Yards are the critical link between transportation and warehouses. They have a significant effect on the efficiency of the supply chain for your retail chain. When you have trucks backed up in your yard management, waiting for loading or unloading it’s a nightmare that can affect your success. To manage your yard efficiently, you need to eliminate inefficiencies because they can affect your entire supply chain. This involves the use of more efficient oversight, experienced, trained operators, and cutting-edge technologies.
What is a yard management system?
A yard management system is necessary to direct inbound and outbound trucks, vehicles, shipments, and all the moving parts in the yard. Effective yard management means requires finding the right balance between inbound and outbound freight. This is no less important for the success of the supply chain than managing a warehouse or distribution center.
What are some of the inefficiencies in yard management?
Unproductive personnel, poor dock planning, and long trailer wait times are just some of the inefficiencies in yards that need to be eliminated. There may be a lack of visibility when shipments arrive and congestion at the gate.
An inability to locate empties may mean not meeting outbound load schedules. Loaded shipments waiting in a yard represent idle inventory and this could be the result of inaccurate information in one area of the supply chain. All of these factors impact the total cost of logistics.
What do yard management services include?
Yard management services offer flexible scheduling and personalized services to meet your specific requirements. Their services usually include fully trained and experienced operators, yard spots, shuttling, trailer and equipment rental as well as other specialized yard services. Their services offer an improvement in operational efficiency and more safety and visibility
How do digital solutions help?
Digital solutions can help to improve yard management. These solutions can offer real-time, accurate information that enables better dock planning, scheduling of appointments, etc. It enables shippers and carriers to collaborate more efficiently. Digital solutions can improve many of the processes involved in locating, handling, and moving assets, such as facilitating driver check-in and vehicle movement in the yard.
Reduce costs with efficient management
Idle dock labor, missing trailers, detention and demurrage expenses, and other inefficiencies in the yard can be costly. Streamlining a yard involves looking at how to make cost savings by reducing redundancies and eliminating waste. Managing a yard properly increases the visibility of the process at the gate, in the yard, and what happens at a dock door. It is possible to reduce many costs in a yard with efficient management.
Contact EGA Logistics
Delays often take place in the yard and efficient yard management is essential for retail chains. EGA Logistics provides personalized service and you can contact us on (888) 496-1102 to request a quote or find out more about our services. We will help you to optimize your supply chain execution which will make it more efficient, save costs and improve the success of your retail chain.
