mScales is a weighing software as a cloud service. You can use the service with a web browser from anywhere and the weighing information is always available to you. You don't need to install any apps on your computer or phone.
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Vehicle scales, loader scales, floor scales, loading stations, belt scales and all other industrial scales can be connected to the mScales weighing service. Weighing devices of different ages from all manufacturers can be connected to the service. The scale is connected to the service by means of a gateway device installed on the scale.
The weighing service is usually always integrated into the ERP system, which enables synchronization of the necessary customer information and orders directly from the ERP system to the weighing service, as well as exporting the weighing data back to the ERP system's inventory management, invoicing and reporting.
Data can also be transferred to all other necessary systems, such as logistics management systems, online stores, e-commerce portals or data warehouses.
Each company has its own account and each party can see weighing data from the service. There are three parties involved in transportation: the carrier transfers materials from the sender to the consignee. Everyone can create their own account and see the weighing data from their own perspective.
One scale can be linked to multiple mScales business accounts. In this case, each company sees and manages only its own material flows. All parties involved in weighing, such as the customer, transport company, driver, weigher, contractor or material supplier, can get a user account in the service and see their own weighing information through it.
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The mScales service digitalizes mass-based material flows. The service allows you to weigh all material receipts, internal transfers and shipments. These form a whole of material flows.
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Several customers in different industries have taken the mScales weighing service into use to get an overview of all material flows in the company: receipts, internal transfers in production and shipments. mScales allows you to manage all mass-based material flows.
Master Data Management
The onboarding of the service begins with entering the company's basic information. All locations and properties where the materials to be weighed are handled are marked as sites. Bin locations are typically those where materials are stored in raw material warehouses, intermediate storage facilities for work in progress and sales warehouses. Materials can be stored in storage locations, such as field warehouses, buildings and shelf locations, as well as in containers and silos, for example.
Orders to streamline processes
An order in the mScales service is a business object to which weighing relates. Examples of different orders include sales order, purchase order, transport order, construction site, project, annual contract, open-ended contract, production work, gig, and receipt.
Order lines are typically not used in the same sense as order lines in an ERP system. Order lines can be used to manage, for example, products in the customer's contract that he can choose when he comes to the weighing.
Customer-specific data fields can be added to the weighing service, for example for products and orders. The data model should be carefully designed so that the solution works in all situations. The data can be copied to the weighed loads according to needs.
Weighing and weighing data management
Weighings can be done by the staff as a logged in user. In this case, all products, orders and company information are available for weighing.
Weighing codes enable self-service in weighing. The user of the code does not need to download applications and also does not need to have a user account for the service. The weighing code can be sent to the driver or transport planner as a text message or email. Customers also refer to the weighing code as pick-up code, receipt code and transaction code. Codes can also be disposable.
In the user interfaces of the service, it is possible to define additional information collected from weighers and drivers, such as order reference and product origin information. The driver can sign the waybill and he can also request the signature from the customer.
A transport unit may be assigned a tare weight, which is automatically deducted from the gross weight at the time of weighing. Staff can change products and record additional information during acceptance inspection.
Operational reporting is currently being developed for the mScales service, which can be used to monitor, for example, product unloading and loading times, as well as service times and self-service rates.
Multi-company environment and scale used jointly by the company
One scale can be linked to several mScales business accounts. In this case, each company sees and manages only its own material flows. An mScales user can have a user role across multiple enterprise accounts. In this case, they get to choose which company to manage at any given time. The user can choose a company and take care of things according to the user role assigned to him.
Processes become efficient when each company manages its own material flows and the scale owner focuses on guiding them in the use of the scale. With the help of the mScales service, it is possible to monitor the degree of self-service. The owner of the scale can see the weighing volumes of the companies using the scale in the reporting.
Information sharing
How can I share weighing data with partners such as transport companies, suppliers and customers? With mScales, you can share your weighing data with another company. In this case, for example, the transport company can see what it has transported and the customer what products they have received. Each company sees only its own data according to its role.
It is also possible to share information by sending receipts to email addresses, printing reports in PDF format or using the export function on transactions and reporting.
Add-on Modules
mScales is capable of providing selectable add-on modules to support your ERP system. The service can be packaged according to your company's needs.
Movement documents
A movement document is a transport document that ensures a reliable and responsible waste management chain. The requirement to use a movement document is included in the Waste Act. The purpose of using the movement document is to ensure that waste is handed over for appropriate treatment and to create conditions for adequate monitoring and control of transports. With the help of the mScales service, information on movement documents can be transferred directly to the authorities' register of movement documents.
How to make the movement document process run smoothly? The mScales service enables the creation of movement documents when weighing the load to be sent. Similarly, a transfer document can be created for the load to be received even before the start of transport, as required by law.
What are the different use cases for movement documents? For example, a transporter or waste producer uses a contractual transaction code to create a movement document. In practice, the user only needs to sign the movement document and the transport can start. The waste reception receives information about the incoming load and can directly utilize the information in the reception.
Inventory management
Weighings form inventory transactions. What does this mean in practice? The mScales service weighs loads that are either receipts, shipments or internal transfers from one site to another and from one storage location to another. These transactions can be synchronized as inventory transactions to the ERP system. When you have the warehouse management add-on module enabled, these inventory transactions also update the bin specific balance in mScales.
Additional information
Instructions for use can be found in the mScales Knowledge base. As a customer, you will automatically receive access rights after registering in the Knowledge base. mScales Customer Success team is always there for you when you need help. Customer Success team can be reached by email support@mscales.com.