Improving Process Automation in Terminal Yard Management
What is process automation software?
Traditionally, automation is used as equipment automation. So, it’s just the ability to automate the equipment cranes or horizontal transport that we have in our terminals.
And in that space, we want to make sure that we support every type of operation, no matter the vector or type of activity you choose, we can support it. However, we can also support process automation.
We’re trying to make our cost very data driven to augment the capabilities of our users to make better decisions.
Automation Pillars
Equipment Automation
- Faster time to value
- Simpler and faster implementation
- Stepwise approach
User Experience
- Great visibility
- Holistic operational overview
- Data driven recommendations
Decision Making
- Quickly respond to changes
- Intelligent end-to-end decision making
- Continuous value improvements
Digital Models
- A digital real-time version of the terminal
- Continuous value improvements
- Predict your demands
Vision for Equipment Automation Solutions
Stay ahead of the curb by switching from focusing solely deeply technical functions (e.g., scheduling or equipment integration) to putting more emphasis on higher level functions.
Goal: give users a macrovision on operations.
- Provide clear insights what the algorithm is doing and why.
- Alerts to promote proactiveness instead of reactiveness.
- Tool to manage yard performance.
Digital Models to Enable Continuous Optimization
IoT Connectivity
A digital real-time version of the terminal
End to End Optimization
Leverage real-time granular data for terminal-wide integrated and optimized decision making
Predictive & Prescriptive
- Historic data & events
- AI-enabled
- ML-based decisions
- Predict future exceptions
- Recommended prescriptions
Virtual Experiments
Run your terminal offline on different scenarios.
Optimize Operations with “What If” Analysis
An accessible and digitized sandbox version of the terminal.
- Technical simplicity
- Cost adapted to the use and financial capacity of the customer
- Going beyond visibility, to running what-if analysis
Run virtual experiments for any/all of your equipment and operations with Navis – all modeled natively inside N4-NXT.
Ability to adopt new technologies and change
Remove Silos and Increase Process Predictability
- Hybrid Teams
- End-to-end processes
- Change management
Amplify People
- State of mind of the staff
- Knowledge & Training
- Empower staff
Innovation as a Process
- Continues Improvement
- Experience & Expertise
- KPIs & data as a process
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