Digital Operations Consulting
Digital operations consulting will help you streamline production or service execution and reduce related costs. The services of ScienceSoft cover technical design of operations management software and, if required, its implementation and continuous support.
Digital operations consulting will help you streamline production or service execution and reduce related costs. The services of ScienceSoft cover technical design of operations management software and, if required, its implementation and continuous support.
We deliver operations management software (OMS) that helps:
- Improve decision-making by enabling high visibility into operational workflows.
- Reduce reporting latency due to automated analysis of operational data.
- Reduce inventory costs by monitoring inventory levels and sending automated alerts for replenishment.
- Improve resource utilization with minimized risks of over- or underutilization.
- Reduce risks of operations bottlenecks by monitoring operations and related risks in real time.
- Raise machinery efficiency due to automated equipment maintenance management.
- Improve workflow coordination between operations functions thanks to collaboration tools.
What Makes Our Operations Management Solutions Stand Out
for accurate production or service planning and operations optimization. Configurable dashboards for real-time visibility into operations data.
Digitalized business workflows
(e.g., production/service order approvals) and advanced techs for process automation (e.g., inventory tracking with barcode or RFID technology and machinery condition monitoring with IoT) to reduce labor costs and the risks of human errors.
Mature data security methods
(authorized user access, user activity logs, data encryption) to protect sensitive operational data.
ScienceSoft Recommends: Top Operations Management Features to Consider
We cover the implementation of all core functionality modules of operations management software.
For production operations management
Operations optimization
with AI recommendations drawn from historical operations data and what-if scenario modeling (to balance production load across plants, compare different versions of a production schedule, etc.).
For service operations management
Service planning and resource management
to meet the customer demand, maximize resource utilization and improve service execution.
Project management
to accurately plan project budget, time and human resources, monitor project health and manage change requests.
Time and expense management
to simplify time and expense tracking and streamline approvals for timesheets and expense claims.
Service document management
for a quick document search and facilitated document creation.
with supply levels tracking and easy replenishment to avoid out-of-stock situations.
We also ensure smooth integration of operations management software with other business-critical software:
Have a look at our in-depth overview of operations management software to learn more about its functionality, integrations and success factors.
Implementation Cost Factors
ScienceSoft suggests taking into consideration the following cost factors when planning operations management software implementation:
- The number and complexity of functionality modules.
- The number and complexity of integrations (such as integrations with legacy software, IoT devices, etc.).
- The volume of data used for analytics (to forecast resource demand, revenue, etc.), the necessity to implement machine learning algorithms and their complexity.
- Required application types – web, mobile, desktop – and a number of platforms supported (for mobile).
- Application availability, performance, security, latent capacity, and scalability requirements.
ScienceSoft’s approach to managing costs
1
Defining an optimal feature set based on your business needs – no unnecessary functionality to pay for.
2
Developing software iteratively to implement the most important operational functions first and enable faster payback from software implementation.
3
Using proven frameworks, platforms, and ready-made components where possible to streamline development and ensure reliable software quality.
4
Defining different feasible targets for availability and performance of the solution’s modules (depending on how business-critical the processes the module covers are).
Based on ScienceSoft’s experience, developing custom operations management software of average complexity may cost from $200,000 to $400,000. A complex OMS solution powered by advanced technology (AI/ML, IoT, blockchain, etc.) may require the budget of $600,000+.
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What makes ScienceSoft different
We achieve project success no matter what
ScienceSoft does not pass mere project administration off as project management, which, unfortunately, often happens on the market. We practice real project management, achieving project success for our clients no matter what.
Technologies & Tools We Use
Choose Your Service Option
Operations management software consulting
What we do
- Analyze your business needs and related operations workflows (by using fitting business analysis methodologies and interviewing your subject-matter experts).
- Research how operations are currently supported by technology: review applications in use, their architecture, functionality, and integrations between them to identify gaps.
- Elicit software requirements in collaboration with your subject-matter experts and involved managers (operations/production managers, asset and inventory managers, etc.) and transform them into a detailed software specification for the development team.
- Design custom software architecture in alignment with your performance, security, and compliance requirements. Choose technology stack. Prepare UX and UI mockups.
OR:
- Select the best fitting off-the-shelf software and prepare a customization and integrations specification.
- Prepare solution implementation plan, including cost estimation and feasibility study (optional).
What you get
- Software & hardware (barcode / RFID / IoT techs) requirements specification. The level of elaboration is agreed upon individually.
- Solution architecture design.
- UX and UI (re)design.
- Off-the-shelf software comparison.
- A project plan with time and budget estimation based on business priorities, financial and technical limitations.
- Feasibility study report and a business case (expected costs and financial outcomes, ROI or NPV).
- Risk management plan.
- KPI system to measure the quality of operations management system and business value from its implementation.
Operations management software implementation
What we do
- Develop a Proof-of-Concept (optional).
- Implement a custom operations management solution OR customize off-the-shelf software.
- Integrate the solution or its components with each other and with your existing systems.
- Integrate and install hardware (if applicable, e.g., for IoT-driven systems).
- Run end-to-end system testing (covering functional, UI, API, performance testing).
- Migrate necessary data from currently used systems.
- Deploy the solution and conduct user training.
- Provide after-launch support
- Evolve your operations management software, if required.
What you get
- Documented code with unit tests.
- API descriptions.
- Test documentation, including automated tests (API and UI tests).
- Infrastructure configurations.
- User documentation.
- Regular status reports.
- System KPI and maintenance reports.