Alternatives to Waste Logics

With drag-and-drop dispatching, you can reduce wasted fuel and increase the number of services per hour. Automate time-consuming tasks in the office, streamline office workflows and get home at a reasonable time. Your customers will be impressed with the mobile-first, convenient experience you provide. Stop searching for critical customer information buried in the database and start adding service and pricing easily and accurately. Resolve issues faster with fewer clicks, and modern search. Understanding why drivers are idle will help you bill when containers are too heavy and assist new drivers in finding the container like they have done it 100 times. Stop searching for critical customer information that is buried and start adding service and pricing easily and accurately. Resolve issues in less time by using modern search and fewer clicks.

Chemical Safety provides a complete suite of safety and environmental software applications. GHS Labeling, Safety Data sheets, Chemical Inventory Tracking and Hazardous Waste Management are just a few of the features.

WAM Software offers a range of software systems that are specifically designed for solid waste haulers. WAM Software offers software, data conversions and the best customer service / technical support in the industry. - Easy Bill & Route starts at $100/month - WAM Hauler starts at $7,995 - This software solution is for the progressive hauler who recognizes that the right customizable software can help him or her grow. - WAM Scale (for landfills and transfer stations)

ServiceCore, a QuickBooks compatible software solution, is designed for companies involved in septic pumping and grease trap cleaning, portable toilet rental, and roll-off rental businesses. ServiceCore allows companies to manage their customers, schedules, inventory, routes, customers, and more, which helps them save time and maximize profits. Our dedicated team of professionals have over 12 years experience in the waste industry. We can tailor our software to meet your needs.

Waste & Recycling One is software designed to integrate, automate, and simplify to drive greater operational efficiency, productivity, and profitability. WR1 is designed for organisations that operate in the waste, recycling, clean energy, and environmental sector - creating clean, efficient operations that contribute positively to the environment and circular economy by utilising best in class technology. Waste & Recycling One is designed specifically for the user and their interaction with business processes that they are responsible for. User experience is aided by the most advanced software technologies used in WR1’s architecture.

Our web-based software suite offers enterprise level analytics to unlimited users in your facility or system. It also enhances your organization by providing accurate and timely information. Our cloud-based software is easy to use thanks to our automated interfaces. Our software modules include Waste, Energy/Water and Food, as well as Purchasing. Your data can be presented in: Dashboards, Benchmarking graphs and dashboards, Trending charts, graphs and graphs, Push Reports. We can also report Diversity and Inclusion data on your behalf. Our team works closely with your vendors to create interfaces that get the data. The data is then automatically uploaded into the software (including historical information for up to 3 years). To keep staff updated on the latest sustainability goals and efforts, all charts and graphs can be linked easily. Data can be exported to Excel and other products for data mining research. Modules can be purchased as a single or as a set

Our company provides information and control software systems specifically tailored to the needs of the solid waste industry. Our customers have relied on us for effective, scalable and easy-to-manage waste management information and control solutions for over 30 years. We offer robust software solutions that allow you to track and manage material flows into, out, and within waste management sites like landfills, materials recovery facility (MRFs), recycling and waste-to-energy facilities, composting and transfer stations. The GEOWARE system allows you to track vehicle identification, customer information and material types. Through unattended or attended load processing. Material flows can be measured with vehicle scales in traditional entry/exit scalehouse operations, remote unattended scales or conveyor scales.

cieTrade® is an international provider of scrap material trading software. We have over 20 years' experience in the recycling sector and offer business management and inventories solutions for commercial recycling plants. Our end-to-end business solution unlocks potential and drives growth through maximizing productivity, improving cost control and inventory, and providing greater insights for confident decisions. Our commitment to the success of our customers begins with a support staff that is rooted in waste and recycling. They provide in-depth knowledge about business operations, finance and best practices, helping our clients to maximize their software investments. We understand that the industries we serve are closely interconnected, and we must work together to solve problems.

Scaleit W8 ("weight"), is our new concept. Scale software should not be too expensive to purchase, use, support, or upgrade. The license is completely free. W8 is an excellent choice for any size enterprise involved in scrap metal or recycling, aggregate, landfill, and waste, or any other market segment that requires ticketed weight operations.

