Supply chain monitoring is essential for organised shipping. Everyone involved in the entire supply chain must not only know where an item is during transport, but also be able to react as quickly as possible if problems occur within the supply chain.
- In the pharmaceutical industry, for example, dust and temperature fluctuations can destroy certain medications, rendering them unusable for patients.
In the automotive industry, supply chain managers must ensure that only undamaged components enter production in order to maintain product quality.
- In the aerospace industry, malfunctions can affect sensitive instruments, rendering them unusable without immediate intervention.
There are countless other examples from the industry where knowing the condition of every product shipped, without having to open and inspect every pallet prior to putaway, significantly improves the process of receiving products in the warehouse. An optimised and transparent supply chain means that everyone involved in the supply chain sections always knows where the product is and what its condition is.
In a world where supply chains are becoming increasingly complex, intelligent, resilient, connected and optimised supply chains are the key to business success. To be successful, organisations of all kinds need to reduce inefficient, error-prone processes and replace them with smart, efficient technologies that can be seamlessly integrated into existing workflows.
Faster work processes and inventory optimisation
With ShockWatch RFID sensors, SpotSee revolutionised the tracking of freight. Now it was no longer necessary for someone to log the receipt and enter this data into a tracking or inventory management system. With RFID, the labelled freight was simply scanned by a sensor on the loading ramp upon receipt and automatically recorded in the system. Error rates were reduced and work processes were accelerated.
Today, RFID can do much more. SpotSee's ShockWatch®-RFID tags can be integrated into existing UHF RFID readers to track cargo using passive RFID tag signals and record whether an impact has occurred during transport. With a variety of impact thresholds from 5 to 75 G, you can register for events that have the potential to cause damage. A simple but ground-breaking upgrade for RFID inventory management
With SpotSee's combined RFID and impact indicator solution, you can retrieve a status report every time the passive RFID tag is near a scanner - e.g. when transferring between different carriers - regardless of how many are involved. For example, when transferring between different carriers, regardless of how many are involved. Importantly, the ShockWatch RFID tags can be read by any UHF Gen 2 compatible scanner. So you know immediately if parts can be added to inventory or require a thorough inspection, or if something has happened in transit that requires replacement items to be shipped.
With the ACSIS platform for supply chain visibility, RFID indicators go a big step further. As a system of record, it captures all data about an item's lifecycle and its characteristics as it travels through the extended supply chain. By interrogating the data embedded in each RFID tag, the system knows the condition of each container without manual inspection. The ACSIS solution provides event management and actionable analytics to handle issues and exceptions, such as replacing or reordering a damaged part, all integrated with ERP systems.
Impact indicators and passive RFID tags provide visibility and enable supply chain optimisation
The combination of impact monitoring and RFID tracking with a supply chain visibility platform is revolutionising logistics. Instead of installing and monitoring two tags, supply chain managers can rely on a single, integrated solution that simplifies monitoring and reporting, increases supply chain velocity, reduces the risk of shipping errors associated with damaged components and ultimately improves the delivery of products to your customers.
Because carriers see the RFID tag, they know the freight is being monitored. They become more careful when handling the freight. With ShockWatch RFID impact monitoring solutions, damage is reduced by 40 to 60 per cent.
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