Insight • September 29 ,2022

The YMS Buyer’s Guide

TOPIC • Yard Management System (YMS)

Is it time to modernize and automate your yard management operations?

The need for supply chains to become more agile, flexible, and responsive is more critical than ever, due to (among other things) the rapid growth of e-commerce, more stringent customer requirements like On-Time In-Full (OTIF), and the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Companies can no longer afford to ignore yard management, which is why yard management is moving up the digital transformation priority list for supply chain executives. But how do you begin the journey?

This brief guide is a starting point for supply chain executives looking to evaluate, select, and successfully implement a Yard Management System.

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