Manhattan Active Yard Management

Optimize yard operations and bridge the gap between warehouse and transportation management.

by Manhattan Active · Warehouse Management

Executive Summary

Manhattan Active Yard Management is a comprehensive solution designed to streamline and optimize yard operations within a supply chain. It acts as a crucial link, bridging the operational gap between warehouse management and transportation management systems. By providing real-time visibility and control over trailers, docks, and yard assets, the solution helps businesses enhance efficiency, reduce dwell times, and improve overall logistics flow. Built on the cloud-native Manhattan Active Platform, the system offers continuous innovation and scalability. It features automated capabilities for tasks like door and trailer assignment, enabling more efficient scheduling and movement of goods. This integration with other Manhattan Active solutions, such as Warehouse Management and Transportation Management, ensures a unified approach to supply chain execution, allowing for end-to-end optimization from inbound receiving to outbound shipping. The solution is designed to unify disparate yard processes, providing a single source of truth for yard inventory and movements. This unification helps reduce manual errors, improve communication between yard, warehouse, and transportation teams, and ultimately accelerate the flow of goods through the supply chain, leading to significant operational cost savings and improved service levels.

Use Cases

  • Optimizing trailer and dock door assignments for inbound and outbound shipments.
  • Reducing trailer dwell times and improving yard throughput.
  • Gaining real-time visibility into yard inventory and asset locations.
  • Automating yard processes to minimize manual intervention and errors.
  • Coordinating seamlessly with warehouse and transportation management systems.

Features

Visibility

  • Real-time Yard Map: Visual representation of all trailers, assets, and dock doors within the yard.
  • Trailer Tracking: Monitor the precise location and status of every trailer in the yard.
  • Dock Door Status: View real-time availability and occupancy of all dock doors.

Intelligence

  • Automated Door & Trailer Assignment: System-driven assignment of trailers to optimal dock doors based on rules and real-time conditions.
  • Yard Optimization: Algorithms to minimize dwell times and maximize yard throughput.

Technical Specifications

Architecture
Cloud-native, microservices-based architecture with extensive REST APIs.
Deployment
SaaS
Authentication
OAuth/OIDC
API Available
Yes

Integrations

  • Manhattan Active Warehouse Management
  • Manhattan Active Transportation Management

Security & Compliance

Certifications: SOC 2

Pricing

Model
Add-on to Manhattan Active Warehouse Management or other Manhattan Active solutions.
Starting Price
Contact sales
Target Customer
Mid-Market,Enterprise

About Manhattan Active

Manhattan Associates is a global technology leader specializing in supply chain and omnichannel commerce solutions. They provide cloud-native and on-premises software that unites information across the enterprise, converging front-end sales with back-end supply chain execution. Their solutions, including the Manhattan Active® Platform, help drive both top-line growth and bottom-line profitability for their customers.

Founded: 1990 · Headquarters: Atlanta, United States · Employees: 1000+ · Public