“Tripanko gives us a single, interconnected system that is useful for working proactively and making our processes more efficient.”

The Helm project team, the SAAM Towage Guatemala Country Manager and the corporate team began working on software implementation in Guatemala on July 13.

In July, we continued making progress on the use of Helm. Our on-board personnel in Mexico took part in training sessions given by Héctor López, a Helm Internal Key User in Mexico.

In July, NSE training was offered in Guatemala. Attendees learned how to use the software, a system that manages tug maintenance and acquisitions as well as office purchasing and procurement.

The process of migrating to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP-SAP) continues. Uruguay and Guatemala have already started down this path to standardized processes, optimized costs and centralized system maintenance.

The corporate Tripanko project team met with local teams in Colombia, Brazil and Ecuador in July to go over the main project milestones and stages. They coordinated the steps to follow, the resources and time required to meet project deadlines.

Position and years with SAAM Towage: I have been working at the company as a New Projects Engineer for Operations and Corporate for two weeks.

Position and years with SAAM Towage: I have been working here as New Supply Chain Projects Engineer – Tripanko for almost four months.