ATI.SU: Time Windows

2024: Mobile Release

ATI.SU Freight Exchange has released a mobile version of the warehouse interaction automation service. The company announced this on September 24, 2024.

The mobile version of the "Time Windows" service from ATI.SU opens the opportunity for managers and warehouse employees to monitor bookings from any convenient location. The full use of all the advantages of the service in the field without being tied to an office computer provides additional optimization of processes along the entire supply chain. Pre-Analysis Planning.

Previously, in the Temporary Windows service, you could work on the ATI.SU website using a PC or laptop, as well as in the ATI Driver GPS monitoring application. Now the service interface is adapted for mobile devices: phones and tablets. The service has become comfortable to use through the browser of any mobile device. You can access the service from the main application ATI.SU - "ATI cargo and transport," released for iOS and Android.

The interface of the mobile application is designed in a simple and convenient style, familiar to users of the desktop version. Additional convenience when working with the touch screen of a mobile device is provided by a movable side panel (sidebar), which can be hidden, as well as a more compact design of filters.

The Temporary Windows service allows you to prepare documentation in advance, optimize the load on warehouse space, book time slots for the arrival of vehicles at the warehouse and monitor download peaks, as well as exchange data with counterparties without calls, instant messengers and e-mail. Using the mobile version of the service on smartphones and tablets makes it possible to do without the use of office PCs and thereby makes a positive contribution to optimizing the business processes of the enterprise.

The adaptation of the service for use on mobile devices was carried out by our specialists as part of the strategy for the further development of the ATI.SU ecosystem and taking into account feedback from users. The mobile version is designed to facilitate the work of employees of large companies with complex and non-linear logistics, who have to monitor changes in booking status directly in warehouses and places of unloading and loading, "said Svyatoslav Wilde, founder and director of the ATI.SU Freight Exchange.

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Integration with ATI.SU Orders

The ATI.SU Freight Exchange has integrated the service for organizing the work of the Temporary Windows warehouse with the ATI.SU Orders service, designed for handling cargo transportation. Thus, the stage of interaction between the cargo owner and the carrier with warehouses has become a full-fledged addition to the integrated cargo transportation automation system ATI.SU. The company announced this on November 2, 2023.

The organization of interaction of participants automobile cargo transportation with warehouses and cargo storage sites is of great importance for optimizing logistic the process. For example, if a warehouse has more trucks than it can accept at a time, taking into account the number of loading compartments and its technical equipment, there are downtime that transport threaten the cargo owner with certain costs.

To help in the competent organization of queues at the warehouse, ATI.SU Exchange developed and launched the Temporary Windows service in March 2023. It allows carriers to independently book time slots for a trip to the warehouse and at the time of timely arrival get a place to load, and warehouse owners - track the real picture of movement, transport assess the workload of the object and monitor the effectiveness of its work. Cargo owners, in turn, thanks to the service, receive more transparent processes and can track the status of machines associated with the warehouse.

The process of interaction of cargo transportation participants with the warehouse has become one of the functional elements of the ATI.SU. ecosystem. Thus, by adding cargo to the Exchange, the cargo owner can associate this cargo with the corresponding warehouse, choosing the warehouse as a unloading or loading point. In turn, the carrier who has begun to fulfill the order can reserve time directly from the order card to receive or unload goods in the warehouse.

At the same time, this chain includes electronic document management system ATI-docks"," created specifically for participants in the freight market and included in the ATI.SU. ATI-Docks ecosystem of services, allows you to automatically load the necessary documents for carriers and cargo owners signed into the order card. electronic signature.

The inclusion of the warehouse interaction automation service in the logistics process is necessary, first of all, for large cargo owners who simultaneously operate a large volume of cargo and strive to optimize their activities as much as possible, reducing the idle time of transport. In general, all participants in the process benefit from this, spending less time on order execution, control and transfer of the necessary documentation.

{{quote "We position" ATI.SU Orders "as the system of execution of the full cycle of cargo transportation within the framework of ATI.SU - from the placement of cargo by the shipper and the execution of a transaction by the carrier up to tracking the movement of the driver, exchange of documents and analysis after the completion of transportation. Now this system also includes a warehouse from which the contractor takes the cargo. Thanks to such integration, a new stage of cargo transportation was added to a single chain of transportation automation, - said Svyatoslav Wilde, founder and director of the ATI.SU Freight Exchange. }}

Time Windows Service API View

On July 27, 2023, the ATI.SU Freight Exchange introduced the Time Windows service API for working with warehouses.

The API allows ATI.SU Exchange customers to integrate the Time Windows service into their software products and thereby automate processes related to the interaction of cargo owners and carriers with warehouses.

