Building a Scalable Yard Management System for a Leading FMCG Enterprise: A Case Study

About The Client

With over 500 warehouses and a constant influx of trailers, a leading FMCG enterprise faced growing challenges in managing its yard operations efficiently. The reliance on manual check-ins and paper logs made it difficult to maintain real-time visibility, often leading to delays, confusion among personnel, and frequent disruptions across their global supply chain. To solve this, APPWRK crafted a next-generation Yard Management System (YMS), which allows seamless automation of facility access and yard management, setting the stage for operations to run like clockwork.

Built by APPWRK’s expert web development team, this yard logistics solution transforms outdated paper logs into intelligent digital records, allowing a properly orchestrated supply chain ecosystem. It enables drivers to enjoy a quick, effortless, and user-friendly check-in experience and yard personnel to gain seamless movement verification and facilitate traffic flow, ensuring smoother, more efficient workflows.

Industry

FMCG
Services

Web Designing, Development and On-site Deployment
Business Type

Supply Chain & Logistics
The Team

Project Manager and Web Developers
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Project Overview: Streamlining Manual Yard Management of the World’s Largest Supply Chain

Being one of the largest supply chains with over 500 warehouses, manually managing the high influx of drivers was an uphill battle.

It came with many roadblocks, ranging from missed movements and inaccurate tracking to incomplete operational oversight. Additionally, the substantial labor required to guide drivers to their designated slots across vast areas added to the complexity and inefficiency of yard operations.

Yard Management System Interface

With the constant loading and unloading of goods, the lack of visibility into which trailers were associated with which shipments further complicated operations. The FMCG urgently needed a smarter solution to track trailers entering the facility and accurately log all relevant carrier information. This could provide the much-needed control to manage the chaos, ensuring smooth coordination of goods and trailers across their expansive network.

Technologies Used

React JS
Nest JS
Microsoft SQL Server

Challenges Faced During the Development of the Yard Management System

1. Serving Diverse Yard Personnel

The FMCG’s large facilities required timely updates and coordination between different yard personnel. Owing to this, our team had to ensure seamless integration between the different interfaces for drivers, validators, carriers, and spotters

2. Sustaining Top-tier Performance Standards

Keeping in mind the extensiveness of the facilities, we had to make sure the system could scale a substantial number of drivers, validators and spotters simultaneously while preserving optimal performance.

3. Maintaining Peak Operation Execution

To achieve instantaneous operation executions, we strived to maintain a less than 1-second response time, including rendering text and images.

4. Global Adaptability and Multilingual Support

As the system was designed for a multinational FMCG, APPWRK’s web development team ensured that the application was compatible across regions while incorporating multilingual support.

What We Delivered: A Scalable, High-Performance Yard Management System

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To support seamless communication among diverse yard personnel, we designed and integrated role-specific interfaces for drivers, validators, carriers, and spotters—ensuring each group had intuitive, real-time access to the tools and information they needed to coordinate effectively.
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To sustain high performance at scale, we engineered the application architecture to handle a large volume of concurrent users across expansive facilities, optimizing system processes to maintain stability and responsiveness even during peak operational hours.
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To achieve near-instantaneous execution of critical yard operations, we implemented advanced caching strategies and performance tuning, maintaining response times under one second—including for media-heavy components like real-time images and dynamic text rendering.
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To ensure global adaptability, we developed the application with built-in multilingual support and region-specific configurations, allowing the system to function flawlessly across international facilities without compromising usability or performance.

The Outcome

Increased operational visibility with real-time tracking of trailer movements and automated logging of carrier data, empowering yard managers to make informed decisions and proactively resolve logistical bottlenecks.
Improved performance and scalability across 500+ warehouse sites through a high-performance web architecture capable of handling large user volumes without compromising speed or reliability.
Enhanced global usability with multilingual support and region-specific settings, ensuring consistent functionality and user experience across international locations.
Reduced dependency on manual labor and support staff by providing clear slot assignments and directional workflows for drivers, decreasing on-site confusion and improving overall yard throughput.

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