LOADING BAY OCCUPANCY & ALLOCATION

Loading bays are managed by whoever's on the yard, so occupancy, expected arrivals and service times aren't seen together and bottlenecks form. Priority shipments wait behind routine ones.

Actors

  • Logistics Coordinator
  • Gate / Security Officer
  • Control Room Operator

Systems / Vendors

  • Loading-bay / yard system
  • Delivery booking (Fulcrum)
  • ANPR

Business Question

"Which bays are free, what's arriving, and why is a priority shipment stuck behind a routine one?"

What SPoG Does

  • Tracks all loading bays in real time: occupancy, expected arrivals and service times.
  • Surfaces bottlenecks and routes priority shipments.
  • Keeps the yard flowing.

Outcome Metrics

−30%

Bay congestion

1

Live bay picture

6–10 wks

To first outcomes