This is your low-cost entry to the digital worlds of waste management, recycling, and scrap metal trading. This is JANA in a nutshell. Digitizes standard processes within the company Secure cloud solution - accessible from anywhere Monthly cancellable For 1 to 3 users

Via Analytics unlocks the value of waste data. Advance your zero waste programs. All your waste data can be accessed from one platform. All data about waste and recycling vendors in one place. You own your data. A complete view of all your waste and recycling data will help you improve sustainability and increase diversion. Via provides pricing analytics and details for all your waste vendors, material suppliers, and facilities. This allows you to reduce costs. Via's waste auditing services, where technology is combined with professional auditors, can help you expand recycle programs and reduce costs. To promote transparency and to focus on waste performance, share clear and effective graphics and reports. This will increase diversion and reduce costs. Lower costs, improve diversion, and centrally manage your waste. Consistent, reliable and actionable reporting on waste provides the best analytics to optimize waste performance.

ENVIRA.INDUSTRY software is designed for companies that use waste and raw materials in their production processes to make finished products. The ENVIRA.INDUSTRY system supports processes not covered by standard ERP systems. Continual adaptation to legal requirements. Monitoring of documents and processes. Flexible reporting that is simple and easy to use for management purposes. Transparency and data consistency. Elimination of irregularities, and elimination of the risk of errors. Respect of the guidelines for Circuit Economy and State's Raw Materials Policy. Cooperation in holdings' structure. Conformity with GDPR Multi-aspect automated waste reporting. Limit control. Mapping of permits and decisions. Possibility to change the status of waste (eg, loss of status). Multifaceted analyses and reports to monitor the processes in the waste area.

The most popular ERP software solution for waste and recycling, construction and demolition industries. CRO is a global provider of software that can support any size company, from small businesses to large multinational corporations. The CRO team has over 40 years of combined experience in metal recycling, construction, as well as software development. CRO is a leading dispatching, asset and driver management solution. Our cutting-edge technology provides real-time, useful data that streamlines operations and links your entire team. CRO is a turnkey solution which connects your clients and sales team, drivers, dispatchers and assets, accountants and managers to consolidate all communication and scheduling.

david.ne is a solution for your waste management needs. It is a digital solution that can handle all your waste-related processes. This is david.net in a nutshell. ERP software for extensive digitization For the most demanding requirements Modular and customizable to your needs For waste management, recycling, and scrap trade Based on 20 years of industry experience

Wastedge is an AMCS company that offers software for the recycling and waste industries. Our platform is an enterprise-grade cloud platform and software platform. It is based on the best practices of thousands of recycling and waste companies around the world. Our platform is based on global market trends and drives automation. It also delivers end-to-end standardization of business processes and optimization. A platform that allows established waste and recycling companies to work smarter, more seamlessly, and more digitally. This platform combines industry-specific software with best-in class optimization capabilities, ecommerce ingenuity, and on-vehicle technology. Our platform is intelligent and can predict and take actions for our customers, while supporting the industry's ongoing transformation to a circular economy.

The PegEx Platform, a cloud-based hazardous waste management platform, is designed for waste brokers, haulers, disposal facilities, and other users. The PegEx Platform can be used to create and print regulatory documents, eManifest submission, safety management, job tracking and operations management, customer support and sales management. The PegEx Platform can help you increase productivity, reduce risks, and maximize revenues in your waste management business. Get a free demo.

ScrapRight proudly serves thousands of daily users and millions of monthly transactions. It is the #1 TOP RATED, fully-featured, best supported, most intuitive, intuitive, and most user-friendly scrap recycling software. Every scrap yard should be compliant with powerful tools to manage buying, inventory tracking, and selling of materials. We offer turn-key, self-installing solutions for large enterprises as well as small-scale solo operations.

AMCS is what we are. We are the creators of the AMCS platform, an enterprise-grade cloud and software platform. It is based on the best practices of thousands of waste and recycling companies around the world. Our platform is based on global market trends and drives automation. It also delivers end-to-end standardisation of business processes and optimization.

Quick Consign is a software provider for the waste sector. Our team was established in 2014 and understands the importance secure data management. We provide superior client support and unrivaled software for waste management. We are committed to providing our clients with an easy-to-use, reliable and automated experience. Our platform can be accessed by many waste collection and recycling companies, both on-site as well as from the office, 24-7-365. Our solutions are always available online. We also guarantee that they will be. Quick Consign is accepted by all levels of business, from sole traders to large corporations. This is possible by understanding and integrating all the needs of our clients, no matter how big or small. We collaborated with all four UK Environmental Agencies, as well as many major waste management suppliers, in 2017.

