Dock Scheduling and Yard Management
Descartes Yard Management™
Specifically designed to help operators more effectively manage the movement of trailers and the associated inventory.
Descartes Dock Appointment Scheduling™
A collaborative solution that enables shippers, carriers and consignees to schedule dock door appointments.
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Control Your Delivery Process
See how Emporium uses Descartes Dock Appointment Scheduling solution
Streamline the Flow of Trucks In and Out of Distribution Centers and Better Track In-transit Inventory
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Descartes Dock Appointment Scheduling and Descartes Yard Management solutions integrate with Transportation Management solutions to accept tenders and book appointments, handle automatic door assignments for inbound / outbound loads, and stage trailers according to door availability.
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— Eric Sylvester, Director of Logistics at Cabela’s
"Improving the command of our inbound and outbound transportation operations is critical for our business, and Descartes’ domain expertise and cloud-based solutions helped us plan and implement a technology deployment strategy that efficiently scaled across our distribution operations."
Ready to see Descartes Dock Appointment Scheduling and Descartes Yard Management in action?
Additional Resources
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Scheduling the Smart Way
Learn how to manage & optimize critical inbound and outbound processes
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4 Ways to Improve Yard Management
Automated yard management software will help operators more effectively manage the movement of trailers and the associated inventory
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Gain Complete Dock Visibility & Control
Westfield is using Descartes Dock Appointment Scheduling to control the flow of deliveries to their docks