The challenge
A rail operator needed new digital services while its mainframe logistics and SAP systems continued to run core operations.
OUTSYSTEMS IN ACTION / LOGISTICS & TRANSPORTATION
How a rail operator modernized incrementally with a railyard app delivered in three months
An operational improvement does not always need to wait for a complete core replacement. This rail operator connected new applications to existing records. Explore its railyard and maintenance examples and the integration decisions behind modernization in stages.
RESULTS REPORTED IN THE SOURCE
3
months to develop the reported railyard application
8
processes included in the railyard application
50%
fewer in-service wheel-bearing failures with a separate maintenance app
THE BUSINESS CHALLENGE. THE CHANGE. THE RESULT.
The change
It combined cloud services and OutSystems, exposing legacy capabilities through integrations and reusing them across applications.
The outcome
The source reports a railyard application delivered in three months covering eight processes, and a separate predictive-maintenance application associated with a 50% reduction in in-service wheel-bearing failures.
Source: customer case study published by OutSystems. Brief prepared by Digital Alchimia.
DIGITAL ALCHIMIA’S DELIVERY PERSPECTIVE
What could this approach unlock for your business?
The useful next step is to connect the story to your own operating reality. Here are the questions we would bring into that conversation.
01
Let an operational outcome define the next migration step.
Identify a task that can improve while the existing system remains responsible for its core records. Map the information and integrations that task needs, then agree acceptance with its users. This gives a modernization team a release that can be assessed for business usefulness before planning the next replacement boundary.
02
Manage reusable integrations as shared capabilities.
An interface built for one application can support another when its ownership, behavior and change rules are understood. Document those responsibilities and the handling of unavailable or inconsistent data. OutSystems professionals can then build connected journeys around a shared foundation with fewer assumptions hidden between teams.
START WITH THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO CHANGE
You bring the business challenge. We help shape the delivery team.
Digital Alchimia provides OutSystems professionals and delivery expertise for application development, modernization and evolution. Whether you need to reinforce an existing team or explore a new initiative, we can discuss the capabilities, responsibilities and next steps that fit your context.
A useful starting brief
✓ The process or customer journey you want to improve
✓ Where work waits, repeats or depends on disconnected systems
✓ The expertise already available in your team
✓ The outcome you want to measure and the timeframe to explore
Turn a promising idea into a useful conversation.
Tell us where your business needs to move faster and where your team needs additional expertise. Let’s explore an OutSystems approach shaped around your requirements.