Manual yard processes create costly blind spots, but modern tools are helping companies bridge the gap and bring order to the chaos.
By LM Staff ·
September 11, 2025
The warehouse yard remains one of the most overlooked and under-optimized links in the supply chain. Even though it sits between automation-heavy DCs and tech-centric transportation networks, the yard remains one of the last bastions of manual work, time-intensive check-ins and limited operational visibility.
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