Benefits and Features
Key Benefits
- Lowers Inventory Levels and Order Cycle Times
Yard Management provides effective management of railcars at your plant that will positively affect inventory levels and order cycle times. - Reduces Risk and Clerical Cost
Our system tracks the time a railcar is in your plant on an exception report and streamlines the manual clerical process through electronic communications. - Provides Visibility
Yard Management prevents switching delays and provides visibility of railcar facilities to all levels of management so they can plan and communicate across the enterprise effectively. - Streamlines Operations
Yard management helps you streamline operations by sending switch lists via email, EDI, or fax.
Key Features
- Presents precise and easy-to-use graphical display of your plant, including all zones, tracks, and spots
- Manages demurrage charges with exception reports
- Displays location in the plant
- Moves individual equipment
- Creates loading equipment instructions for loading personnel
- Tracks placement times of equipment
- Tracks equipment requested and not placed
- Provides printed or ANSI switch lists or spot lists for rail carriers or other switching entities
- Initiates alerts for too many pieces of equipment in a track
- Supports product definitions, including Hazmat data
