Leverage digital systems for visibility into operations and eliminate bottlenecks affecting yard operations.
Organizations with significant logistic and dispatch support requirements face several challenges, like limited visibility of yard utilization, demand for more parking space, data inadequacy in standardizing processes, increased security risks, end-to-end goods traceability, and limited data on fleet tracking and compliance management. Wipro’s Smart i-YMS is an IoT platform-based integrated and collaborative solution with a user-friendly interface that enhances warehouse services and increases productivity. The scalable Smart i-YMS uses various modules to provide data insights across all associated services of yard management operations and functional requirements. The modules include:
Warehouse Management: It fulfills the functional requirement of ensuring right goods at right place, monitor accurate delivery details while automating the process for quicker dispatch. The data insights for tracking & automation are achieved by integrating the services with dispatch management systems, warehouse management & RTLS of Fork lifter in the warehouse. Integrated storage automation using robotic and automated storage management system from Wipro PARI.
Dock Management: A key business requirement is to ensure faster availability of loading and unloading bays. The Dock Management module, driven by integrated computer vision analytics, accurately tracks bay utilization and quickly assigns vehicles to respective bays.
Automated Gate Management: An automated gate management module is integrated with ANPR-based vehicle tracking solutions and RFID-enabled boom gate operations to maintain a safe and secure environment for goods dispatch. This service provides the vehicle license plate information, vehicle count, and vehicle classification. It also helps dispatchers with vehicle arrival notifications. In addition, the module is supplemented by an image analytics-based goods verification system.
Workforce Management: This module helps dispatch managers and warehouse supervisors monitor yard jockeys and dispatch vehicles. It also auto-assigns work orders to enhance operational efficiency.
Fleet Management: Real-time tracking of goods delivery vehicles provides ETA to enhance user experience and improve customer satisfaction. The module also monitors driver behavior and planned yard space utilization and integrates directly with vehicle OBD devices, GPS-based location tracking, and cold chain management to increase the quality of services.