TIME SLOT MANAGEMENT FOR SHIPPERS

Avoid the bottleneck with Time Slot Management

Effectively managing incoming vehicles is a challenge. Without proper planning, you risk overcrowded parking areas, increased accident risks, and additional costs for waiting times.

With intelligent digital resource management, and centralized status information, you can optimize internal processes, increase handling capacity, and reduce loading and unloading times.

Get drivers back on the road in a flash with Time Slot Management.

Transform the way you manage your yard
with Time Slot Management

It’s not just about scheduling, it's about unlocking your full potential. Own your yard, own your success!

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BENEFITS

Seamlessly allocate time slots

Lock and load with confidence! Our solution ensures that every second counts, as it allows you to securely schedule and manage time slots. Gain control over your schedules, minimise downtime, bid farewell to bottlenecks and get drivers back on the road in no time.

BENEFITS

Smart automation means more time for you

Efficiency is your most precious asset, and we're here to help you make the most of it. Facilitate quick check-ins, optimise resource allocation, improve dock utilisation, minimise idle time, and boost productivity like never before with streamlined workflows and faster turnaround times.

BENEFITS

From scheduled plans to real-time updates

Switch from what is planned to what is happening in your yard right now, by having real-time visibility into trucks, trailers and cargo. Reduce congestion with precise arrival and departure times and guarantee conflict-free schedules, ensuring harmonious workflows for your team.

BENEFITS

Tailored to your business needs

Our solution can be tailored to match the dynamic needs of your business. Easily define rules, set parameters, and adapt as needed, giving you full control. Automated reminders and updates ensure everyone is in sync, from your team, drivers and suppliers.

CASE STUDY

Knauf Group achieves measurable results with Time Slot Management

Knauf Group successfully reduced demurrage costs, optimised truck arrivals during peak times, and decreased waiting times for call-offs since implementing Time Slot Management to manage their 1,000 outbound shipments per day. With more flexibility to manage schedule changes, staff and carrier dynamics have significantly improved, too.

Knauf Group achieves measurable results with Time Slot Management | © Transporeon Gmbh

Facts & Figures

20
%
increase of dock productivity
40
%
reduction of waiting times

Primary features

Digital resource management

Docks and unloading resources are digitally mapped with the requirements of the shipment to be loaded or unloaded, then assigned to the best fitting resource (e.g. forklifter, bay, ramp, etc.) and managed through the system.

Slot length and transport data

The system determines the required loading time based on the specifics and transport data of the shipment and available resources at the warehouse. Alternate time-slot length availability and booking is also possible. All information is available centrally, including vehicle and driver information, or health and safety lists for every party involved in the process, shipper as well as carrier, LSP or goods reciepient.

Centralized information & documentation

The loading or unloading status of each truck can be viewed and updated by all departments and involved parties in real time. Documentation of registrations, safety instructions and status changes are audit-proof.

Automatic evaluations

You can prepare standard reports and evaluate KPIs at the press of a button, e.g. to meet deadlines and determine truck waiting or processing times.

Docks and unloading resources are digitally mapped with the requirements of the shipment to be loaded or unloaded, then assigned to the best fitting resource (e.g. forklifter, bay, ramp, etc.) and managed through the system.

The system determines the required loading time based on the specifics and transport data of the shipment and available resources at the warehouse. Alternate time-slot length availability and booking is also possible. All information is available centrally, including vehicle and driver information, or health and safety lists for every party involved in the process, shipper as well as carrier, LSP or goods reciepient.

The loading or unloading status of each truck can be viewed and updated by all departments and involved parties in real time. Documentation of registrations, safety instructions and status changes are audit-proof.

You can prepare standard reports and evaluate KPIs at the press of a button, e.g. to meet deadlines and determine truck waiting or processing times.

WHITEPAPER

Dock Delays: The True Costs and How to Cut Them

In this paper we explore the cost of dock and yard inefficiencies and explain how to mitigate those costs, backed by success stories from market leaders.

CLIENT VOICES

Here's what our customers are saying

Time Slot Management optimizes internal processes, increases handling capacity, and reduces delays as well as loading and unloading times.

Time Slot Management not only shortened waiting times for the drivers, but also improved our production planning. My colleagues in the refineries now know which goods will be delivered the next day and at what time, and can take that into account.

Manfred Himmelbach
Group Logistics Officer, Avista Oil

We now know in advance which vehicle is coming, at which time and for which destination. This is a huge advantage for us, because we have now created transparency in raw materials delivery and in shipping.

Volker Wollschläger
Logistics Manager, Smurfit Kappa

Expert interview

Explore ETEX Group’s yard journey

Discover how ETEX Group transformed warehouse operations and carrier negotiation efficiency by implementing Time Slot Management.

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PRODUCTS

Manage freight better with our solutions

Together our products work in harmony to increase transport efficiency along the full lifecycle of freight activities.

Dock & Yard Management Hub

Real-Time Yard Management

Real-Time Yard Management
  • Improve overall visibility and ability to predict changes.
  • Combine yard, transport, and warehouse management.
  • Automate arrivals, check-ins, and call-offs.
  • Avoid costs and fees caused by idle and inefficient processes.
  • Monitor, measure, and improve KPIs.

Transport Execution Hub

No-Touch Order

No-Touch Order
  • Automated shipment execution processes.
  • Fewer empty runs.
  • Cut process costs by up to 30%.

Transport Execution Hub

Best Carrier

Best Carrier
  • Access the spot market more easily.
  • Cut transaction costs by up to 19%.
  • React quickly to market fluctuations.
  • Improve process efficiency with better integrations.
  • Cloud-based system provides real-time transparency.

Visibility Hub

Real Time Workflow

Real Time Workflow
  • Less labor-intensive solution due to electronic workflows and paperless management of transport documents.
  • Integration of drivers into the digital workflow.
  • Immediate updates about status changes and shipping stages of the goods to be delivered.
  • Photographic documentation of transport damage and proof of cargo safety.