As one of the Values and Principles that guide inpEV, innovation works in a transverse fashion within the organization, by supporting processes and operations.

The corporate project “A new tomorrow now! How?”, held in November, had a workshop and lectures offered by external consultants focusing on innovation and other topics. It consisted of two days of meetings in Taubaté (SP) with leaders of inpEV and of the Campo Limpo Plastics Recycling and Processing S. A. in order to define projects to support the mid-term strategic objectives.

Another management initiative is the Quality Review of Administrative processes (RQpA), an internal audit done by inpEV with the assistance of a consultancy to understand how administration works at each central station, by mapping risks and suggesting action plans. In 2015, 35 central stations were subject to this review. The remainder will be remotely assessed until the end of 2016.

In order to further increase the efficiency of the technology and innovation programs developed by inpEV, the information technology management (IT) was created in January, 2015, which implemented various projects such as Scheduling the return of Empty Packages (adEV), the Central Stations’ Information System (SIC), the Logistics System (SisLog) and the migration of the datasul system to the Totvs 2015 version, offering new resources and forms of usage, among which is the module that allows purchases to be approved by mobile phone.

SIC gets a web platform

Responsible for processing the central stations’ operations and provide, in real time, the amount and type of material handled up to the previous day, thus providing traceability to the process, the Central Stations’ Information System (SIC) has progressed in 2015. The system was upgraded to provide a better user interface: all central station operations are on a web-based platform that works on all major browsers; before this, only management modules were on the network. The goal for 2016 is for the SIC to also be accessible by smartphones and tablets.

SisLog – SIC module created by the Logistics Committee which purpose is to offer support to the best practices involving logistics. The Logistics System (SisLog) makes it possible to evaluate and optimize shipping and transportation costs. Expanded in 2015, it is able to scale the shipping values per kilometer interval throughout Brazil, thereby comparing SCL costs to those of other industries.

The SCL transportation structure relies on 45 carriers suitable for the seasonality of the business, which during peak periods handle up to 70 trips a day in a network that services outposts, central stations and final destinations with precision: 91.4% of the trucks are tandem (up to 13.5 tons of payload), where in 2015 the truck equivalent/tandem was of 13.75 tons. |GRI G4-EN30|

adEV allows logistic planning to be anticipated

Another option for producers to return post-consumption packaging, the Empty Packages Return Scheduling (AdEV) allows farmers to schedule the returns using a computer, mobile phone or tablet via internet.

Implemented as a pilot project at seven central stations in 2013, it has been expanded to 35 in 2014 and was already operational at 77 central stations by the end of 2015, i.e., 100% of those having internet access.

Analysis of the adEV information facilitates planning and allows projections to be made on the amount and type of material the central station will receive, thus ensuring greater efficiency in the logistics operation and better labor utilization at the units.