clients
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Microsoft Windows 98/2000/NT/XP
WBT (Windows Based Terminal)
5250-Emulation
Browser with JDK (JAVA Development Kit)
Citrix
Communication ways:
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Dial -In and leased line
Internet (incl. VPN = Virtual Private Network)
All „Point-to-Point“-links
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Participants / Clients
DAKOSY-Denmark
Customs DP Centre
Frankfurt
DAKOSY-Bremen
ATLAS
Internet
DAKOSY
Internet-Server
IBM AS/400
Router Node Router Node
EDI
Firewall
Backup
webhosting
UNIX and IBM AS/400
890 Forwarders
96 Liner Agents
and Shipping Lines
IBM AS/400
ASP
IBM AS/400
GEGIS
254 Exporters/Importers/
Manufacturing Industry
HABIS
DAKOSY DPC
Outsourcing
Terminal-Server-Farm
IBM AS/400
15 Carriers - Road
Backup
IBM AS/400
Backup
IBM AS/400
35 Quay Operators and
Container Packing Companies
IBM AS/400
22 Carriers - Rail
Public Authorities
3 Tally Companies
Hamburg Water Police Station
Hamburg Fire Service Headquarters
Environment Authority
BAGS (Hamburg Safety and Health Authority)
Customs Office Hamburg Harbour (ZAPP)
Federal Customs Departments (ATLAS)
3 Carriers - Feeder
and River Barges
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Participants / Clients
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An example: E-Business in the Port of
Hamburg
Business data
between
Volume
and
(daily)
Quay Order
600 Forwarders
> 30 Quay operators
3.400
Bills of Lading
150 Forwarders
> 50 LA / Shipping L.
1.500
Transport Order
Rail
> 75 Forwarders German Rail /
LA / Shipping L. Private Rail Operators
1.600
Export Declaration
750 Forwarders
LA / Shipping L.
4.900
Import Release
> 870 Forwarders German Customs
- ATLAS
9.500
90 Quay Operator River Police
LA / Shipping L.
1.250
Dangerous Goods
Announcement
LA = Liner Agent, Shipping L. = Shipping Line
Customs Hamburg
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Business model
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AG with the shareholders:
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33,33 % DHU (Gesellschaft Datenverarbeitung
Hamburger Umschlagbetriebe GmbH)
= quay operators
33,33 % DIHLA (DAKOSY Interessengemeinschaft Hamburger Linienagenten GmbH)
= liner agents and shipping companies
33,33 % DIHS (DAKOSY Interessengemeinschaft Hamburger Spediteure GmbH)
= forwarding agents
Capital: 1,53 mio. Euro
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Business model
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Shareholders to pay a yearly fee for the so
called „traditionell EDI-Business within the
port - community“
Each participant has to sign a contract with
one of the shareholders and has to pay to
them for the usage of the EDI-Network of
DAKOSY
Additional services of DAKOSY (EDI, ASP
and IT- Services) are charged by
DAKOSY directly
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Results
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Information Chain established
Flow of information speeded up
Less double typing
Better quality of data
Saved time and money
Thanks to standardization process:
Less documents!
Higher visibility and better control on the
Transport Chain
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Lessons learned
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90 % Talking, 10 % Doing
Most important: All people to tow one rope in
the same direction!
“Eat the elephant piece by piece”
If we were to start again, we would do it
the same way!!
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What are our future plans for the Single
Window?
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Integration of more Exporters / Importers
Extension of the Information Chain to
overseas
Redesign of ASP-Services
Development of Value Added Services,
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bring more intelligence to the Information Chain
 eDocs
usage of workflow-engines to monitor business
process
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