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Dock Appointment Scheduling

Dock Appointment Scheduling is a Term describing the Practice of managing the inbound and/or outbound truck traffic at a loading dock or loading rack in order to optimize the operation of the dock or loading rack.

Use Cases

  • First Come, First Serve
  • Appointment Management
  • Dock Scheduling System

Importance

Benefits of Dock Appointment Scheduling include:

  • Avoidance of dock or yard congestion
  • Improved Carrier relationships
  • Reduction of driver detention fees
  • Reduction of trailer demurrage fees
  • Reduction of unscheduled overtime
  • Avoidance of missed loads or lost shipments

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Process(es)

IDNameLevelx
S102Receive3S102
S10203Queue Activities4S10203
S103Unload3S103
S203Receive3S203
S204Unload3S204
S304Receive3S304
S305Unload3S305
S403Receive3S403
S404Unload3S404
D109Load3D109
D209Load3D209
D310Load3D310
D407Load3D407
Dock Appointment Scheduling