ant TSM (Time Slot Management)

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Software ant TSM is intended for booking carrier time arrival at the warehouse for the purpose of delivery or export. goods

2024: Creation of a system to manage the container railway terminal

ANT Technologies has developed a system for managing a container railway terminal. The company announced this on November 7, 2024.

The solution will help ensure efficient management of terminal processes in the context of a limited container terminal space.

ANT Technologies specialists have done work on setting up and debugging the cloud platform "Management of time intervals of loading and unloading operations in the warehouse - ant Time Slot Management" under the control of the operation of the container railway terminal. ant Time Slot Management controls and manages the handling, loading and stacking of containers at the railway transfer and storage areas for containers.

The development of the ant Time Slot Management system was carried out under the requests of the railway terminal providing loading and unloading and warehouse services.

Within the framework of the project, the ant Time Slot Management cloud system was adapted for the operation of the railway terminal, which made it possible to significantly increase the throughput and speed of cargo processing. The system ensures efficient operation of the terminal, helps to reduce the cost of operations for unloading container trains and dispensing containers. The ant Time Slot Management cloud system provides carriers with access to time slots where they can select and book a convenient time to arrive at the container site.

The use of the cloud platform provides the container terminal with the ability to manage time slots, conduct online control over loading and unloading operations, and use analytical data to assess the effectiveness of operations.

It is not uncommon for railway container terminals to have difficulties in having sufficient space to accept and accommodate unevenly arriving cargo traffic. With the rise of rail container traffic, these restrictions are becoming more painful. It is necessary to involve technologies to solve current problems. The ant Time Slot Management cloud system allows you to form an orderly arrival plan for container ships, provides a minimum processing time for a container ship at the terminal, eliminates queues, increases the level of service of the container terminal and the loyalty of counterparties, "said Alexander Usov, director of ANT Technologies.

2023

Entry into the Register of Russian Software

"Time Slot Management" system is entered into the Register of Russian Software. This was announced on May 10, 2023 by Ant Technologies (ANT Technologies).

The "ant Time Slot Management" system is designed to form and manage time intervals during which loading and unloading operations can be carried out in the warehouse with maximum efficiency and rational use of warehouse resources and capabilities. With this tool, the carrier has the ability to select and book a convenient time window for the delivery or export of goods in real time.

The system reflects the status of movement of vehicles, calculates KPI for warehouse docks and transport counterparties, records the actual time of arrival of freight transport and performance of loading and unloading operations with the possibility of further comparison plan-fact in the block report.

The system is available for use as software a service SaaS (). For those wishing to evaluate the system in operation and the effectiveness of its use, we will configure it for free and provide the system for free test use.

Many years of experience in implementing solutions for automating the work of warehouse enterprises have allowed our company to develop deep competencies in understanding the tasks and requirements of our customers. We offer the market an ant Time Slot Management solution that will provide our customers with the opportunity to improve the efficiency of the warehouse enterprise and provide high quality services, "said Alexander Usov, Head of ANT Technologies.

ant Time Slot Management system output, handling time interval management

On January 26, 2023, ANT Technologies brought to the market the system "Management of time intervals of PRP - ant Time Slot Management," developed by the company's specialists. The solution is an IT product with a wide range of applications. The program can be used in any warehouse where it is necessary to automate interaction with carriers and provide them with the opportunity to organize quick unloading/loading of goods by pre-booking a time window for arrival at the warehouse.

For the customer, the key value when choosing a carrier is often the speed of delivery of orders. Logistic Companies use a variety of tools to plan and control how and when transport funds arrive in the warehouse. But it does not rarely turn out that time is lost while waiting for its turn for loading and unloading (WEP).

The ant Time Slot Management system was created using deep competencies and an understanding of the principles of operation of the warehouse enterprise by ant Technologies specialists. Even at the development stage, customers showed interest in this solution.

The main functionality of ant Time Slot Management is to provide the carrier with the possibility of booking the time of arrival at the warehouse. The customer will have the opportunity to ensure the management of interaction with carriers and transport counterparties on the basis of KPI. The system allows you to book in several warehouses at different intervals, edit the booking interval, upload data, record the arrival/departure time of transport, generate analytical reports, integrate with external systems, etc.

This system expands the portfolio of offered solutions of ANT Technologies, which will allow customers to achieve cost reduction by minimizing the integration stage, reducing the impact of the human factor, increasing the controllability of automation processes.

The ant Time Slot Management system is offered for use under the Software as a Service (SaaS) model. A customer who wants to take advantage of this offer will be able to avoid the period of implementation of the program, eliminate the cost of purchasing licenses, deploying and maintaining infrastructure.

Many years of experience in implementing solutions for automating the work of warehouse enterprises have allowed the company to develop deep competencies in understanding the tasks and requirements of customers. ANT Technologies offers the market an ant Time Slot Management solution, which will provide customers with other opportunities to improve the efficiency of the warehouse enterprise and provide high quality services, commented Alexander Usov, head of ANT Technologies.