Yard Management

Optimize the flow of goods through the DC based on priority of individual items with One Network Yard Management

 

Ineffective management of your yard and dock door constraints leads to excessive carrier dwell times, which will ultimately hurt your ability to secure carrier capacity. One Network helps you get carriers in and out of your facilities faster.

Our approach to yard management is based on optimal flow of product through the DC, given current demand and supply events in your network. We couple yard management with appointment scheduling, order & shipment prioritization, and capacity management. A common representation of resources, reservations and capacity across these disciplines allows you to fine tune your unique business processes in an easy-to-navigate user interface.

One Network yard management answers questions such as:

  • What equipment is currently in my yard, and exactly where is it?
  • What is the status of each dock door and yard slot?
  • Which orders have arrived in my yard, but are awaiting processing?
  • Do I have enough of the right type of trailers

One Network yard management ensures that product is received in the right order, based on the replenishment priorities of the orders, shipments and individual items involved.

Yard Management Benefits

  • Trailer visibility in each yard and trailer tracking
  • Visibility to the current status of the trailers in the yard at any given time
  • Visibility to trailer contents
  • Improved visibility to carriers of empty trailers/containers
  • Improved productivity of switchers
  • Intelligent direction of inbound trailers from the gate to the most appropriate location in the yard and dock areas
  • Sequencing of moves to switchers
  • Improved method to communicate moves to switchers

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