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Published on May 17, 2023
It’s 2023 – and your company is still running its yard operations using manual and paper-based processes, causing long waiting lines at the gates, lack of visibility in locating the right vehicle and ultimately, frustrated customers. If this describes your situation, don’t hesitate to set up a new supply chain strategy – you need a Yard Management System, and you need SAP Yard Logistics and Westernacher.
What is Yard Management?
Effective supply chain management is a critical component of any successful business. It encompasses everything from sourcing and procurement to logistics and distribution. It ultimately impacts a company’s bottom line. One often overlooked aspect of supply chain management is yard management, which involves the coordination of inbound and outbound shipments at the facility level.
Yard management is the process of coordinating the movement of goods within a facility’s yard or dock area. This includes managing the flow of inbound and outbound shipments, as well as the movement of goods between different areas within the facility. Effective yard management ensures that the right goods are in the right place at the right time, which helps to reduce costs, improve efficiency, and enhance customer satisfaction.
One of the main benefits of yard management is improved inventory accuracy. By effectively managing the flow of goods within a facility’s yard, companies can ensure that inventory counts are accurate and up to date. This can help to reduce the risk of stockouts and overstocking, which can lead to lost sales and increased carrying costs.
In addition to improving inventory accuracy, yard management can also help to reduce transportation costs. By optimizing the flow of goods within a facility, companies can minimize the number of trucks required to move goods in and out of the yard. This can result in significant cost savings over time, particularly for companies that rely heavily on transportation for their supply chain operations.
Another key benefit of yard management is improved efficiency. By streamlining the flow of goods within a facility, companies can reduce the amount of time it takes to move goods in and out of the yard. This can help to increase throughput and reduce bottlenecks, which can ultimately improve overall supply chain efficiency.
Perhaps most importantly, effective yard management can enhance customer satisfaction. By ensuring that goods are in the right place at the right time, companies can improve their ability to fulfill customer orders quickly and accurately. This way businesses can cultivate customer loyalty, foster repeat business, and ultimately boost revenue and profitability.
Why SAP Yard Logistics?
First and foremost, SAP Yard Logistics offers a robust and highly configurable solution. This means that customers can tailor the solution to their specific needs, rather than being forced to adapt to a one-size-fits-all approach. SAP Yard Logistics can be customized to accommodate various yard configurations, facility layouts, and operational requirements, making it a highly flexible solution that can be adapted to meet the needs of virtually any logistics operation.
Another key advantage of SAP Yard Logistics is its ability to integrate with other SAP solutions. For customers that already use SAP for other aspects of their logistics operation, such as transportation management or warehouse management, integrating SAP Yard Logistics can help to create a more cohesive and efficient overall solution. Integration with other SAP solutions also helps to streamline data sharing and improve overall visibility across the logistics operation.
SAP Yard Logistics also offers advanced optimization capabilities. It uses sophisticated algorithms to help customers optimize the flow of goods within their yard, taking into account factors such as dock availability, carrier schedules, and labor availability. This can help to reduce wait times, improve throughput, and ultimately increase efficiency and productivity.
In addition to these benefits, SAP Yard Logistics also offers a user-friendly interface and robust reporting capabilities. The solution provides real-time visibility into yard operations, allowing customers to quickly identify and address issues before they become problems. And with customizable dashboards and reports, customers can gain valuable insights into their yard operations and make data-driven decisions to improve performance.
Take your yard to the 21st century and build the bridge between transportation and warehousing.
In conclusion, yard management should be an integral part of any supply chain strategy. By effectively managing the flow of goods within a facility’s yard, companies can improve inventory accuracy, reduce transportation costs, increase efficiency, and enhance customer satisfaction. As the supply chain landscape continues to evolve, companies that prioritize yard management will be well-positioned to succeed in an increasingly competitive marketplace. To achieve all this, SAP Yard Logistics is an excellent choice for customers looking for a highly configurable, integrated, and advanced yard management solution. With its ability to optimize yard operations, streamline data sharing, and improve overall efficiency and productivity, SAP Yard Logistics can help customers drive business success. And with Westernacher’s reputation for excellence in supply chain execution and SAP YL implementations, customers can have confidence that their investment will deliver value for years to come.
