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- SCM with Container Tracking
- Who it's for
- Container freight teams
Container freight teams
A freight team coordinating ocean containers can keep vessel booking details beside the road movement that carries each container. The Dispatcher sees the load promise and container ETA together, while the Transport Supervisor has a clear place to review submitted booking revisions.
How SCM with Container Tracking is set up for you
Booking handoff
Link a container number, vessel, ETA and free days to its load before dispatch.
Road movement
Keep stops, driver and vehicle assignment, pickup and delivery with the same load.
Exception review
Open failed receipts and submitted bookings from the operating queue.
A freight team coordinating ocean containers can keep vessel booking details beside the road movement that carries each container. The Dispatcher sees the load promise and container ETA together, while the Transport Supervisor has a clear place to review submitted booking revisions.
Begin with one organization, a carrier and a small group of active loads. Rehearse a vessel ETA change, a booking rejection and a confirmed pickup. Check that the promise on the load stays visible when the vessel estimate changes. Then record delivery and inspect the receipt.
Agree where vessel updates originate, what counts as confirmed pickup and delivery, and who maintains the transport partner record. Keep ETA changes separate from physical events. Use the linked operation receipt when an action fails, and preserve the review reason when a booking is rejected. The first operating cycle should show a complete route from draft load to delivery or an explicit exception.
Use [implementation](/scm-with-container-tracking/implementation) to prepare the pilot and [roles](/scm-with-container-tracking/roles) to rehearse each handoff.
At the shift handoff, open the Load Register beside the Container Booking Register. Check the same parent load before treating a changed vessel estimate as a reason to alter a delivery commitment. Keep the supervisor's booking decision and action receipt available to the next dispatcher.
Features to start with
Container bookings
Keep vessel, container and free-time details attached to the load they serve.
Loads and dispatch
Plan each freight load, preserve its promised delivery date and follow dispatch through delivery.
Routes and assignments
Coordinate stops, driver and vehicle assignments around the load schedule.
Roles on the team
- Dispatcher
- Prepare assigned operational records and execute eligible reviewed actions.
- Transport Supervisor
- Review eligible revisions independently and reconcile operational evidence.
- App Administrator
- Maintain organization configuration and membership.
- Auditor
- Read authorized evidence and reports.
Set up SCM with Container Tracking your way.
Start free, then use Proto to change fields, steps and approvals before your team goes live.