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Day of the Seafarer
Wishing all seafarers health to them and their loved ones.
Swift Repatriation for those trying to get home and a return to normalcy to those looking to get back into the world.
Configurability : Orion Bulkers
In Shipmanagement the brittle companies falter whilst the pliable prevail.
Regulations change, opinions change, management changes …
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All of the above are not only possible, but likely if not inevitable within the lifecycle of your Shipmanagement solution and while your company may be prepared for these scenarios, that does not mean that your software is.
At Ulysses we have come across countless companies that know exactly what they want to change, how they want to change and until when.
The only thing holding them back is the brittleness of their software.
Ulysses offers a configurable platform that can be torn down and built from scratch without losing historical data at a pace that is faster than other systems get deployed.
TA Users ERP Testimonial Configuration
TA Mobile Applications – Now available on App Store and Google Play
For R10 clients, TA Mobile is now available for download on both Apple Store and Google Play Store!
Contact us to assist you setting it up!
R10 Release TA Mobile App Configuration
Ulysses Customer Service: Arcadia Shipmanagement
Arcadia -established in Athens in 1998- was one of the first shipmanagers to adopt a computerized maintenance management system with the implementation of the Task Assistant in 2005
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“At Arcadia Shipmanagement we have been using the Task Assistant since 2005
During this long period we have worked with many Ulysses consultants and support engineers
Solutions and dedication have been a continuing guarantee
Ulysses’ high staff retention rates have been very useful with a number of Ulysses people having served us for over a decade”
About Arcadia:
In 2007 Arcadia won the Lloyds list “Tanker Company of the year” and a Green Award certificate holder
Green Award certified companies and vessels are entitled to various incentives to encourage their socially responsible behavior.
All of Arcadia’s vessels fly the Greek flag whilst placing great importance to the long tradition of Greece being at the forefront of the Maritime Industry.
Arcadia also hosts the offices of Olympiacos Basketball Club which has seen the most successful years of its history under the current management
https://www.greenaward.org/sea-shipping/organisation/
https://www.arcadiasm.gr/news-events/24-tanker-company-of-the-year2007.html
TA Users ERP Testimonial Services
Task Assistant and ShipServ
ShipServ is a leading e-Procurement platform for the marine industry
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Task Assistant Asset Management software is enhanced by a streamlined procurement process that is enabled by its integration with ShipServ
Task Assistant data quality facilitates a more comprehensive leveraging of the value offered by ShipServ by:
– Offering better potential in discovering trends through management reports
– Assisting shipmanagers in increasing economies of scale
Exmar Upgrades all 45 vessels to latest Task Assistant version
Most recently Exmar Shipmanagement upgraded to the latest version of the Task Assistant.
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Big Change
It was a five version leap which is both unusual and challenging and many new features were enabled for users
The upgrade required good preparation, planning and execution by the joint Exmar and Ulysses teams
Vetting Inspections
Execution was even trickier considering that three vessels had planned vetting inspections at the time of the upgrade, but in the end disruption and downtime were both minimal
The vessels that had planned audits continued to use the previous version until the inspections were concluded and were then subsequently upgraded
Users went home on Friday closing having worked on the previous version and on Monday at opening went straight to using the latest version
About Task Assistant Upgrades
Ulysses produces regular TA upgrades which are available to all users upon release.
TA upgrades are interoperable which allow vessels to operate on different versions.
This eliminates the risks of upgrade execution, ensuring a smooth transition from one version to another.
All shipmanagers that have used the TA have successfully upgraded multiple versions.
Hotfixes are installed automatically on all workstations and on every version.
Ulysses Athens: WFH extended for another two weeks
As Greece begins easing restrictions on movement; and with no one being able to rule out the rekindling of the threat, Ulysses has decided to extend working from home for another two weeks.
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The past few months have seen the world united in having to make drastic lifestyle changes and tough choices
The swiftness with which this disruption has come upon us has people scrambling to select what seems like the lesser of two or multiple evils
The residents of Greece have until now managed to navigate through this initial phase with success but murky waters still lie ahead until everything is back to normal
Let’s hope this is the beginning of people’s lives swiftly but carefully going back to normal.
TA Inventory: Results Matter – Gaslog
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No crew member has to check for or order critical spares, a process that ensures peace of mind in both the office, but also on-board
After a requisition has automatically been raised, it is sent to the relevant role for approval before dispatched to the office
TA enables spares consumption to be linked to scheduled and unscheduled maintenance
Replenishment is recorded seamlessly at PO delivery and storage locations can be assigned at a later date
Task Orientation ensures that software emulates on-board work
Exmar Tango
One of the most expensive vessels in the world, the Exmar Tango FLNG, runs Task Assistant
TA Inventory: Results Matter – Naftomar
Under FiFo, the oldest costs will be the first costs of consumables to be removed from the balance sheet.
