VAMOS Value Added Mobile Solutions Tekes Technology Program

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VAMOS Value Added Mobile SolutionsTekes
Technology Program

• eBSN Workshop, Oulu
• 7.12.2006
• Pauli Berg, VAMOS Programme Manager

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VAMOS Technology Programme

• Tekes - Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and
  Innovation
• In 2005 funded 2100 RD-projects total of 429
  million euros
• 20 ongoing technology programmes
• Together with Employment and Economic Development
  Centre
• VAMOS - Value Added Mobile Solutions
• Duration 2005-2010
• Program scale EUR 202 million, Tekes funding EUR
  76 million
• Activities
• Currently 100 organisations in 65 projects, Tekes
  funding EUR 15 million
• Open cross industry forum for enterprises and
  research organisations
• Distributing information and experiences of
  mobile solutions, needs, benefits and
  technologies

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Value Added Mobile Solution

• Improves business processes in enterprises by
  providing and processing information when and
  where it is needed
• Combines different participants in common
  business process Companies, their employees,
  back-end systems, customers, partners
• Utilising telecom networks, different access
  technologies, terminals wide scale
• Also Machine-to-machine (M2M), RFID

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Participating organisations SMEs Large
Research

• Even participation in each project category
• Research provides technology and skills
• Large companies build mobile solutions for value
  chain
• E.g. for sub-contractors participating in
  facility maintenance, building process etc.
• SMEs develop their own mobile solution products

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Case 5th ElementIncreased productivity and
service quality

• Business benefits
• Better customer service due the real-time,
  controlled but transparent process management
• Increasing productivity through dynamic work
  order management and exception handling
• Minimizing mistakes due the automated reporting
  and management
• Making field work easier by better instructions,
  communications and eg. navigation
• Enabling renewal in business processes and
  orchestration of external contractors

Operations management
What should I have with me?
What, when, how and by whom or is it already
done?
Maintenance
Distribution
Raw material
Where to go next?
It has to be easy to use but real time!
How to get right information of the expected
delivery time to the customer?
How to get right work orders and in time??
How to monitor goods during the transportation
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Case Eltel Networks Oy

• Eltel designs, builds and administrates
• Power transmission and distribution networks
• Fixed line and mobile networks
• Government networks
• 6000 employees, net revenue EUR 623 million
• Operates mainly in Finland, Sweden, Norway,
  Denmark, Poland, Germany, in Baltic region and in
  Russia
• Mobile solutions Mobile Workforce
• Service is the business 15min / 2
• Results
• Efficiency in operations
• Enhanced customer service and -satisfaction
• Cost savings
• Positive effect in net income

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Case Metso Minerals

• Metso Minerals
• Stone and mineral processing systems, metal and
  building material recycling systems
• Challenge
• Changing needs of customers
• Special requirements of operational environment
  Heat, moisture, dust, vibration
• Geographic location of customers
• Solution Remote diagnostics
• Results Enhanced customer service,
  Predictability
• New business models
• Cost efficiency

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Thank You! VAMOS!