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Information Management Project Examples
Waste Management and Integrated Radiological Compliance
Strata-G has a proven track record of developing and integrating innovative tools to streamline waste operations. Our personnel developed a web-based waste tracking application that calculates and displays facility radiological compliance and inventory. The custom waste tracking program extracts and integrates radioisotopic data from three distinct waste inventory systems, calculates and reports compliance against established Federal limits, and performs "what-if" calculations allowing operators to analyze projected moves of containers into facilities.
Design and Development of a National DOE Waste Management System
Strata-G personnel have performed key roles in the design, development, and maintenance of the large-scale database systems required to track millions of waste items handled by DOE complexes nationwide. Strata-G has performed design and development of new waste tracking systems, conversion of data from legacy databases, daily operation of the systems, querying of databases to support reporting requirements, and development and integration of web-based reporting tools.
Environmental Management and Waste Tracking System
For commercial clients, Strata-G has developed an environmental management system that tracks chemical inventories, permits, emission sources, asbestos and PCB, alternative energy vehicles, spills, audits, and project milestones. Currently, 1,700 facilities nationwide use this waste tracking system to stay compliant with Federal and state environmental regulations.
Dispatch Pro: Optimized Transportation Scheduling
Strata-G developed and deployed Dispatch Pro to support the U. S. Department of Energy's (DOE) waste management program at the Oak Ridge Reservation (ORR). Dispatch Pro is a database application that increases the efficiency and overall life-cycle productivity of ORR waste cleanup by scheduling vehicle and container movements between waste generators and disposal sites. Prior to Dispatch Pro, this was a manual scheduling activity that relied heavily upon labor-intensive communication, coordination, and accuracy in a very dynamic environment. Dispatch Pro efficiently and empirically accommodates requests for pick-up and disposition of waste materials by automatically scheduling transporters, containers, and delivery times while ensuring that long backups are avoided at portals, ramps, pick-up points and all throughout the transportation life-cycle.
Logistics Managers can use Dispatch Pro to create weekly transportation schedules in advance of waste movement. Dispatch Pro operates on a Microsoft Windows platform and features an intuitive user interface that was jointly created by DOE Logistics Managers and Strata-G Information Management professionals.
The Logistics Manager can select vehicle and container type as well as create scheduled workforce labor shifts for transportation. The client also has the ability to work with specific processing rules at receiving sites. Specific rules include special waste handling requirements and operating hours for the generator and disposal sites. Use of this tool, eliminates any labor intensive work on manual daily schedules.
Dispatch Pro uses the Dijkstra algorithm to identify the shortest routes and transit times between locations. The application evaluates the availability of fleet assets (e.g., quantities of specific truck/transport types) and then assigns these assets to the most cost effective route and schedule for each waste stream. The tool provides the capability of integrating with external data sources for generator requests, and it is designed to meet project deadlines for waste disposal.
Scheduling inventory movement in specific intervals allows a client to meet project deadlines and plan for equipment and workforce needs. The effects include significant cost savings in terms of manpower spent scheduling waste movement. Dispatch Pro can perform this function within fifteen minutes.