DOP waste management software streamlines data management and operations management. DOP Software is a dynamic operating program that makes it easy to use business software for the waste sector. Increase efficiency, speed up accounts receivables and optimize routes, gain more customers, and more! DOP Software's mission it to streamline waste and recycling businesses' processes by providing them dynamic, comprehensive software and services that improve productivity and quality. DOP was designed to grow with your company and adapt to changing software, technology, business practices, and business practices. We are proud to offer our customers dynamic, all-inclusive software, ongoing updates, and cloud services. DOP Software's professional services can help improve the business practices of your waste company. Make your life easier DOP Software can integrate with any business, no matter how big or small, new or established. DOP Software was designed with the user in view.

Access Weighsoft (formerly Isys weighsoft), allows waste management and construction supply businesses to concentrate on efficiency and growth. It tracks, plans, routes assets, delivers and collects more efficiently through one system. Weighsoft is a paperless solution that integrates with Reconomy, weighbridges, driver mobile apps and finance packages. This streamlines your business operations and gives you greater control over your entire operation. Access Weighsoft skip hiring management software lets you manage your entire skips or RoRos operation. Access Weighsoft skip hire management software combines everything you need: from a quote to a sales order, job allocation, container management, waste breakdowns, invoicing, and reporting.

Re-TRAC Connect software changes the way you manage your waste and recycle programs. Re-TRAC Connect simplifies data collection, whether it's haulers reporting monthly material divert, landfills submitting annual reports, or municipalities updating program information. You can generate insightful reports to track trends and identify opportunities for improvement, and make informed decisions. Our data geeks have developed sophisticated features that will save you time, improve data quality, and scale your material management programs. You can optimize all aspects of your program by using time-saving features such as geographic registration rules, alerts for new members, notifications when surveys are completed and verified, and alerts when new members request membership.

Gatehouse is our transfer station management system. Gatehouse can be used as a standalone system or integrated with Accu-Trax to reduce ticket processing time and paperwork. Fees and waste types that can be customized. Fees can be calculated on the basis of weight, volume, quantity or any combination thereof. Camera and scale integration. Visual License Plate Recognition. Accu-Trax charge account - Apply station fees to curbside and commercial charge accounts. BMS Integration allows Accu-Trax to seamlessly integrate with BMS products or services. Our software solutions have been integrated to create an unparalleled experience that gives you more power than ever. You can create a billing batch and see it sent out. Then, all you have to do is click one button to watch the payments arrive.

Evreka is a digital waste management platform that allows you to track and manage all aspects of your waste & recycling activities. Manage every step from collection to disposal or recovery of the waste and recycling operation from one single platform. Improve productivity during operations and reduce total time spent on managerial tasks by digitizing the whole process. Manage your waste containers and get full control over asset details such as temperature, fullness level, location, and movement, avoid losses, monitor the current stock and forecast stock-out possibilities, prevent overflows, damaged assets, and losses by integrating smart sensors. Increase the efficiency of your materials recovery facility by managing, tracking, and controlling every step of your operations. Manage your fleet by tracking the real-time location and task fulfillment. Achieve route optimization and generate customized reports for your customers. Optimize every phase of recycling such as collection, distribution to facilities, sorting, and recovery. You can achieve productivity in recycling no matter what type of material you are recovering (metal, e-waste, paper, plastic, etc.).

PURGO Waste Management Software. What is PurGo? PurGo is a highly automated, exception-driven system that was built from the ground up. It's intuitive, simple to use, and requires very little training. Increase efficiency and customer service levels. Live data from vehicle devices can be managed and reported. This includes trackers, telemetry, weigh systems, mobile sales PDAs, weigh systems, and weighbridges. Some businesses prefer to spend less capital and pay flat monthly fees. Others prefer to wrap up purchases and keep their running costs low. Purge is constantly being developed with new technology in view and tailored to customers' changing needs. Software for businesses, desktop and online. Streamline processes and increase customer satisfaction by having direct access to live data. PurGo covers all aspects of mobile sales, vehicle tracking, customer service, and transport management.

