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IMPROVE INVENTORY VISIBILITY WITH YARD MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE (YMS) BY: ANGELA CARVER

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IMPROVE INVENTORY VISIBILITY WITH YARD

MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE (YMS)

BY: ANGELA CARVER

What is Yard Management Software?

• Yard management software is designed to track inventory from the moment it reaches your gate rather than from your dock door.

• Container/truck yards are the areas where bottlenecks most frequently occur and inventory visibility is lost.

Why Implement a YMS?• Warehouses, distribution centers and third-party logistics

operations are implementing YMS systems to obtain next-level inventory visibility.

• This added visibility helps warehouse operators make more effective business decisions, becoming pro-active rather than reactive.

Top Yard Management System Functionality

Manage Inbound/Outbound Trailers• Yard management software systems are most

commonly used to track and manage the movement of trailers throughout the yard.

• Tracking trailer movement in real-time will provide your staff with up-to-date information about location and status of trailers and their inventory.

• Data can be transmitted directly into your WMS , makingdata more easily accessible and usable.

Yard Management System FEATURES

Appointment Scheduling• YMS software often includes dock door scheduling

functionality. This appointment setting function helps your team prepare for incoming shipments and quickly & easily directs drivers to the proper location.

• Both warehouse operators and drivers can view unloading/loading status in real-time as warehouse staff updates the data via a mobile device.

Yard Management System FEATURES

Facilitate Crossdocking/Transloading

• Using a yard management system and dock appointment scheduling helps your warehouse or DC to optimize crossdocking and transloading strategies.

• With more efficient yard operations, your team can unload, combine and load shipments more effectively, increasing potential shipping volume and velocity.

Yard Management System FEATURES

Top Benefits of Yard Management Software

Implementation

Reduce Labor Requirements• Yard management system implementation eliminates the

need for manual yard checks. “Yard jockeys” no longer need to walk to yard updating trailer data daily or hourly.

• These team members can be redirected to more critical functions, reducing labor requirements for yard management purposes.

Yard Management System BENEFITS

Avoid Penalties & Fees• Many transportation & logistics providers penalize

warehouse and DC operations for the untimely processing of scheduled arriving and departing trailers.

• With the use of YMS software, trailers can be processed more efficiently, helping your facility to avoid excessive fees and boost profit margins.

Yard Management System BENEFITS

Minimize Inventory Loss• Using yard management software trailer prioritization

and tracking functionality, warehouse operators can manage and locate trailers and containers in minutes rather than hours.

• Locating trailers more quickly helps to reduce inventoryspoilage and loss. Trailers and containers will no longerbe lost in your expansive warehouse yard.

Yard Management System BENEFITS

Conclusion• Warehouses, DCs and 3PLs worldwide are deriving

benefits from the implementation of yard management software.

• In many cases YMS is integrated with WMS and/or ERP software making data accessible in real-time. Accessing this data allows warehouse operators to make business-critical decisions helping to improve customer service levels.

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