GeoMetrix - A Rail Logistics Guidance System

GeoMetrix is a leading provider of supply chain technology for the rail shipment industry. For companies shipping bulk commodities by rail, who are not satisfied with the level of service from railroad carriers, GeoMetrix is an Internet-based rail supply chain management service that helps balance your supply, demand and rail transportation resources.

Unlike other track-and-trace services, GeoMetrix provides the full suite of tools for optimizing your rail operations. Without question, the global growth of product movement with best practices in logistics management will become the competitive edge for major corporations. The use of powerful software products is a significant advantage in this business.

RAILCAR TRACKING SYSTEM

The tracking of railcars is at the core of GeoMetrix. Your business is driven by railcar movements. You want a robust and reliable railcar tracking system and GeoMetrix delivers.

RAILCAR TRIP MONITORING

Every railcar trip is monitored by GeoMetrix for execution of the trip plan from start to completion. The trip is measured against the plan and exceptions are reported immediately to the user. Whether loaded or empty, your railcars are monitored for delivery to the right destination along the correct route within the trip profile timeline.

ROUTE SELECTION AND PERFORMANCE

Route selection and performance are readily managed with the GeoMetrix tools. It builds your route patterns for you, using your fleet movements. You can see the route measurements, all calculated automatically by the GeoMetrix data engine. The routes are ranked by origins, destinations, transit times, delivery costs and preferred carriers. See how route lanes perform against your benchmarks.

REPORTING

Supply chain visibility is key to making your railcar fleets perform. GeoMetrix excels at reporting functions. You have a suite of report functions available including sorting, selection, appearance and output. For first-time users, the interactive screen lists give you quick-view reports. For power users, the GeoMetrix Report Wizard has all the functionality you could want.

RAILCAR MANAGEMENT

Railcars are the key element in your railcar supply chain. They have to be tracked, maintained, leased or owned and serviced. GeoMetrix looks after all the details. Whether large or small, your fleet is organized by sub-fleets, pools, divisions and more. Your railcar’s mechanical properties are available on-screen along with lease, service and maintenance information. Railcar data is accessible from anywhere in the application.

PLANT AND TERMINAL YARDS

Your trips start and end at the plant/terminal yards. Your railcars spend a lot of time there. So having good supply-chain management should cover these bases as well. Get visibility at the plant site. See where your empties and pre-loads are situated. Control the paperwork for initiating a shipment. Optimize railcars at your plants to improve flow-through to the customers.

RAIL SHIPMENT TRACKING

Delivery of cargo is the end-game in the business so you want to know your deliveries. The shipment module tracks the products from start to end of trip and administers your documentation along the way.

DISTRIBUTION

Distribution is the operations management of the fleet, cargo, inventory and deliveries. This is resource management of your rail supply chain.

GeoMetrix will optimize fleet movements to reduce freight costs and at-plant inventory levels. Using a proprietary algorithm it will match plant production and customer delivery forecasts to the fleet and routing, then select the least-cost alternatives.

SUPPORT

Our service staff is part of your team. We set customer support to a very high standard within GeoMetrix services. Your success is a direct reflection on our support team. This has been a cornerstone of ours for over 20 years working in the industry.