Warehouse:

• Reduction in time spent scheduling (One client reported reducing time spent from 3 minutes to 30 seconds per scheduling transaction)
• Reduction / elimination of inter-company, schedule related calls
• Labor reduction from warehouse scheduling centralization (Local Warehouse Scheduling)
• Labor reduction from warehouse scheduling centralization (Regional Warehouse Scheduling)
• Labor reduction from warehouse scheduling centralization (National Scheduling Center)
• Improvements in warehouse capacity planning
• Improvements in warehouse labor planning
• Reduced overtime expense through better, more balanced scheduling
• Improved dock utilization through SmartTime appointment duration planning
• Creating loads in SmartDock upon receipt of advanced shipment notifications
• Increased visibility of drop-trailer status
• Unbiased Vendor / Carrier delivery performance tracking and reporting
• Reduction in demurrage expenses from dropped containers
• Improvements in Hot Load / Late Load management and scheduling
• Ability to manage Reserved Time Schedule for promotional receipt scheduling
• Purchase order Short and Damage tracking using the appointment comments section to log information.
• Documented data showing impact of procurement patterns on warehouse cost centers

Purchasing:

• Visibility of dynamic warehouse capacity to purchasing
• Visibility of status of orders to procurement
• Reduction / elimination of receiving related warehouse calls
• Visibility of scheduled purchase order status
• Visibility of unscheduled purchase order status
• Unbiased Vendor / Carrier delivery performance tracking and reporting

Accounting:

• Ability to review purchase order / load Short and Damage status through appointment comments section
• Ability to verify validity of detention / demurrage charges