Elemica’s Slot Booking solution is a comprehensive Software as a Service (SaaS) solution that enables shippers and carriers to collaborate in order to streamline the flow of trucks at loading and delivery facilities. The solution provides shippers, carriers, and receivers with an on-demand, real-time view of the site where the current appointment schedule is visible to all parties. Both the shipper and carrier can assign, modify, or cancel appointments, and enforcement of your site specific operational constraints (such as site setup, product availability, equipment limitation, seasonality, etc.) is possible, eliminating errors in the scheduling process. These additions or modifications are entered in the system and alerts can be generated to verify that all parties have the latest information at all times and only manage the exceptions. This functionality eliminates the wasted manual efforts of phone call or spreadsheets to handle the site scheduling process in addition to 24/7 access, therefore reducing your operations workload.

This solution, which can be used as stand-alone or fully integrated with the Elemica Road Solution, is state-of-the-art and provides full functionality for determining and selecting time slots for incoming pickups and deliveries at your site(s). Slot Booking can leverage your existing connectivity investment by utilizing your same electronic message set that you currently utilize (XML, IDOC, etc).

• On-Demand, Real-time Web Application (SaaS), No Hardware/Software IT support
• Selection of slots based on your site specific parameters
• Collaboration and communication between all parties
• Change and Exception Management through alerting
• Real-time visibility and schedules

What can Elemica's Slot Booking Solution do for your business?

• Reduce waiting time and detention at your facility
• Reduce/eliminate manual and administrative work
• Better traffic flow and utilization at the site(s)
• Provide enhanced exception management (communicate maintenance windows, changed and cancelled orders, etc.)
• Decisions made from the shippers business rules and set-up
• Provide a single real-time view of planned activities within the site
• Site utilization metrics to further improve resource management

Add Site-Optimization Logic:

Elemica also offers a Site Optimization solution which allows you to propose slot options to your carriers based on sophisticated planning logic such as resource, adjacency, and man-power constraints along with preference logic and full reporting capabilities. Your carriers have the freedom to choose from multiple appointment times while your optimum schedule is generated on a daily basis.

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