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September 24, 2009
On-Demand Yard and Transportation Management Solution from Sterling Commerce
By Anil Sharma, TMCnet Contributor
Sterling Commerce, an AT&T Inc company, has introduced Sterling Yard Management, an on-demand yard and transportation management solution.
Sterling Yard Management is fully integrated with the Sterling Transportation Management System (TMS), providing a clear view of product movement from warehouse to delivery.
"While managing the yard used to be an afterthought, the need for greater inventory visibility and improved management of yard assets has brought a renewed focus on the need for yard management applications," said Cory Wiegert, vice president, applications product line, at Sterling Commerce (News - Alert), in a release.
Wiegert said that by providing the industry's first fully integrated on-demand yard and transportation management solution, the company is delivering the industry's most complete multi-channel order fulfillment solution.
He said that the companies can now manage orders through final delivery, allowing them to meet deadlines and streamline inefficiencies.
Sterling Yard Management, which is delivered as software as a service-based (SaaS (News - Alert)) application, enables a broader range of companies to benefit from better yard management by offering a shorter implementation time and lower initial start-up costs compared to traditional on-premise applications.
Officials said that its dynamic graphical view of the yard allows users to drill down into trailer details and contents while using a "click and drag" "move tasks" function between dock doors, weighbridges, washers and parking slots.
It also offers highly flexible rules that allow automatic creation of move tasks, such as guided put-away and divert-to-dock tasks when an appointment is due.
Sterling Commerce customer Church & Dwight, which manufactures a variety of personal care, household and specialty products under the Arm & Hammer brand name and other well-known trademarks, is using Sterling TMS to manage its more than 150,000 annual shipments throughout North America.
"Sterling TMS has enabled us to improve our shipment visibility and our overall operational efficiencies," said Chad Whyte, director, corporate transportation, at Church & Dwight, in the release.
Whyte said that the company sees a natural fit between transportation and yard management operations. Together, they can help companies achieve a deeper view of their fulfillment operations, minimize lost orders and better optimize trailer pools, he said.
Sterling Yard Management is fully integrated with the Sterling Transportation Management System (TMS), providing a clear view of product movement from warehouse to delivery.
"While managing the yard used to be an afterthought, the need for greater inventory visibility and improved management of yard assets has brought a renewed focus on the need for yard management applications," said Cory Wiegert, vice president, applications product line, at Sterling Commerce (News - Alert), in a release.
Wiegert said that by providing the industry's first fully integrated on-demand yard and transportation management solution, the company is delivering the industry's most complete multi-channel order fulfillment solution.
He said that the companies can now manage orders through final delivery, allowing them to meet deadlines and streamline inefficiencies.
Sterling Yard Management, which is delivered as software as a service-based (SaaS (News - Alert)) application, enables a broader range of companies to benefit from better yard management by offering a shorter implementation time and lower initial start-up costs compared to traditional on-premise applications.
Officials said that its dynamic graphical view of the yard allows users to drill down into trailer details and contents while using a "click and drag" "move tasks" function between dock doors, weighbridges, washers and parking slots.
It also offers highly flexible rules that allow automatic creation of move tasks, such as guided put-away and divert-to-dock tasks when an appointment is due.
Sterling Commerce customer Church & Dwight, which manufactures a variety of personal care, household and specialty products under the Arm & Hammer brand name and other well-known trademarks, is using Sterling TMS to manage its more than 150,000 annual shipments throughout North America.
"Sterling TMS has enabled us to improve our shipment visibility and our overall operational efficiencies," said Chad Whyte, director, corporate transportation, at Church & Dwight, in the release.
Whyte said that the company sees a natural fit between transportation and yard management operations. Together, they can help companies achieve a deeper view of their fulfillment operations, minimize lost orders and better optimize trailer pools, he said.
Anil Sharma is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Anil’s articles, please visit his columnist page.
Edited by Patrick Barnard