Soft-Pak is a reliable, scalable, and easy to use software solution that allows you to compete in today's waste hauling market. Soft-Pak is able to manage your operations, regardless of whether you are a top 20 hauler, a municipal operation, a small hauler, or a mid-sized hauler with one facility. Soft-Pak makes it easy to access all information, including billing, routing, customer service, and operational information. Soft-Pak can be used on your own server or on the internet, so you can choose which is best for you.

Digital waste management allows for transparency, control and optimization. Every day, you will face many challenges as a waste manager. Implementation of a sustainable waste management system. Mastery of legal obligations and requirements. Increasing the recycling rate Reduce waste costs Create meaningful reports Establishment of the zero waste vision. Clearo can help you improve your waste management.

ERA EHSQ Software, a web- and mobile-based system that environmental professionals prefer for managing air, water, and waste management is available. It can be tailored for various industries, including chemical, mining, automobile, and chemical. It features automatic CO2 calculation, emission monitoring, inventory and planning, hazardous materials control, and frequency-based tasks. ERA EH&S Software automates environmental regulatory reporting, manages safety incidents, and manages health. ERA EH&S Software was developed by environmental scientists and experts. It provides a robust suite for EH&S compliance management and compliance management. ERA EH&S Software can be used by enterprises such as oil and natural gas and general manufacturing to streamline their environmental compliance and provide ongoing technical and regulatory industry support.

The TRUX suite of software applications for waste and recycling businesses is specifically designed to help them maximize their productivity and reduce operating costs. It includes routing, dispatching, billing, accounts receivable and operations as well as financial and operational reporting. TRUX integrates all the necessary service modules to help you run your business efficiently and accurately, which is a big difference to manual processes or generic software solutions. It does this with an industry-leading low time to productivity and low total cost of ownership. TRUX Haul IT is the complete financial and operational management solution for waste and recycling haulers. Haul-IT offers comprehensive routing, dispatching, scheduling, billing and collection reporting.

The legal responsibility for waste management is increasing. Our software solutions will give you the tools you need for sustainable recycling. This report can be used to show management how the company will achieve its recycling targets and where additional work is needed. The report also shows the cost growth compared to previous periods. The report will help you identify trends and show you how to save money. The report will show you how waste separation is changing in your company. The report also includes all recycling and disposal routes. This overview also covers all recycling and disposal routes. Find waste management companies in your area that offer cost-effective, sustainable and innovative recycling options for your waste. Only by ensuring transparency in your recycling process can you optimize it.

Track hazardous waste containers, track container combinations, and container splits. Know where all containers are located, the origin of each container and the date/time of disposal. These use cases include Medical Waste Management Software and Hazardous Waste Management Software to Waste Generators and Environmental Service Companies. Environmental Service Companies allow customers to view their waste collection and shipping from their site. They can also easily generate Total Waste Management (TWM), customer reports. Track hazardous waste shipments and track containers within a shipment. Report on the final disposition of containers from multiple departments, facilities, and customers easily Perform RCRA waste area inspections, inspect every container, and report and track any deficiencies. You can view a complete history of all inspections that were completed through the web portal.

Waste Accountant was created in 2005 to help improve sustainable waste management in construction, civil engineering, and highways businesses. The sustainability challenge is to increase growth and profitability, while meeting waste regulations and achieving waste reduction targets. It is important to make waste management easier by replacing manual and paper-based systems and replacing them with a single cloud-based system that can be accessed from any electronic device. Waste Accountant monitors and measures waste from its source to its destination. Businesses can use the inbuilt reporting and analysis tools to manage and reduce waste, ensure regulatory compliance, and improve their environmental and commercial performance. Waste Accountant's core function is cost analysis. The system has a track record of delivering healthy cost savings in a short time.

RecycleERP is a software-as-a-service application that helps to streamline ordering and logistics, increase customer loyalty, and simplify customer reporting. RecycleERP allows small and medium businesses to offer customer portals (white-labeled using your logo), electronic communications and dispatch scheduling, trailer tracking and sales activity tracking, proposals and profiles, and many other features. Modules can be added to your request. For more information, please visit our website.

Uffizio helps you to grow sustainable waste management companies. It's time to get used to the extraordinary transparency, real-time data & accurate analytics. It is the easiest and most affordable waste collection tracking software. It is the perfect solution to all your waste collection requirements.

