Automated Railroad Management System
Full-featured inventory and revenue platform for railroads
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Automated Rail Management System
The ultimate rail operating system.
Find out what the fuss is about. ARMS is a full-featured inventory and revenue platform for railroads, handling every type of operation and enabling railroads to transform their operations. Lightning fast with simple UX, there's very little "work" to do in the system. For larger railroads, the inventory and revenue systems can be deployed independently.
For non-railroads with complex rail operations, we offer the Automated Yard Management System, which brings the smooth, efficient UX we brought to railroads to industrial rail operations, but with a feature set that is optimized for non railroads. AYMS has been successfully deployed in logistics parks, paper mills, tank farms, chemical plants, storage yards, and refineries. AYMS integrates seamlessly with shipper systems, such as Bourque Logistics and SAP.
ARMS and AYMS leverage pay as you go pricing models, meaning our ups and downs are the same as yours.
INFINITE AUTOMATION
IF THIS, THEN THAT
ARMS & AYMS are event based, allowing end users to build customized workflows that automate many tasks. These rule networks, with myriad filters and actions, can reduce the most complicated manual tasks to triggers, filters, and actions.
Our simple UI allows anyone who has permissions in the system to modify these IFTT networks. For those that are too busy, our white glove implementation service keeps these automation workflows clean and accurate.
the solution
Track inventory changes automatically
ARMS keeps track of all inventory changes—whether they're caused by electronic data interchange, AEI read events, or manual updates—and presents the user with a single source of truth for a railroad's inventory.
Harnessing that inventory data, users can bill customers, generate switchlists, and interchange cars with ease.
integrations
Modular and extensible
ARMS is the only inventory management system built with modularity and extensibility in mind. The platform easily integrates with third-party solutions for car hire, maintenance, and yard optimization—including Cedar's own OptiSwitch classification platform.
the power of automation
The first Inventory Management System to leverage AI
ARMS is the first inventory management system to leverage AI to present users with suggestions for handling inbound traffic and customer billing.
Users can create recipes to automate workflows, and the system uses machine learning and fuzzy matching to reduce maintenance and managerial overhead.
Benefits
A single source of truth
Serves as a single source of truth as users move, load, unload, and manipulate cars.
Electronic data interchange
Provides electronic data interchange (EDI) functionality for communicating with connecting railroads.
AI-powered workflows
Automates the handling of inbound traffic and billing of a railroad's customers through the use of AI-powered workflows.
Integrations
Extends beyond inventory management to integrate with other Cedar systems, including our OptiSwitch yard classification system.
Users can manage inventory manually through ARMS’ online portal, or via mobile devices in the field. ARMS can also automate the handling of inbound traffic and customer billing through artificial-intelligence-powered workflows and recipes.
Major features
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Inventory management
Easily manage inventory and yard operations with customized views and reports.
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Automation workflows
Innovative and flexible automation workflows significantly simplify data entry and create precisely tailored notifications.
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Industry Reference Files
Full support for Industry Reference Files including UMLER, HazMat, and Centralized Station Master.
04
Innovative Revenue Agreements
Innovative Revenue Agreements for managing switching, demurrage, storage.
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Integrated Customer Web Portal
Integrated Customer Web Portal lets customers easily order in, release cars, and print or extract inventory.
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TRAIN II reporting
Full TRAIN II reporting facilitates very high TRAIN II scorecard results.
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Car Hire
Open data structure of ARMS supports range of car hire payables options, including Greenbrier Mgt. Services, direct Railinc CHDX, SDS ROCS, or others.
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AEI automation
AEI – Full support for AEI automation including interchanges, train or yard track events. T94 message type currently supported, EDI 160 messages coming January 2021.
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EDI
EDI, without hidden fees, messages supported include 418 Consists, 404 Bills of Lading, 417 Waybills, and 419/420 blocking queries.
Schedule a demo
If you are a railroad operator looking for new technology options, we want to talk to you. Please reach out today to get a demo and see how we can help.
