WEBINAR
Yard Operations:
The Silent Risk Degrading Supply Chain Performance

APRIL 2nd 2026 at 1 pm ET | 60 Mins

Yard operations have quietly become one of the most significant execution risks in modern supply chains. In this webinar, industry expert Bart De Muynck moderates a discussion on emerging market signals revealing how inconsistent execution at the yard level is driving cost variability, service degradation, safety exposure, and sustainability gaps across enterprise networks. Learn why traditional yard models no longer scale, and how leading organizations are moving toward an enterprise Yard Operating System to govern execution across facilities.

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MEET THE SPEAKERS

Bart De Muynck - YMX Logistics
Bart De Muynck
Industry Analyst &
former VP of Research at Gartner
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Philippe Lambotte
former SVP, Logistics at Kraft Foods, Mattel, and Merck
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Tim Scott
former CSCO at
Grocery Outlet
Matt Yearling - YMX Logistics
Matt Yearling
CEO at
YMX Logistics

For years, manufacturers, retailers, and logistics companies have outsourced yard operations—spotting, shuttling, and gate management—accepting that inconsistent performance and added costs were just part of the tradeoff. But over time, those compromises have turned into systemic problems: underutilized equipment, recurring safety incidents, and a lack of accountability that slows down the entire supply chain.

When issues arise, too many providers deflect responsibility or simply add more labor and equipment—driving up costs without solving the root problems.

Across the industry, supply chain leaders are voicing the same frustrations with current yard service models:

  • Labor shortages and high turnover that disrupt daily operations

  • Vendors who fail to take accountability or deliver consistent results

  • Escalating costs paired with diminishing service quality

  • Safety concerns that linger unresolved

  • Limited visibility into daily yard activity and performance

  • Inconsistent processes across facilities, with no enterprise-wide standard

These challenges aren’t just operational headaches—they ripple upstream and downstream, affecting production throughput, OTIF performance, and customer trust.

In search of better control and transparency, many leaders have turned to yard management systems (YMS). While the intent is right, the results are often underwhelming when technology is deployed in isolation.

Even the best software cannot overcome broken processes or poorly managed equipment. And most systems stop at the site level—leaving organizations without the enterprise-wide visibility they need to manage performance across a network of plants and distribution centers.

Critical inefficiencies remain hidden in plain sight, dragging on cost, productivity, and resilience. In today’s environment—defined by tight margins, constant disruption, rising service expectations, and ambitious sustainability goals—settling for the status quo is no longer an option.

Executives are realizing the yard is not just a back-of-house function. It’s a strategic extension of transportation, warehouse, and manufacturing functions—and one of the biggest untapped levers for performance improvement in the supply chain.
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Key takeaways:

  • Why should supply chain executives prioritize yard operations across their distribution networks.
  • Why legacy approaches and standalone yard technologies are no longer sufficient to manage yard and network operations effectively.
  • What alternatives are available today, and why are they more effective than the status quo and legacy models.

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