Kaleris Yard and Transload Management vs Manhattan Active Yard Management

Kaleris Yard and Transload Management (YTM) is a cloud-based application for visibility into rail yard processes, automating work, and coordinating people and resources. It is intended for liquid and dry bulk shippers and receivers managing operations and inventory at production plants, terminals, and transload facilities. Core workflows include rail rack scheduling, validations, outage and volume correction calculations, and a graphical yard view.

YTM integrates with ERP systems, AEI readers, scales, and rail carriers to handle orders, shipment records, railcar movements, weights, and load information. It can automate inbound and outbound movements, create load and unload actions, and bill railcars. Liquid bulk functions include configurable inspections, seal and defect tracking, and loading calculations using outage and volume correction factors. YTM Mobile runs on iOS and Android tablets, supports online and offline yard operations, and syncs collected data with the desktop application. Mobile tasks include inventory management, switch requests, railcar scanning, photo inspections, seal-data capture, and VCF calculations. Kaleris says its SOC reports cover customer data availability, confidentiality, and security, and that it supports customers on GDPR compliance. Pricing is available on request.

Manhattan Active Yard Management coordinates yard, dock, warehouse, and transportation execution for warehouse and distribution-center operations. Its graphical view brings together dock doors, yard positions, trailer locations, expected arrivals, and trailer contents. The system prioritizes trailers for dock doors using putaway travel, warehouse shortages, and cross-dock or flow-through demand. Door and trailer assignments synchronize with receiving, putaway, staging, and loading. Pre-receipt allocation supports inbound cross-dock and flow-through processing, with configurable workflows for live and drop loads. The product is designed to reduce dwell time and work with Manhattan Warehouse Management and Transportation Management. It runs on the cloud-native, API-first ActivePlatform, which supports REST APIs, synchronous HTTP, and asynchronous messaging. Manhattan says Active solutions receive feature updates every 90 days and are hosted on Google Cloud as a multi-tenant subscription service. Its stated security program includes continuous monitoring and response, encryption, incident response, and third-party penetration testing. Pricing is on request; the listed plan has no public price, with differing terms for Warehouse Management and Transportation Management users.