In the complex supply chain landscape, disruptions can stem from a variety of factors – from cross-border issues and labor strikes to missing goods and transportation bottlenecks. Regardless of the trigger, the impact is consistently detrimental, affecting operations, profitability and overall customer satisfaction. The challenge often lies in the lack of comprehensive visibility into these supply chain events. Now imagine the transformative potential unleashed by integrating live trackers – a tool for real-time status updates for your shipments that you can access at any time. Imagine a reality where your shipment data is always available, 24/7, and seamlessly transcends geographic boundaries.
Enhancing Supply Chain Visibility: Evolution from RFID to IoT-Based Live Trackers
There is a plethora of track and trace solutions available to enhance the visibility of the supply chain. Over the years, Spectos has harnessed the potential of RFID technology to meticulously monitor the quality of service provided by logistics service providers. Considered a triumphant methodology for measuring quality, RFID technology is a reliable tool for optimizing specific workflows. However, in its quest for end-to-end supply chain visibility, RFID has a major drawback: the collection of shipment information occurs only at predetermined points defined by RFID gates.
RFID requires extensive infrastructure and a dense network of reader gates. However, the system has a major weakness in that it only provides status information at reading points.
The limitations of RFID technology, which require the deployment of a dedicated reader infrastructure, make it capable of providing only fragmentary data. In scenarios where events occur between these designated reading points, the prospect of determining the underlying causes becomes a daunting endeavor. To pave the way for uninterrupted quality monitoring across the supply chain spectrum, Spectos has proactively expanded its technological repertoire with the introduction of IoT-based live trackers.
Working in tandem with RFID technology, these live trackers emerge as a complementary facet, unraveling intricate insights into the complex supply chain landscape and preparing stakeholders for unforeseen contingencies.
Empowering Delivery Quality Monitoring: Benefits of Live Trackers for Logistics
In the complex landscape of postal and logistics services, the quest for improved service quality depends on effective shipment tracking. Delving into the realm of live tracking reveals a wealth of benefits that work seamlessly together to drive continuous improvement in operations.
- Seamless integration and instant data transmission: Integrating live trackers into the supply chain is a streamlined process that requires no additional infrastructure setup. Initiating your mission is as simple as a click, and data is sent instantly – a testament to the seamless convergence of technology and operations.
- Global connectivity and uninterrupted information: The Live Tracker transcends borders, providing uninterrupted cross-border shipment tracking. Regardless of the carrier or the host country’s information system, these trackers provide uninterrupted access to shipment data, fostering a global ecosystem of real-time insight.
- Energy efficiency and extended autonomy: With a battery life of up to one year, the trackers are the epitome of energy-efficient monitoring. This extended autonomy ensures a consistent flow of visibility and serves as a persistent beacon across the supply chain continuum.
- Complete Visibility via Mobile Networks and WiFi: The ubiquity of live trackers is underscored by their global connectivity via GSM networks. This dimension of connectivity goes where GPS trackers falter, penetrating the depths of containers and warehouses – the heart of shipment locations.
- Versatile applications for diverse needs: Live trackers transcend singular utility. Beyond global shipment tracking, they adapt to specific applications such as asset tracking, inventory management, and temperature monitoring for cold chain compliance.
- Seamless API integration for time efficiency: The integration hurdle is eliminated through the use of an open API. This accelerates data integration into internal enterprise systems and provides a complete view of delivery, transfer, sorting, and logistics processes, especially within complex networks.
- Proactive problem-solving and cost efficiency: Anticipation is the cornerstone of efficient operations, and Live Tracking delivers. By proactively reporting route, temperature or schedule deviations, it enables rapid intervention, saving valuable time and containing costs. Adjust the settings according to your needs and receive an alert as soon as there is a deviation in route, temperature or schedule. Acting quickly will save postal and logistics operators valuable time and reduce costs.
- Unobtrusive yet impactful: The unobtrusive nature of real-time trackers belies their impact. No larger than a credit card and weighing just 48 grams, these trackers embody unobtrusive versatility. Effortlessly shipped in envelopes, they await their next mission with unmatched adaptability.
Supply chain excellence with Live Trackers: This is how Spectos uses tracking data for quality monitoring and performance optimization
In the journey of letters and parcels to their final destinations, they navigate through a network of sorting centers, depots, and hubs. These logistical processes pivot on precision timing and scheduling. Any delays or interruptions send ripples across the entire delivery operation, from sorting center adjustments to post-transport reorganization, inevitably prolonging the customer’s wait.
Spectos has a goal: to assist postal operators in enhancing the quality of intricate logistics networks by enabling ongoing quality monitoring. Integrating live tracking data into supply chain monitoring helps fill information gaps. For instance, dvs – Deutscher Versand Service, a customer of Spectos, employs live tracking alongside RFID measurements. This combination offers detailed analysis of delivery processes and helps investigate delays.
All tracking data, along with input from the test panel, is gathered, analyzed, and displayed in specific cockpits and dashboards for postal and logistics operators. Continuously monitoring and analyzing the supply chain serves as a vital tool for quality management, enabling companies to implement targeted improvement measures systematically.
Click to enlarge the sample view of the Spectos Live Tracking Portal
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Live tracking devices cannot prevent delays in transport, but they can help identify the causes of disruptions early on. This allows companies to react in both the short and long term. Proactive supply chain management takes the stress out of daily operations and, most importantly, improves partner relationships, service quality and customer satisfaction.
What challenges are you currently facing? When looking for a supply chain solution, it can be difficult to make a strategic choice. But we have an idea how to make your decision easier. Find out if our Live Tracker is a solution that meets your needs and fits your processes. Your supply chain visibility solution may be just a click away.
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