Yard management is essential for effective e-commerce operations. Unless a yard is efficiently managed, congestion at the gate, trailers full of goods sitting idle in the yard, and other problems can have a serious impact on your bottom line. Inefficiencies in your yard will affect your whole supply chain. To reduce these inefficiencies, effective yard management can make a difference. It will result in improved oversight, more visibility, and better collaboration between personnel with the use of advanced technological tools and systems.
What’s involved in yard management?
Yard management involves managing every aspect of the yard and finding a good balance between freight that’s inbound and outbound. It means efficient, flexible scheduling of appointments to avoid problems like double-booked docks. Visibility is necessary for proper organization and using advanced technology like RFID-based location tracking technology, is essential to enable this. Managing the yard is just as important as managing a warehouse to enable your e-commerce business to flourish.
What are yard management services?
Yard management services will manage all the moving parts of your yard for you. They will personalize their services to meet your requirements. You will have access to trained and experienced operators, spotters, shuttle services, and many other specialized services. Such services rely on real-time information to enable better appointment scheduling and allow for more efficient communication and collaboration. This helps to improve the operational efficiency of your yard and provides more visibility and safety.
Real cost savings
Efficient yard management systems help to reduce costs caused by idle inventory, missing trailers, unproductive employees, etc. When you lose visibility into inventory in the yard, you have a problem. More visibility due to using the right software saves time and money on security, check-ins, check-outs, and other factors that cause loss. More accurate forecasting and better planning can reduce labor, retention, and fuel costs. With a YMS, you will make fewer errors, need fewer trailers and incur fewer costs for expired inventory and spoilage. You will eliminate waste and reduce redundancies.
A competitive advantage
A properly managed yard at the center of your supply chain offers you a competitive advantage. More efficient operations throughout your yard ensure that goods flow seamlessly into your warehouse and your supply chain functions efficiently from the time drivers enter the gate. When you can offer customers the service they expect and deliver their goods on time, you are more likely to gain their loyalty and retain them.
Contact EGA Logistics for yard management
Efficient yard management is essential if you want your e-commerce business to be successful. You can’t run an e-commerce business without ensuring that your supply chain operates efficiently. EGA Logistics will provide your business with a personalized service that meets your needs and optimizes your supply chain effectiveness. Contact us on (888) 496-1102 to request a quote or find out more about our services.
