Taking complete control
June 1st 2011 Easilift releases Advanced Control Centre in a bid to improve loading bay
management
Easilift Loading Systems has launched the Advanced Control
Centre, which is designed to be an intuitive management
system that helps distribution centres and warehouses to
efficiently and pro-actively take care of loading bays and vehicle
traffic.
The system comprises four web-based modules – Service;
Dock Management; Facility Management; and Statistics &
Reporting – providing an
overview of loading bay
activity.
Benefits of the system
include faster maintenance,
more effective servicing,
reduced waiting times, and
improved safety, security and energy savings.
"The modern technology of the Advanced Control
Centre integrates a whole host of useful functions into a
complete operational solution," explains Rob Fay, managing
director of Easilift. "With unprecedented control over loading
bay processes, warehouse co-ordinators can optimise efficiency
for maximum uptime."
The Service module supports everyday operation with 24/7
monitoring of maintenance requirements. An Easilift specialist is
automatically notified upon any equipment breakdown, so that
problems can be immediately analysed and solved – sometimes
before the problem is detected on-site.Where possible, this is
achieved remotely, significantly reducing disruption as well as
avoiding service engineer call-out charges.
By delivering an ongoing audit of loading bay activity, the
Advanced Control Centre can also measure usage to ensure that
periodic maintenance is appropriate to the specific bay.
Automatic planning arranges routine maintenance at the correct
service intervals to extend product lifetime.
Dock Management offers real-time information on the status
of all loading and unloading dock stations to enable the swift and
appropriate allocation of vehicles.With remote reservations
ahead of arrival and automatic re-allocation upon vehicle
departure, bottlenecks are minimised and dock usage
maintained.
Facility Management
complements these capabilities
with an at a glance inventory of
essential station data.With
expensive utilities energy lost
every time a door is opened
unnecessarily, or internal
lighting systems left on,
warehouse co-ordinators can
restrict usage only to active
bays. And with security paramount, the system can augment or
replace existing walk-around surveillance.
The final module, Statistics & Reporting, gives the customer
up-to-date information on everything from loading bay station
usage rates to average loading and unloading times. As well as
substantiated analysis to optimise the flow of traffic and goods, it
delivers an overview of operational costs.
"Effective business management means knowing what is
happening in the workplace, in order to reduce wastage and
focus on the essentials.With our Advanced Control Centre,
distribution centres and warehouses now have an authoritative
tool to co-ordinate all loading
bay activity," says Fay. More articles from Easilift Loading Systems Ltd: | 
