Yard Management

Yard Management System Features

• Gate Management

  Operating of a manual gate, automatic gate, or self check-in is improved through process adherence, improved trailer inspections, and modern security seal tracking. The YMS replaces traditional manual gate processes using spreadsheets, logs, and disruptive phone calls with a digital gate-in/gate-out process.

• Integrated Processing Center

  Advanced planning and management of workshop processes considering orders, parts, and available human resources by real-time tracking of activities.

• Yard Resource Management

  Different yard types have different yard resources to manage assets within the yard. Whether managing shunting vehicles or something else, the system is configurable to allow for the optimized management of yard resources.

  Handheld devices receive current transport orders allowing staff to focus on the next task at hand. The real-time distribution of transport orders enables the system to improve yard resource efficiency.

• Yard Visibility

  Knowing what assets are within the yard, and where, is a crucial step forward in accountability. Using a modern yard map interface, dispatchers can quickly locate assets with the click of a button.

  Through the real-time awareness of asset locations, as well as all planned moves, the visibility of assets in the yard is focused. A comprehensive inventory of on-site assets allows dispatchers to search for and locate assets easily.

• Dock Door Management

  Dock information displays at each door and handheld devices keep staff informed, improve performance, and allow data to be feed back into the system from the floor. Subsequently, the collective knowledge is shared with key stakeholders allowing the system and dispatchers to make better decisions.

• Real-time Content Awareness

  Through an awareness of an asset's content/status, the system is capable of making improved decisions that reinforce the optimization parameters. Time critical assets are prioritized, and content can be easily located within the yard.

• Manual, Semi, or Full Automation

  The software is capable of running as a manual, semi, or fully automated system. When running manually, dispatches make all asset movement decisions.

  Semi-automation allows dispatchers to either approve system generated, optimized decisions or override them and make a manual asset movement decision.

  A fully automated system makes decisions on routine tasks. Fully automated systems free up experienced dispatchers to resolve complex planning decisions that fall outside of these conventional processes.

• Automated Communication

  The system automatically allocates and manages the required transport orders to fulfill asset movement decisions. Upon allocation, the transport order is digitally transmitted to the best yard resource for execution.

  Manual or sensor feedback from the yard resource confirms the transport order is completed before assigning additional orders to the yard resource.

• Full Integration

  The sum is greater than its parts; while the system fills the visibility gap that yards often create, operating it without integration to peripheral IT systems prevents greater efficiencies. The system can be integrated into your broader IT framework. Commonly, it is interfaced to warehouse management systems (WMS), enterprise resources planning (ERP) systems, transportation management systems (TMS), etc.

• Enterprise Awareness

  The details of one yard enable efficient operations at a single facility. With enterprise awareness, the software applies the same logic to the entire network. Each yard benefits from the base functionality of the YMS while the real-time sharing of data enables an improved situational awareness across the network which leads to greater enterprise-wide efficiency.