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THE RIGHT PARTNER

Selecting the right high level control solution also involves selecting the right BHS software partner to work with. To ensure a professional implementation, our HLC organisation has a well-established project execution framework built on standardisation and know-how.

Meet the HLC organisation

The software department is represented at group level by the Divisional Director for Software Solutions and supported by a Director of Software Products and a Director of Software Engineering. The structure provides an organisational awareness and focus on both product development and project execution. This emphasis is vital to delivering critical infrastructure such as baggage handling systems to leading airports. The software division includes more than 220 employees who are primarily located in Germany, Denmark and Singapore.

At BEUMER Group, our software processes are certified according to the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Level 3 framework. Our processes are also aligned with the Stage-gate® project model which is used across the organisation. All Project Managers are certified by the Project Management Institute (PMI), ensuring an identical approach is adopted across all responsibilities.

How we ensure software quality in your project

Software quality is an integral part of the Stage-gate® project model. To leverage the quality, the development of HLC solutions covers multiple disciplines, such as:

Test management: All HLC tests are managed digitally using the management tool, Enterprise Tester, to ensure all results are properly stored in a database as a basis for clear communication with stakeholders.
HLC requirement management: To ensure full traceability of HLC requirements, all the way from tender material specification to functional specifications, testing and final delivery. This ensures that the project includes all the expected features and functions and that these are understood, carefully designed and tested properly before project hand-over.
Test model: The software and controls test approach is based on the V-model, a progressive test model during which the verification phase ensures that the right HLC system is being built and the validation phase that follows ensures that the HLC system is being properly built.
Simulation and emulation: Throughout the project, the BEUMER Group’s HLC organisation makes use of simulation, low level emulation and high level emulation during tests in order to provide the project with the needed test environment.
Continuous testing and integration: To ensure a healthy code base and overall quality throughout the project, the project team makes use of revision control, unit tests, static code analysis, nightly builds and integration testing, among others, as part of the development set-up.

What to expect from a CMMI 3 certified company

BEUMER Group is CMMI certified which ensures a professional implementation always. Being CMMI Level 3 certified requires BEUMER Group to manage projects and processes in a way that improves predictability and achieves efficiency through standardisation and engineering focus. It means that the company has a detailed process that guides the product lifecycle, from its conception through to its delivery and maintenance. Our adherence to the Process Areas in both Level 2 and 3 demonstrates that this is our process.

Doing business with a company that is assessed for CMMI Level 3 provides the best foundation throughout the product lifecycle. It ensures timely delivery and products of a high quality, which are in the interest of the overall project.

Software Architecture

Why is software architecture important when selecting a new baggage handling system? The answer to this lies in knowing what is needed now and preparing for what is needed in the future. A well-designed architecture will provide the foundation for not only, an efficient and reliable solution, but also the foundation for keeping the system up to date and relevant. This is why software architecture remains an important topic when selecting a new baggage handling system.

BG Core, the sixth generation platform by BEUMER Group, is based on a multi-tier modular (microservice) structure with well-defined interfaces. The reason for opting for microservice architecture is the focus on creating an independent and efficient delivery of the business needs through loose coupling across products and services. To support deployability, and testability of software – also in the future – BG Core is therefore the foundation for an efficient and reliable HLC software solution.

Preparing for the future is a difficult task and a topic often overlooked when designing a new baggage handling system. BG Core therefore follows the continuous delivery disciplines which enable reliable and easy upgrades of software, new features, enhancement and updates. All of this will ensure that the software is always kept efficient, secure and relevant and thereby keeping the baggage handling system young.

Shift left on security

Baggage handling systems are expected to operate 24/7 and BEUMER Group is committed to complying with relevant industry standards for both low-level controls and high-level controls to keep systems running. We also offer guidance with regards to implementing and operating a secure set-up.

BEUMER Group works with a Secure Development Lifecycle to provide the following:

A precise definition of system security requirements
Secure design, implementation, verification and validation of security requirements
Defect management and patch management
Product end-of-life compliance

These processes are generally guided by the IEC 62443 standards for industrial automation control systems. They reflect a «Shift Left on Security» mindset where security is moved to the earliest possible point in the development process, ensuring that security is built into the design.

To adhere to the high-level requirements by many government and industry contracts, especially in software, BEUMER Group’s software project processes have been assessed as being at Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Level 3. To provide further assurance, our internal IT security is guided by the ISO 27001 standard. These assessments mean that the design and development of software have always undertaken a well-defined and proven process.