METALS RECYCLING
CLOUD-BASED PLATFORM AUTOMATES SCRAP RECYCLING OPERATIONS AMCS’ DIGITAL SOLUTION HANDLES EVERYTHING FROM LOGISTICS TO CONTRACTS
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MCS has released AMCS Platform, a cloud-based solution designed to automate scrap recyclers’ operations by handling pricing, contract management, transport, brokerage, sales, logistics, and more. The platform was designed based on the best practices of thousands of waste and recycling companies worldwide, allowing AMCS to leverage the latest technologies and offer a broad range of automation support across all scrap metal recycling operations. “Not only in North America, but globally, this is a primary market for us,” explains Michael Winton, president of North America for AMCS. “It’s a primary market because of the level of change in the core industry dynamics and the landscape that’s going on, not only with recycling, but very specifically with scrap metal recycling. It’s a market that has been marked by a level of volatility that is unique. We certainly have seen a growing demand for scrap, particularly here in North America, and I think the investment in domestic production has changed the dynamics for scrap in terms of the volume and variety.”
AUTOMATION AND THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY
At the foundation of the AMCS Platform is a cloud architecture that enables users to construct and scale a secure enterprise management system that combines industry-specific software with optimization capabilities, e-commerce innovations, and on-vehicle technologies. The intelligent platform
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was designed to support the ongoing transformation of the industry to a circular economy by driving automation and delivering end-to-end standardization and optimization of all business processes. “This concept of the circular economy continues to materialize, and for us the way that this materializes is that traditional producers that had previously ignored the early stages of the value chain in terms of their supply are now coming down further in the supply chain, in the value chain, and they’re interested in participating either directly or through partnerships to ensure the predictability of supply,” says Winton. “It’s bringing some new creativity in terms of the readiness of scrap into their production operations. So I think with these trends, certainly one of the things that we’ve seen is the importance of operators really having a software – an enterprise system – that is helping them to manage through these trends.” According to Winton, the platform helps users navigate these trends by accounting for the day-to-day and week-to-week volatility inside of markets, while also providing a level of automation to offset the rising costs of processing and transportation. “Having a complete vision across your inventory is one of the most important features that the platform brings to you and your organization,” says Mitch Lortie, senior product manager at AMCS. “Transferring between sites, ensuring all the appropriate costs are allocated with a real-time data view, and having a complete breakdown are paramount to the success of the operation.”
