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Configurable yard strategy rules
Configure yard rules for allocation, segregation, dwell, service priority, equipment type or operational strategy.
7 products evaluated2 supported4 partial / conditional1 not yet verified0 not supportedAvg evidence confidence 98%
Product support comparison
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| Product | Status | Confidence | Implementation | Evidence | Limitations / notes | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RT RBS TOPS Expert Realtime Business Solutions | Supported | 99% | Not recorded | 1 source | TOPX Expert explicitly uses reverse engineering to manage yard strategy and includes Expert Yard Management within the operational system. | Sep 19, 2026 |
TS Total Soft Bank CATOS Total Soft Bank | Supported | 99% | Not recorded | 1 source | CATOS container-position optimization supports grouping, boundary, pile-quality, scattering and inter-terminal movement controls, providing configurable yard strategy logic. | Sep 19, 2026 |
NN Navis N4 TOS Kaleris | Partially Supported | 99% | Not recorded | 1 source | Expert Decking uses terminal business rules and Yard Intelligence adds strategy-oriented optimization; these capabilities are advanced/optional modules rather than assumed base-N4 entitlement. | Sep 19, 2026 |
TM Tideworks Mainsail Tideworks Technology | Partially Supported | 98% | Not recorded | 1 source | Spinnaker provides yard planning tools and supports terminal-specific decking strategies; advanced graphical yard-strategy planning is a companion-product capability. | Sep 19, 2026 |
CO CyberLogitec OPUS Terminal CyberLogitec | Partially Supported | 97% | Not recorded | 1 source | Automated yard planning uses historical analysis and configurable customer patterns; the reviewed public material does not enumerate the full yard-strategy rule model. | Sep 19, 2026 |
NM Navis Mixed Cargo TOS Kaleris | Partially Supported | 97% | Not recorded | 1 source | General Cargo TOS documents yard and berth resource allocation plus cargo-specific handling workflows, but a universal automated yard-strategy/rules engine is not separately established. | Sep 19, 2026 |
CT CARGOES TOS+ (Zodiac) DP World | Not Yet Verified | 0% | Not recorded | 0 sources | No limitation recorded. | Not recorded |
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