Products

ALA

The Automatic Location Assignment or ALA application is a web based graphical tool for the intelligent stacking and planning of a terminal. By arranging and sorting a sequence of rules by criteria such as port of discharge or weight, you can assure that your yard would be optimized out in a logical fashion for loading to a vessel, rail or truck.


Features

Organizational tool considers the entire operation to promote ease of use:

  • Real Time Yard view is used as a guide
  • Window divided by panes for rules, yard and rule summary
  • Built in error checking for rule redundancy and gate stability
  • Easy learning curve
     

Rule Creation Basics

A stacking rule can be created on every attribute of a container.

  • Provisions for RTG stacking included
  • "Locks" and "Buckets" provide distribution of work to multiple yard machines
  • Rule levels from basic to advanced
  • Rules can be applied to the block, row or column level
  • When rules are  created or eliminated, the entire system updates in Real-Time
  • Customize each rule with a Rule Name, Color and Description


Benefits

  • Yard stacking of exports for efficient loading in the Vessel Planner
  • Expedites the gate process by automatically assigning location based on criteria
  • Gives top down view of available space for future and temporary rules