Modern day warehouses have a high intensity of movements inside, but also outside of the warehouse. Congestion can lead to trucks waiting for unloading and loading subsequently leading to waiting costs and leading to delays in supply chain execution. Warehouses in retail and fine-distribution often apply time critical processes like cross docking and JIT delivery. Congestion can disrupt this, leading to extra costs. Therefore a smooth operating of loading and unloading is essential.
Essential processes we care about are:
- Dock appointment scheduling
- Truck arrival and departure processing
- Dock activity planning