Sensoneo offers hauling route data analysis

European firm says its software can help adjust routes in fast-changing COVID-19 environment.

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Sensoneo software and analysis has been designed to improve route efficiency.
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Bratislava, Slovakia-based Sensoneo, which describes itself as a provider of smart, enterprise-grade waste management, says it has expanded its portfolio with a new methodology designed “to deeply review and evaluate [fleet] waste collection efficiency.”

The company’s Collection Efficiency Analysis uses 90 days of data from hauling firms regarding containers and realized routes “to uncover the actual efficiency of the current waste collection set-up in terms of cost, time, utilization and quality of service,” states Sensoneo.

“Collection Efficiency Analysis is a type of audit of current collection routes, frequencies, vehicles and waste containers infrastructure,” says Martin Basila, CEO of Sensoneo.  “Detailed analysis of each and every step from the past three months provides a very clear picture of quality and reliability of data, identifies weak points as well as opportunities for savings and improvement for quality of service,” he adds.

“We uncover the real cost of inefficient collections and explain the reasons behind it,” continues Basila. “We verify if the current collection frequency is valid in all locations and we find out from which routes the vehicles regularly return half empty, along with much other information.”

Basila says Sensoneo’s modeling analysis “offers a simulation of the effects that particular changes would bring. We can identify new cycling routes that take into account specific requirements, such as ensuring that the vehicles come back to depots 100 percent full, in the condition  of being able to collect as much waste as possible within specific timeframes, or, for example, can simulate the impact of collecting only the containers [that are] 60 percent full and over.“

Sensoneo says its analysis is available for any waste or recycling collection company able to provide data related to its container infrastructure (volume, commodity, address, type, last pick-up and pick-up frequency) and a detailed record of its routes (vehicles, assigned containers, length of the route, time elapsed and amount of material collected).

Basila says the analysis may prove a useful tool to study COVID19-related changes, when previous routes may no longer be valid. “Following the actual needs and adjusting the operations to actual requirements are key for successful and efficient waste management service,“ he comments.

Accorcing to Sensoneo, the analysis includes:

  • data quality validation;
  • recommendations for specific strategic measures to be taken in order to make the process more efficient; and
  • a simulation of the impacts of each individual measure.

Initial hauling firms that have completed the analysis “have identified a 36 percent to 64 percent potential for more efficient operation,” says the company. The analyses have found direct links between specific types of containers and extreme costs, and finds shortcomings such as “unfinished driving“ or missing unloading tickets, according to Sensoneo.

Sensoneo says its software operates in 40 countries and has been used in the United States since October 2017. The company has installations in five different states in the U.S.

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