Pinc's Advanced Yard Management System Selected For Implementation At Daimler Trucks North America

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Alameda, CA - DTNA deployed PINC's advanced yard management platform to speed production, improve inventory visibility, and reduce costs. Using GPS and passive RFID technologies integrated with an award winning yard management system, PINC provides real-time logistics controls for just-in-time delivery of parts and supplies. By automating trailer and shipment movements within the Saltillo facility, DTNA is able to improve production by eliminating inefficient inventory warehousing and movement.

• Parts management economies increase plant capacity
• Technology supports/reinforces DTNA's focus on quality

At yard gates, PINC streamlines and speeds trailer activities, thus eliminating congestion. Within the facility yard, managers have full visibility and control of all inbound and outbound shipments, as well as the ability to make real-time decisions on load movements. This real-time control enables just-in-time parts delivery for assembly line manufacturing.

"An effective and efficient supply chain is a must in a highly competitive and complex environment like the vehicle manufacturing industry," ...
... said Dr. Aleks Gollu, CTO and founder of PINC Solutions. "Visibility to timely shipment processing remains a key challenge. We are proud that Daimler Trucks North America has chosen our solution to tackle this challenge."

About PINC Solutions
PINC Solutions is North America's leading supplier of supply chain visibility and advanced yard management solutions with Fortune-500 customers in the manufacturing, retail, logistics, and transportation sectors. PINC has pioneered the development of cost-effective real-time tracking using passive RFID technology that minimizes capital investment required in the infrastructure. PINC's award-winning products are designed with a scalable architecture for businesses of any size, and are expandable with modular components as customers' needs grow. Available as turnkey solutions and delivered through a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model, these systems prove their value through immediate efficiency improvements in customers' daily operations, typically generating positive ROIs in less than a year. To learn more about PINC Solutions, please visit http://www.pincsolutions.com.

About Daimler Trucks North America
Daimler Trucks North America LLC, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, is the leading heavy-duty truck manufacturer in North America. Daimler Trucks North America produces and markets commercial vehicles under the Freightliner, Western Star and Thomas Built Buses nameplates. Daimler Trucks North America is a Daimler company, the world's leading commercial vehicle manufacturer.

Media Contact

Rafael Granato - Sr. Marketing Manager - PINC Solutions
+1-510-474-7500, press ( @ ) pincsolutions dot com