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cloud or on-prem.</li> <li>Explainable alerts and audit trail for disputes.</li> </ul> <div class="cta-row"><a class='btn' href='/integrations'>See integrations</a><a class='btn' href='/rules'>Rules engine</a></div> </div> </section> <section class="two" id="actions" style="margin-top:14px"> <div class="card"> <div class="chip good"><span class="dot"></span>Closed-loop ops</div> <h2>Actions & automations</h2> <ul> <li>Reprioritize moves based on SLA/dwell and door availability.</li> <li>Geofence alerts for mis-parked trailers; assisted re-park tasks.</li> <li>Reroute yard trucks around live choke points.</li> <li>Door/door-set pairing to stabilize latency.</li> </ul> <div class="cta-row"><a class='btn' href='/alerts'>View alerts demo</a><a class='btn primary' href='/roi'>Run ROI calculator</a></div> </div> <div class="card"><h3>Explainability example</h3><p class="lede">Turn delay risk at Gate 2. <b>Why:</b> inbound stack > threshold, door set D unavailable, queue aging. <b>Action:</b> reprioritize move list + reassign to set C.</p><div class="trend">Saliency bars (placeholder)</div></div> </section> <section class="two" id="impact" style="margin-top:14px"> <div class="card"> <div class="chip good"><span class="dot"></span>Modeled impact</div> <h2>Business impact</h2> <ul> <li>Fewer missed appointments and detention penalties.</li> <li>Faster turns and better yard-truck utilization.</li> <li>Less search time with higher trailer-find accuracy.</li> </ul> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="statgrid"><div class="stat"><div class="k">-31%</div><div class="t">Missed appts</div></div><div class="stat"><div class="k">+9%</div><div class="t">Yard-truck util</div></div><div class="stat"><div class="k">-22%</div><div class="t">Choke dwell</div></div></div> <div class="cta-row"><a class='btn' href='/dashboard'>Open dashboard</a><a class='btn primary' href='/pilot'>Start a 4-week pilot</a></div> </div> </section> <section id="sim" class="card" style="margin-top:14px"> <h2>Live simulation (illustrative)</h2> <div style="display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:12px"> <div class="statgrid"><div class="stat"><div class="k">7.8m</div><div class="t">Avg gate dwell</div></div><div class="stat"><div class="k">112</div><div class="t">Trailers moved</div></div><div class="stat"><div class="k">5</div><div class="t">Active alerts</div></div></div> <div class="trend">Dwell trend (placeholder)</div> </div> </section> <div class="cta-row" style="margin-top:14px"><a class="btn" href="/use-cases/">← Back to library</a><a class='btn primary' href='/pilot'>Request Pilot</a></div> </main> <footer class="wrap"><div class="footgrid"><div>© 2025 RobotOps</div><div class="footlinks"><a href='/contact'>Contact</a><a href='/pilot'>Request Pilot</a><a href='/roi'>ROI Calculator</a><a href='/privacy'>Privacy</a></div></div></footer> <script> if(location.pathname.startsWith('/use-cases')){document.querySelectorAll('header nav a').forEach(a=>{if(a.textContent.trim()==='Use Cases')a.classList.add('active')})} const links=[...document.querySelectorAll('.subnav a')],secs=links.map(a=>document.querySelector(a.getAttribute('href')));function act(){let i=secs.findLastIndex(s=>s.getBoundingClientRect().top<=96);if(i<0)i=0;links.forEach(l=>l.classList.remove('active'));links[i]?.classList.add('active')}document.addEventListener('scroll',act,{passive:true});act(); 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