--- title: "Case Study: How Cascades Uses Opendock to Centralize Dock Scheduling Processes for 63 Plants" description: Cascades leverages Loadsmart’s dock scheduling platform, Opendock, across its facility network to improve visibility, create consistent processes, reduce manual labor, and improve carrier relations. image: https://blog.opendock.com/hubfs/240822%20%5BSOCIAL%5D%20Cascades%20Case%20Blog.png --- [![Opendock dock scheduling and yard management software](https://blog.opendock.com/hs-fs/hubfs/opendock_logo_rgb_black.png?width=512&height=82&name=opendock_logo_rgb_black.png "Opendock dock scheduling and yard management software")](https://blog.opendock.com/?hsLang=en) [![Opendock dock scheduling and yard management software](https://blog.opendock.com/hs-fs/hubfs/opendock_logo_rgb_black.png?width=512&height=82&name=opendock_logo_rgb_black.png "Opendock dock scheduling and yard management software")](https://blog.opendock.com/?hsLang=en) - [Home](https://blog.opendock.com/) - [Carrier Login](https://carrier.opendock.com/app/login) - [Warehouse Login](https://nova.opendock.com/login) More results En - English - [Español - México](https://blog.opendock.com/es-mx) - [Português - Brasil](https://blog.opendock.com/pt-br) - [Home](https://blog.opendock.com/) - [Carrier Login](https://carrier.opendock.com/app/login) - [Warehouse Login](https://nova.opendock.com/login) Opendock Blog #### Share this [Share on X](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https://blog.opendock.com/case-study-cascades&text=Case+Study%3A+How+Cascades+Uses+Opendock+to+Centralize+Dock+Scheduling+Processes+for+63+Plants) [Share on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://blog.opendock.com/case-study-cascades&t=Case+Study%3A+How+Cascades+Uses+Opendock+to+Centralize+Dock+Scheduling+Processes+for+63+Plants) [Share on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.opendock.com/case-study-cascades&t=Case+Study%3A+How+Cascades+Uses+Opendock+to+Centralize+Dock+Scheduling+Processes+for+63+Plants) # Case Study: How Cascades Uses Opendock to Centralize Dock Scheduling Processes for 63 Plants by [**Veronica Turk**](https://blog.opendock.com/author/veronica-turk) on 22 August, 2024 ## Cascades leverages Loadsmart’s dock scheduling platform, [Opendock](https://opendock.com/), across its facility network to improve visibility, create consistent processes, reduce manual labor, and improve carrier relations. 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