Schneider Electric's DTN Guardian3 terminal automation system provides real-time inventory tracking capabilities to help operations optimize inventory levels, anticipate shortages, and improve customer service. The system gives users a global view of inventory across terminals and automatically calculates and shares updated inventory levels. It has helped companies like Caljet double storage capacity while speeding inventory reconciliation and truck loading to increase throughput.

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Abstract
Market volatility and heated, global competition make fast and accurate inventory tracking essential to
any operation. Schneider Electric’s DTN Guardian3 terminal automation system meets the challenge of
tracking real-time inventory data to help operators anticipate shortages, prevent downtime, and maximize
profits while keeping customers satisfied.
Introduction
While terminal automation and supply management solutions have been in production for more than 20
years, current market conditions call for a new standard for the tracking and communication of inventory
details to ensure steady availability of your product.
Knowing the where, what, and when of your inventory optimizes operations and frees up you and your
staff to focus on the core business and what it takes to stay ahead — and not be distracted by the
infrastructure behind the scenes.
Schneider Electric’s DTN Guardian3 Terminal
Automation System
With hundreds of trucks and thousands of gallons per minute moving in and out of your terminals, you
need to be able to track inventory precisely and efficiently, all while keeping costs low.
This challenge of up-to-the-minute inventory tracking is at the core of Schneider Electric’s DTN
Guardian3 (DTN G3). DTN G3 is a cutting-edge terminal automation system that gives you real-time
inventory tracking, information and controls, as well as greater visibility of your single/multiple terminal
activity. Its speed and efficiency mean you don’t have to worry about the inventory and controls side of
the business.
By Scott Fleck, Senior Vice President,
Chief Strategy and Technology Officer
APPLICATION NOTE
Real-time Inventory Tracking with
DTN Guardian3™

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Track and share real-time inventory data
Success in the terminal space depends on keeping trucks moving in and out, controlling inventory both in
terms of stock reconciliation and pipeline receipts, as well as managing the bills of lading. DTN
Guardian3 gives you real-time inventory tracking to optimize your operations and help you stay ahead.
 The global at-a-glance snapshot view gives you visibility of terminal activity at each lane,
making it easy to monitor volume coming from all terminals, as well as taking advantage of
changing market conditions to cover hedges
 Flexibly share real-time inventory with and automatically schedule report delivery to your
customers for the highest level of service
 When a warning or alert level for inventory is reached, email notifications are automatically
sent to the designated personnel
Automation is key
Keep your inventory levels optimized the easy way: Automated tracking notifies key personnel when it’s
time to take action.
 Automatically calculate your terminal inventory positions after any product movement and
integrate it into your corporate network
 Laser bills of lading allow you to store BOLs electronically instead of archiving physical
paper, saving you an enormous amount of time and providing you with a more accurate
understanding of your inventory
 Streamlined time, physical month-to-date (MTD), book, and book MTD inventories by tank
or shipper
Bottom-line benefits of DTN G3
Real-time inventory tracking and knowledge are at the heart of your operations. With DTN G3, you can
more quickly and accurately track your inventory levels and reap the results:
 Greater demand management
 Reduced inventory risks
 Quickly review inventory data when supply is tight
 Anticipate shortages and prevent downtime
 Faster truck loading and increased throughput
 Improved driver interaction

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DTN G3 in Action
Caljet of America LLC is the only independent terminal operator at the Phoenix, Arizona, tank farm
complex, owning 675,000 barrels of petroleum products storage and more than 15 acres of land in this
fast-growing market. To keep up with this growth, Caljet planned to double its storage capacity with a
total of 12 truck lanes that could handle 750 trucks per day at a loading rate of 1,200 gallons per minute.
Inventory tracking and reconciliation was crucial in order to accurately determine what is leaving each of
the terminals.
With the DTN G3 terminal automation system, Caljet used real-time inventory display to speed
reconciliation and reporting the book-to-physical volume. The company maintains separate DTN G3
systems at each of their three terminals to ensure redundancy to keep trucks loading.
DTN G3 allows trucks to load faster and Caljet to increase throughput by moving more vehicles in and
out of its facilities. With accurate and detailed inventory tracking, the company has strengthened its ability
to efficiently manage customer demand, reduced the risk of inventory shortages, and ultimately provided
a better experience for its customers.
About the Author:
Scott Fleck is a 23-year veteran at Schneider Electric, where he is responsible for the overall strategy
and design for all Refined Fuels downstream solutions. He is the current Global Downstream Chair for
PIDX International, which helps shape e-business standards for the oil and gas industry. He holds a
Bachelor of Computer Science Engineering degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and a
Master of Business Administration degree from Notre Dame University.