Design and Implementation of Workflow Based Yard Management System

In this paper, we address workflow management system for automatically operating yard management system which can fill up a gap between transportation and warehouse management system in supply chain management. But, it is difficult to find an optimal solution for yard operation problems because of its dynamic complexities. Instead, we propose workflow management system which describes the automation of yard’s operations, tasks and transactions. In the beginning, we describe and analyze yard management system and write down workflow pattern via worklist mechanism. Then, a business rule to efficiently and effectively operate dock allocation is proposed. Finally, workflow patterns are implemented by YAWL which is known as one among workflow specification languages. The proposed design and implementation can improve efficiency and visibility of yard management system.