A manufacturing company has no buffer for late-arriving raw materials. The dock is the gateway to your production process — and it needs to function as one.
Request demo →In manufacturing, the dock operation is directly linked to production continuity. Raw materials arriving late stop lines. Raw materials arriving too early occupy dock space needed for other deliveries. Just-in-time demands precision.
These problems cost time, money and employees every single day.
One delayed delivery can shut down an entire production line. The cost of one hour of downtime often exceeds weeks of dock planning costs.
Early-arriving goods occupy the dock. The next delivery can't unload. On the production floor, space and overview are lacking.
Which supplier is consistently early, late or erratic? Without data, course-correcting and contractual discussions are impossible.
Planners spend hours coordinating arrivals by phone and email. That's time they can't spend on the operation.
Early-arriving raw materials occupy both dock space and production storage. Forklifts make extra trips. Employees wait for materials that are already there — but in the wrong location. Every unnecessary movement is Lean waste that raises cost per unit.
From manual and reactive to automated and predictable.
Built for the operational reality of Manufacturing.
Plan deliveries to the minute per dock position. Suppliers know exactly when they're expected — and the system monitors compliance.
Supplier receives an automatic reminder 24 hours and 2 hours before arrival. Planner receives an alert for any threatening delay.
Exact arrival times per supplier, per item, per period. Use the data in supplier meetings and contract renewals.
Fixed suppliers automatically get their weekly or daily slot. Less administration, more certainty for both parties.
Time slot planning synchronises supply with the production cycle. Internal logistics prepares the right location for the next delivery. No temporary storage, no extra forklift trips, direct flow from dock to line.
What Manufacturing operations achieve with SlotIQ.
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