Outdoor Asset Tracking
This article discusses an asset tracking system developed for a global food enterprise specializing in cookies. The system addresses challenges associated with monitoring food materials and products across various transportation modes and storage facilities.
Edgenesis helped them by providing:
- A real-time dashboard with insights into asset locations, quantities, and expiration dates
- Savings of millions of dollars per year previously lost due to location discrepancies
- Reduction in plant food material operational time by 90%
Challenges
- Legacy SAP Integration: The company's legacy SAP system require tremendous change to integrate with GPS device data. Making it difficult to visualize and accurately track asset locations in real-time. This gap in the system's capabilities significantly hindered efficient asset management across global operations
- Manual Data Entry: Heavy reliance on manual data entry within the SAP system introduced delays and errors, impeding timely and accurate tracking of materials and products, and complicating logistical decisions
- Data Fragmentation: Scattered data across different systems and locations, making it challenging to aggregate and analyze data cohesively. This fragmentation obstructed visibility of asset statuses, quantities, and expiration dates, further complicating tracking efforts and operational efficiency
Edgenesis Solution
Real-Time Location Tracking Visualization
Implement a real-time tracking system for accurate visualization of assets' locations across transportation modes and storage facilities using GPS data.
Data Unification and Near Real-Time Analytics
Consolidate disparate data sources into a unified platform, facilitating near real-time analytics for a cohesive view of inventory, expiration dates, and asset locations.
High Security with TLS Data Transport
Ensure the security of data transmission by implementing Transport Layer Security (TLS), safeguarding against unauthorized access and data breaches during data transport across the network.
Cloud-Native and Seamless SAP Integration
Deploy a cloud-native solution to ensure seamless integration with the existing SAP system.
Automation of Data Input
Introduce automated data capture via scanners and mobile phones to minimize manual data entry errors and operational time.
Result
When a user scans a product's barcode in a warehouse, the dashboard instantly updates to indicate the product's export. A map and a real-time dashboard displaying product quantities across warehouses, highlighting efficient supply chain tracking.
