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Enhanced Railcar Supply Chain

Visibility

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RailConnect Visibility and Planning: The Need

To increase railroads’

competitive advantage in a

challenging environment:

• Increased competition

• Operational complexities

• The need for greater levels

of efficiency and

productivity

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RailConnect Visibility and Planning: The Solution

Goal:

Enhance rail visibility to a level that

improves the customer experience and

elevates rails competitive position versus

truck.

Solution:

• Common Portal: One view of all railcar

transportation information

• Visibility: Railcar & inventory-in-transit

• Proactive railcar exceptions

• Dynamic ETAs

• Metrics: Trip plan variance, etc.

Outcomes: Advance

visibility

Predictability in

delivery

performance

Productivity

and

efficiency

Improved

service delivery

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RailConnect Visibility and Planning

An Integrated Solution for Railcar Supply Chain Management

OutcomesVisibility & InsightsTime

Cargo

Owner

Short Line

Railroad

Main Line

Railroad

• Visibility

• Predictability

• Cost Control

DemandForecast

Raw Material Production Transportation

RailcarPipeline

Trip Plan In-Transit

Carloads/Railcars (forecast)

Dates Needed

Carloads/Railcars (actual)

Railcars Available (forecast)

ETDETA#

Carloads/Railcars

Origin-DestinationLocationETD, ETA#

Carloads/RailcarsStatusTrip Plan Variance

RailcarPipeline

Trip Plan In-Transit

Railcars Available (forecast)

ETDETA#

Carloads/Railcars

Origin-DestinationLocationETD, ETA#

Carloads/RailcarsStatusTrip Plan Variance

Data/Insight

• Superior Service

• Increase Carload Volume

• Efficiency

Production Forecast

Equipment Optimization

• Superior Service

• Increase Carload Volume

• Efficiency

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