A terminal operating system (TOS) is defined as: a TOS primarily aims to control the movement and storage of various types of cargo in and around a terminal or port. The system enables you to make better use of your assets, labour and equipment, plan your workload and get up to the minute information, which allows for more timely and cost-effective decision making.1
The definition and function of a TOS originates from the container terminal sector and, in bulk terminal operations, these systems have grown up in parallel and are more commonly known as terminal management systems (TMS) with some variance in particular functionality more specific for bulk operations than that seen in containers or general cargo.
