The State of Yard Management: 2021 Industry Report

Introduction

Spurred by recent disruptions, many organizations are accelerating technology adoption to optimize their end-to-end supply chains. Visibility into in-transit freight tracking has improved considerably in recent years, as companies understand the critical importance of knowing where their freight is at any given time. And once that freight reaches the warehouse or distribution center, the warehouse management system takes over.

However, there’s a visibility gap that creates a black hole in many supply chains: the yard. Companies are now realizing that they need better last-mile visibility into inbound loads to manage the flow of traffic for manufacturing and distribution sites. Disruptions such as COVID-19 have exacerbated the challenges of managing congested yards, highlighting notorious inefficiencies of manual operations.