Streamlining waste management with GHD Navigator
At a glance
GHD Digital supported a large fuels producer’s journey toward modernizing their waste management process with GHD Navigator, an intuitive software featuring a robust module for managing industrial waste from generation to disposal. This solution transformed their waste management by automating workflows, centralizing data and leveraging advanced analytics, resulting in enhanced visibility, streamlined processes, and significant cost savings while upholding environmental stewardship.
The challenge
A large fuels producer in the US faced significant challenges in managing the waste generated from their production, extraction and refining processes. These processes unavoidably generate high quantities of hazardous wastes, by-products and residuals, which require special handling and are subject to disposal regulations and guidance.
The organization previously relied on old on-premise software that ran on their own IT infrastructure and was hosted on-site, along with multiple spreadsheets that made waste management and reporting activities fragmented and inconsistent. The on-site software also made it difficult to receive alerts on potential risks and execute tasks on the go, which could potentially have legal implications as well as increased risk. They sought to transition to a cloud-based and economically effective solution for streamlined workflows and better waste management practices.
Our response
Our client needed a versatile application that met their specific waste management needs and passed their cybersecurity and IT requirements. GHD Digital introduced GHD Navigator, a customizable cloud-based software solution that manages, automates and streamlines key aspects of waste management, supports the circular economy and assists in working towards sustainability goals.
As part of the integration process, our team led a series of workshops to demonstrate the platform’s functionality to several teams across different facilities. Our client adopted GHD Navigator’s Waste Manager module, which consolidated data and activities into one application, enabling the organization to simplify workflows and easily locate waste-related information.
The Waste Manager module enabled end-to-end tracking from waste generation to disposal, including container logging, storage tracking and transportation/receiver scheduling. Advanced data analytics provide key performance indicators (KPIs) related to time on-site, sustainable disposal methods and automated regulatory reporting.
Aside from the built-in capabilities of GHD Navigator, our team developed additional features tailored to their container tracking and extensive reporting needs. These customized features allowed authorized users to track the movement of their waste with ease and generate operational and regulatory compliance reports.
The workshops played a crucial role in ensuring full adoption of the platform by internal teams. Further, this project also fostered stronger collaboration between the client’s waste management and IT teams as they began a journey toward digital-based waste management.
The impact
GHD Navigator’s Waste Manager module empowered our client to transition to a cloud-based application that automated workflows and efficiently managed industrial waste. Internal teams now have a centralized platform for accessing waste information, which has enhanced visibility, simplified waste tracking and supported decision-making.
The software has improved the client’s data management by replacing the cumbersome and error-prone use of numerous spreadsheets that captured inconsistent and inaccurate information. Leveraging advanced data analytics led to efficient and timely waste profiling, transport and disposal, resulting in increased cost savings. This solution helped the organization adhere to reporting requirements, mitigate impacts and uphold environmental stewardship.
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