In times of diminishing markets the reduction of logistics costs is an important issue in the building materials industry. The high frequency of changes in daily business demands a high degree of flexibility from the schedulers. Of crucial importance is the production factor 'information'.

The information about the current state of the concrete mixers is an important prerequisite for anticipatory and efficient scheduling. In many cases the truck position plays a minor part. The status of the track which means the information if a truck has to wait on a construction site, unloads or already returns, can be transmitted with cost-saving technologies e.g. mobile phones.

This is where BetoMSM starts.

The drivers easily transmit the current status like e.g. outward journey, waiting, return journey, by pressing a one-touch dialling key of a mobile phone. This is a simple and cost-saving solution, as there are no costs for equipping the trucks. Therefore this solution also applies to hired trucks.

Each scheduler has a continuous overview of the whole fleet. This will considerably improve the scheduling quality.