The service "Exchanges ATI.SU" - "Time Windows" - is designed to reserve time slots for loading and unloading vehicles in warehouses. It was launched in December 2022 and quickly began to gain popularity among logistics organizations. In this regard, representatives of large Russian companies operating large areas of storage facilities turned to ATI.SU with a request to provide a tool for integrating "Time Windows" with the warehouse accounting programs they use.

The API allows you to use the basic functionality of "Time Windows," create, confirm and cancel carrier reservations, analyze warehouse occupancy, and view all the necessary booking information, without having to switch between ATI.SU and warehouse client software.

{{quote "The departure of Western software suppliers has intensified the demand for import-substituting services from logistics companies. "Time windows" has become one of these services. Therefore, six months after its launch, we developed the Time Windows API. For the Exchange, this service is also a priority, because thanks to it, another element of the supply chain - warehouses - is integrated into the ATI.SU ecosystem of services, "explained Svyatoslav Wilde, founder and director of the ATI.SU Freight Exchange. }}

Launch of the "Time Windows" service to automate the interaction of cargo owners and carriers with warehouses

March 9, 2023 ATI.SU Road Freight Exchange"" announced the launch of the "Temporary window" service, designed to automate interaction cargo owners and carriers with warehouses, as well as solve the problem of a live queue. transport The service is part of ecosystems ATI.SU and expands the ability of users to optimize all chain links logistic - from planning to. analysts

Cargo transportation, as a rule, involves several parties - cargo owners, freight forwarders and carriers. Senders and receivers cargoes can have their own storage capacity and storage areas. To quickly load and unload, cars eliminate their downtime, competent queuing is required. This difficult task is relevant both for the market as a whole and for users of the ATI.SU Exchange.

The "Time Windows" service allows you to correctly manage the load on warehouse space, book time slots for the arrival of vehicles at the warehouse, and get rid of fines for downtime.

"Time windows" also make it possible to control download peaks, prepare documentation in advance, exchange data with counterparties without calls, instant messengers and e-mail. Carriers can sign up for loading and unloading using a schedule, booking time in the warehouse using a special invitation link from the manager. And the integration of the service with the "Orders" transportation processing system, which is part of the ATI.SU ecosystem, allows you to specify the arrival time in advance.

The service is suitable for enterprises with their own storage facilities, warehouses and storage areas. To start using it, just register for ATI.SU. The "Time Windows" interface is easy to set up and easy to use.

Access to the service is also possible through the ATI Cargo and Transport mobile application and the ATI Driver GPS monitoring service. In the second case, the driver can track the booking dates through the application and change them in agreement with the warehouse. The time of its arrival in the warehouse is recorded automatically. This avoids disputes between participants in the process.

Integration of "Time windows" with the data section "Directories" makes it possible to open access to the counterparty to booking slots. Access can be granted and revoked at any time.

In the service settings, the warehouse owner records the basic attributes - warehouse name, address, work schedule, list of loading and unloading sites, possible purchase requisition statuses. The schedule is presented in the form of a calendar and lists by status, which the warehouse owner can change independently for maximum compliance with the process.

It is convenient to track site occupancy during the day through the "Occupancy" option of the same name, and warehouse performance analysis through the "Statistics" functionality. It is a convenient means of optimizing bottlenecks in processes, reducing costs and increasing capacity. For example, the warehouse manager can track in which statuses each requisition spends the most time, on which the most resources are spent, and therefore quickly identify and solve the problem.

The service also allows you to track the history of booking slots to resolve controversial situations. All data - the date and time of arrival of the carrier, unloading or loading of the machine, documentation, participants, status changes, comments, etc., are available to users at any time in the format of a single window.

The ATI.SU team plans to add the ability to automatically create reservations. When forming an order for ATI.SU, time and space in the warehouse will be immediately reserved for it, and managers will be able to automatically receive all the necessary information about the cargo, its owner and carrier. Such a function will be convenient for working with permanent partners, will remove unnecessary stages of communication between participants and will strengthen the connection of ATI.SU ecosystem services.

After the departure of Western software vendors, transport and logistics companies are forced to look for other solutions and change their software suppliers. In these conditions, it is important to offer them as many convenient and familiar products as possible. "Time windows" is another useful tool for all market participants in the ecosystem of digital services. It has already been tested and positively evaluated by customers. The service solves the problem of live queues and fines due to downtime for both warehouse owners and cargo carriers. Using "Time Windows," the former will be able to correctly plan work taking into account load peaks, and the latter will no longer worry about delays due to the long wait for loading or unloading, commented Svyatoslav Wilde, founder and director of the ATI.SU Freight Exchange.