The industry's best solid waste software solution includes ticketing, billing, and reporting tools. Automated transaction processing is possible in your unmanned or manned facility using the latest scale lane technology. There are many peripheral options available. WasteWORKS Express is your weighmaster, always on duty. Your scale lane will be more productive by allowing you to produce transactions quickly and get trucks off the scale. WasteWORKS Express offers a variety of features that will maximize the potential of scale house operations. The WasteWORKS Mobile ticketing software can be installed on Windows tablets with Windows 10 or 11. It can also be paired to a lightweight thermal printer and other accessories. This is the perfect companion for your existing WasteWORKS installation because of its small size, rugged durability, and live connectivity to your server.

Hundreds of food service providers and manufacturers around the globe have pledged to reduce waste by half by 2030. Waste reductions can have a profound impact on a company's profits as well as the environment. Normandy WMS is a breakthrough technology that captures granular trends for each waste stream. The Normandy 3.0 TURNKEY solution provides all the tools and information required to identify the source of waste, communicate goals and reduce waste generation. Full transparency also allows for complete traceability of waste streams across all global food safety organizations, including FDA's Food Safety Modernization Act. We are proud to be the global leader in waste data collection for commercial food safety and waste reduction programs. Let's share our 20+ year experience in commercial food waste and relationships throughout the supply chain. We also have the deep-pocket savings you will be able to reduce with our off-the shelf hardware and software services.

To improve your business, you can integrate technology, equipment, and reporting. Intelligent operational design is the key to creating successful properties. Intelligently designed waste and recycling systems are easier to manage and free up more time for income-generating activities. Utilize sensor data to optimize compactors, front-load, back-load, rolloffs and balers.

Environmental services are not an afterthought. Environmental services and waste disposal are now seen as mission-critical initiatives that protect our environment and people from toxins and hazards. It's not easy either! The rules are confusing and complex, it's hard to find trained staff, and environmental stewardship doesn't appear on the P&L. WASTELINQ Enterprise is a comprehensive waste management solution that combines waste profiling (including eManifest integration), order management, waste tracking, transportation scheduling and management, financial reporting, and more. WASTELINQ Enterprise can help you reach a wider customer base, save time and money.

Modern E-Commerce for Waste Industries Customers today don't want to call. Customers can book dumpsters online or via their mobile phones and collect payment upfront. With stored payment information, you can easily bill them for any overages. We work with hundreds of hauling companies and support multiple pricing models.

Whitespace Work Software is the UK's leading provider of environmental and waste management solutions. Our customers receive the most innovative waste management software on the market, which allows them to provide a more efficient service. Our solutions have allowed local authorities and public-sector contractors to make better use of their assets and reduce costs. We offer a complete solution, from mobile working and telecomms for field-based crews to office-based staff management and reporting. Our team is committed to providing the best waste management software for our customers to streamline and monitor their operations, receive accurate reports, and improve customer service.

We know the challenges of running a successful business. We want to be part of your success. CurbWaste helps you focus on what matters, such as servicing your clients and picking trash. You can see all your assets in real-time. Make sure your assets are generating income by keeping track of their days on site. CurbWaste is a product of the software developed for Mike's hauling company, Curbside. Since then, CurbWaste helps haulers all over the country streamline their business. Our cloud-based platform consolidates all software requirements into one. Bring all your software needs into one place. Eliminate the need to jump around and open multiple tabs.

Starlight is a waste hauler-specific software that connects you to your driver, customer, dispatcher, service, inventory and invoicing, as well as landfill and recycling centers. It integrates seamlessly with BPM systems and provides seamless workflow BPM. Verify services with date and time and geo-stamps to record completed services and blocked stops. This will eliminate the need for return trips for missed pick-ups. To ensure you are securing your business and pursuing the business that you don't have, set system reminders for expiring competitive contracts. Live Dispatch Map allows you to monitor job site productivity and to send change orders to drivers.

ROM Enterprise, our most comprehensive software offering is designed to work with all sizes of facilities. It allows recyclers to manage multiple facilities from one database. The Internet allows you to connect all your facilities and allow you to manage them remotely from anywhere in the globe. You can access each yard's inventory, orders, production reports, purchases, and sales activity. ROM Enterprise eliminates double entry. This reduces the time it takes for data to be entered and allows management to see what is happening. VPN connections are used to connect all satellite facilities to the main facility. The program is run by the terminal server at the main facility and distributed to each satellite. The transactions of other facilities are not affected if a facility goes down. Once the downed facilities are brought back up, the system will "catch up" and distribute information to them that occurred during the downtime.