By first consuming the oldest spare, Naftomar significantly reduces the risk of inventory obsolescence.
Most impressive are the high levels of company buy-in to produce such precision.
https://www.naftomar.gr/
Check out how Naftomar have been using TA Inventory Assistant facilities to monitor the quality and value of their inventory.
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About the Task Assistant Inventory Management
The Task Assistant facilitates FiFo uniquely and at every step of the way.
TA Inventory Management Applications produce FiFo as part of normal PMS use which significantly reduces workload on-board and ashore.
Consumption and Deliveries are properly reported as a by-product of fluid and flexible workflows offered by Task Assistant Workbench Facilities.
Inventory reporting therefore comes automatically without extra effort.
ECM Application
R10 Release! includes the NEW Event Coordination Management Application (ECM).
Available to all the Task Assistant users with the next upgrade.
Ulysses Learning 
Find out about our affiliate Ulysses Learning and what they are doing to assist companies make such big and swift shifts in the way they work!
Our colleagues at Ulysses Learning are assisting companies in making these very large shifts in these very difficult times. We are proud of them!
Ulysses Learning specializes in e-learning and performance improvement solutions with a strong presence in Financial Services. Energy. Telecom and Healthcare.
Social distancing has increased the workload of customer-care centers while drastically changing the way work.
This added responsibility is felt the most in Healthcare where Ulysses Learning has an especially strong presence.
Mumbai in lockdown
TA Mobile Application
Available to all the Task Assistant users with the next upgrade.
Vikram!
This month marks the 16th anniversary of Ulysses’ presence in Mumbai.
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What we have been most proud of over this period has been our staff retention rate with 8 current employees counting more than a decade at Ulysses. None more emblematic than Vikram Purohit who joined Ulysses a few months after our office opened in 2004. If you are a Ulysses Systems customer, in all likelyhood you are familiar with Vikram as our reliable, hard-working colleague with the most positive of attitudes. Above all Vikram is a culture-setter at Ulysses, an example we urge our younger employees to aspire to and an image we would like to project to our clients. Thank you Vikram! Truly one of a kind.
Bying Software…or new Nikes? ERP Implementation Failures
It doesn’t take a an expert of even a professional to know about ERP implementation failures.
According to Gartner 70% of ERP projects take too long to implement, overshoot their budget – and most importantly – don’t deliver the expected business benefits.
The cost of these ERP implementations can be so high that they can bring even the biggest corporations to their knees.
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In these strange times…
In these strange times our minds turn to the wellbeing of our Ulysses-Systems community, especially the seamen, who not only continue to run the world’s supply chain but in many cases cannot disembark and be with their families. We have rapidly prepared for this situation, working hard so that you, our valuable customer community, can carry on without significant business disruptions or lapses, continuing to benefit from our outstanding support. Feel free to contact us to give you tips, best practices and new solutions on how to setup and operate the Task Assistant from home.
Buying Software or… new Nikes? ERP Configuration
Leave the customisations for your outfits. In software ‘configuration’is the word.
At Ulysses we understand that all companies are different, which is why we offer abstracted features ready to be extended or consumed through our Task Assistant Workbench and API Facilities.
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The ERP ice age has finally come to an end!
FLAVOUR OF THE MONTH?
ERP solutions which originated in the 80’s and 90’s were developed to simplify the bookkeeping process and improve its accuracy.The goal was straight forward: Record “How much we spend” Discovering “Why we spend” was then unsuccessfully attempted through reports that broke costs down into cost centres .
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But hasn’t the ERP ice age come to an end?
D. Lyras: Software that makes crew life easier while increasing productivity
HAMBURG – October 15th, 2019. Tanker Operator Supporting seafarer performance and productivity – making better use of technology
Shipboard Connectivity
Meet us at Bergen The Digital Ship, Dimitris Lyras will moderate “Shipboard Connectivity” CIO Forum https://lnkd.in/dKjeh8R
Ulysses Systems was happy to attend the Ammitec Pita Cutting Event!
Onboard the youngest TA installation: the impressive TMS Cardiff Gas Ltd.
La Seine preparing for her maiden voyage!
Visiting one of our most long-lasting clients Chellaram Shipping Pvt Ltd
