Shell
Automated logistics platform for trading and supply
Summary
Replacing scattered legacy tools with a single automated logistics platform, empowering 300 commercial operators to manage 750 barge trips per month with 65% less development time.
Shell's Crude and Products supply chain in Europe coordinates the movement of energy products across land and waterways, relying on hundreds of commercial operators to manage scheduling, communication, and financial tracking. DEUS consolidated these workflows into a single platform, replacing legacy tools like spreadsheets and email with automated, data-driven processes that give operators visibility and control to proactively manage product transportation.
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The Challenge
A patchwork of email, Excel, and legacy systems coordinating barge trips across hundreds of operators, with no unified platform to scale.
Shell Trading and Supply's European supply chain operations relied on a patchwork of tools to coordinate barge trips, track financials, and manage schedules across hundreds of operators. Each step required switching between applications, creating manual overhead and limiting the team's ability to scale. The opportunity was clear: unify these scattered processes into a single, intelligent platform that could automate routine tasks, provide a single source of truth for logistics data, and free operators to focus on higher-value decisions.
Problem 01
Fragmented tools and manual coordination
- ▪Operators switching between email, Excel, and legacy systems for every trip
- ▪No single source of truth for scheduling or financial data
- ▪Manual coordination overhead across teams and regions
- ▪Limited ability to scale operations with existing tools
Problem 02
No unified platform for logistics visibility
- ▪Trip data scattered across disconnected applications
- ▪Financial tracking disconnected from operational scheduling
- ▪No automated communication workflows or audit trails
- ▪Stakeholders lacking real-time visibility into barge movements
The Solution
DEUS enhanced the project by replacing scattered legacy tools and developing all necessary functionalities, streamlining the entire operational workflow into a single platform.
01
Centralized scheduling engine
A scheduling engine that gives operators full visibility into barge movements, enabling proactive trip management and reducing manual coordination across teams and regions.
02
Automated communication workflows
Structured notifications and audit trails built into the platform, replacing email chains and keeping all stakeholders informed in real time.
03
Integrated financial tracking
Trip data connected directly to cost calculations and billing, establishing a single authoritative source for logistics financials across the supply chain.
Impact
Automated workflows reduce manual effort and human error, while establishing a single source of truth for all logistics data across the supply chain.
Operational Efficiency
750 barge trips per month managed through a single platform, with automated processes reducing manual effort and human error across all operations.
Enhanced Security and Scale
Robust authentication and modular architecture enable secure, scalable operations that meet growing business demands across markets.
Cost and Speed
65% less development time through modular architecture, with reduced operational costs and faster time-to-market for new features and capabilities.
Methods
A modern engineering approach built on modular microservices, automated pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code.
Go microservices
Docker containers
GraphQL APIs
gRPC
GitHub Actions
Automated testing
CI/CD pipelines
SonarQube
Terraform
Infrastructure-as-code
Security protocols
Solution architecture
Engineering
Project management