COSware

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COSware

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Basic data

developer COS GmbH
operating system Microsoft Windows : Windows 2000 , XP , Vista , 7 , CE , Mobile ,
category Business administration software in the field of logistics and workshop
License proprietary
German speaking Yes
www.cosonline.de

COSware is a modular software solution for property management, transport logistics, vehicle fleet and workshop management. The manufacturer is the Oberkirch software company COS GmbH. The software can be used across platforms on both stationary computers and mobile devices.

history

COSware was created in 1998 when the two previous software products of COS GmbH, FUDAS and SEFOS, were combined into a single product. The software and the related services have since formed the main products and core business of the medium-sized company.

Function description

COSware has a strictly modular structure, which means that various program functions can be activated or deactivated depending on the application area and purpose. The software is usually tailored to each company individually. The creation of customized modules for special requirements is also offered. The program can be easily integrated into existing IT infrastructures by using special interface modules. There are interfaces to various common financial accounting and merchandise management systems, such as to SAP products . The system uses an Oracle database as the basis.

The individual program modules are thematically divided into six blocks:

  • Objects / vehicles - functions for recording and managing the basic master data of the objects and processes to be managed
  • Logistics - Tools for route planning and for the execution of orders for logistics companies
  • Workshop - special modules for company workshops
  • Material - material / merchandise management and storage
  • Personnel - employee administration, time recording and premium wage systems
  • User - various utilities for users and administrators

COSware Mobile Solution is a solution for expanding the system to mobile devices that can be equipped with additional modules such as barcode scanners, GPS receivers or GSM / UMTS modules. Here the COS GmbH works z. B. with the Motorola company.

Areas of application

COSware is mainly used by freight forwarders and similar logistics companies as well as by companies with their own workshops, such as B. used transport companies. The software users mainly include medium-sized companies from Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Switzerland, but also some larger companies such as Fraport-AG , the retail group Rewe or the Austrian Federal Railways .

literature

  • The changeover is in full swing . In: German traffic newspaper DVZ . July 7, 2011
  • It is always scanned . In: Business + Logistic . No. 2, 2011, p. 30
  • Allocate orders faster . In: Transport . No. 3, 2009, pp. 6-9
  • High tech in the forest . In Business Geomatics . No. 1, 2008, p. 4 ( online )
  • Wolfgang Schröpel: Increase efficiency . In focus on trucks & buses . No. 8, 2007, pp. 34-35
  • Marcus Walter: Rail vehicle maintenance . In: Verkehr und Technik . No. 7, 2007, pp. 239-242
  • Marcus Walter: Productivity is program . In: StrassenGüterVerkehr . No. 5, 2007, pp. 6-9
  • I. Ritter: Selection and evaluation of maintenance strategies for local public transport , diploma thesis at the University of Applied Sciences Karlsruhe, 2003 (with special reference to COSware)

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