One place to collaborate and keep your customers happy: Wastebits is your facility’s central online location for managing and monitoring customers’ waste streams. Online profiles can be filled out securely by customers, which saves your facility time, money and administrative headaches. Digital Non-Haz Manifests & EPA e-Manifest Compliance: Your workflows for non-hazardous manifests and hazard notifications can be simplified. Shared access eliminates the need to overnight physical documents. Wastebits is a cost-effective way to save money on standard fees while ensuring compliance with the EPA. Scalehouse Operators can have custom integrations or stand-alone solutions. Wastebits has the tools to organize your weight records, make scale operators' jobs easier, and eliminate costly mistakes.

You can control up 2 platform scales with one PC. There are also 2 cameras that can take snapshots of each product. You can also add the Lariat iProX RFID scanner and slip printer to save time and money. This solution is designed to be used in a bucket shop-type recycling yard. RecycleProX Basic can be used on one computer and offers a variety of features that allow for quick and easy sales and purchases. Basic version can be connected to an iProx ID scanner and up to two cameras and scales. Easy transactions with full history of all purchases and sales, including a detailed photo collection. This software package is all you need to manage your business. This software is also approved both by the MRA and the South African Police Service.

In just one day, your truck can be transformed into a smart truck. You can now monitor weight, capacity, time, and location from a single level. Sensors are not necessary. Analyze data to generate useful insights that are tailored to your needs and policies. Prioritize efficiency and high service levels. Optimize every aspect waste collection, from routing and scheduling to major fleet vehicle decisions and contract optimization. Based on the collected data, the GreenQ recommendations engine automatically suggests route optimization and logistical improvements. The GreenQ dashboard makes it easy to access data from any device. It provides a comprehensive set and analytics that can be viewed from any device. The GreenTrack is a tracking device that can be attached to any garbage truck and which weighs in garbage and tracks the truck's route and mileage.

Digital procedures that are easy to use and drive operational excellence can be accessed by drag-and-drop. In seconds, you can create and deploy mobile enterprise-grade procedures. Create unlimited smart procedures with no code to convert existing paper checklists into digital forms. No internet connection required to perform complete inspections. Smart logic and active alerts can streamline your processes. Use AI to extract valuable insights from your data. To quickly find answers, you can export professional PDF and Excel inspection reports. Connect existing systems to pull and push data in real time.

Vertere's Inventory Manager provides laboratory management solutions including Chemical Inventory, Biological Inventory and Equipment Tracking. Our inventory system uses barcodes for easy tracking, transferring, disposing of containers. Easy to use and powerful system to track documents at either the container or location level. You can manage the Globally Harmonized System classification data of your chemicals and receive GHS compliant labels. Access your inventory from your smartphone or iPad with ease (search, transfer and dispose, adjust amount). Email alerts keep you informed about expiring chemicals and low inventory. To identify your inventory status, delivered with reglists (ie DHS or SARA). This is a valuable tool to ensure compliance.

Integrated Waste System (IWS), our premium product, is used by many of the UK's largest commercial waste management operations as well as public sector customers. It also has many other worldwide users. The Integrated Waste System (IWS), a collection of software modules that offer specialist features, is a core system that provides reporting and predefined procedures for each waste operation. The UK's most popular waste management software Use by both public and private sector waste management agencies

Due to inefficient workflows today, field teams and capital equipment are idle for 66% of the day, inspecting 1,400 feet per day, while incurring unnecessary expenses. AutoCode reduces costs significantly by accelerating workflows on the field. Engineers and asset planners have to deal with inefficient legacy software. SewerAI’s PIONEER Platform propels our industry to the 21st Century, enabling collaboration & support for decision making like never before. Your condition assessment data must be accurate & consistent to ensure that your asset planning and maintenance operations are successful. Water agencies can avoid catastrophic failures and utility conflicts through automation & collaboration. Computer vision automation in cloud-based software pulls consistent inspection data that is delivered quickly & made available to all project stakeholders. Browse our library for dozens of free resources, including videos, guidelines and specification guidelines.