Sodecoton uses GPS to boost cotton sector

As part of improving its transport and logistics system, Sodecoton uses the GPS system for the tracking of its vehicles and gear since 2010.

Four years after the establishment of this reform, the business of cotton production saves an optimization of its production in the order of 50% depending on its direction.

Among other benefits of this reform, it should be noted there has been the considerable drop of control of speed-related accidents. According to the figures presented by the company, in 2012, 37.567 cases of excess of speeds had been detected by the GPS against 3778 in 2013 and only 1137 in 2014.

Always present in the register of the advantages of this lashing to the GPS system, there is the increase in tonnage at the level of the transport of cotton. On the other hand, the company saw its fuel consumption increase by 28%.

Under the leadership of the African cotton Association (A.C.A), a strengthening of the capacities of the members of this association held a seminar from 12 to August 13, 2014 at Garoua. The meeting allowed the members of this association who came from Sudan, Mali, Benin, Chad and Togo, to discuss logistical management approaches of the cotton companies.

The city of Garoua was chosen because during a meeting of the technical Commission of Transport and logistics of the A.I.E., held at Moundou in Chad from May 30 to June 1, 2012, the communication made by the representative of the Sodecoton, Mr Daouda Oumarou, had shown a step of this company in the management of logistics and administrative vehicles.

"Imagine what idea people have when they see Sodecoton vehicles or even the Sosucam for example, engage in speeding on our roads. Especially since these are companies in which the State injects taxpayer money? Imagine that these companies’ vehicles cross weighing without paying? What image will these populations retain?