Stock Inquiry/Vmi Via Vega Inventory System - Vega VEGASCAN 693 Operating Instructions Manual

8 Application examples
Requirement
Solution
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8.2

Stock inquiry/VMI via VEGA Inventory System

A supplier would like to keep track of the tank stock levels of his
customers and replenish them on his own whenever necessary. Via a
display that is updated several times daily, he has access to the level
data of the previous days or weeks. The supplier can thus assess the
requirements/consumption of his customers and plan his deliveries
accordingly. This allows him to do anticipatory purchasing and also
better utilize the capacity of his truck fleet. In addition, a message
should be sent if the level in any tank falls below a certain predefined
minimum value. Using this method, the supplier can always guaran-
tee his customers a sufficient supply of raw materials for production
without their having to bother with purchasing and ordering. And he
has the added benefit of long-term customer retention and continu-
ous orders.
Fig. 12: Measure value display via VEGA Inventory System
A signal conditioning instrument with Ethernet interface and a mobile
phone router is installed at each customer. The measured values are
transmitted automatically from each signal conditioning instrument to
the central Inventory server at VEGA. As an alternative, the measured
value transmission can be also carried out via the Ethernet interface
and the existing company network. The measured values can now be
retrieved worldwide quickly and easily by any number of (authorized)
persons via Internet and web browser. The current measured values
as well as the history data are available as a line graph. A certain
alarm threshold can be defined for each measurement loop. If a level
falls below a predetermined value, an e-mail or SMS can be sent to
certain persons.
VEGASCAN 693 • 15-channel HART signal conditioning instrument