tracking

Engineering and construction firm Bechtel plans to improve the automation of tool tracking at construction job sites through its use of an enterprise asset management solution. This mobile solution will be designed to reduce labor downtime, increase inventory accuracy and improve the efficiencies of manual processes such as tool & equipment check in/check-out, physical inventories, transfers and location inquiry.

As inventory transactions typically affect inventory quantities, most mobile inventory solutions require online, real-time access to their back-end inventory management systems. Occasionally, an organization might need an offline, batch-style solution that stores inventory transactions over a period of time and then submits them at the end of a shift or when a device can connect to the network.

Tracking technologies such as RFID, WLAN and GPS have become increasingly important due to heightened service, operations, security, and regulatory requirements. While past research has examined the value of tracking technology (RFID in particular), little is known about how and to what extent product, supply network, and environmental characteristics impact post-adoption phases.

Australia’s third east-coast terminal operator Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) has unveiled a web-based, on-demand service called StellarTrak, which will provide HPH’s LoadStar customers with cargo security, monitoring and asset tracking services.

SkyBitz, a provider of remote asset tracking and information management solutions, and Iridium Communications Inc., a provider of global mobile satellite services (MSS), have formed a strategic partnership. The companies are developing a two-way, remote asset tracking and monitoring solution through the integration of SkyBitz Global Locating System (GLS) technology with the recently announced Iridium 9602 satellite data transceiver.

The Iridium 9602 is a small, lightweight and low-cost transceiver that enables global, two-way satellite links for low-latency, real-time data transmission. By integrating SkyBitz GLS technology with the Iridium 9602, the companies will create an open architecture and scalable platform that is not restricted to custom mobile terminal hardware.

PDM Group provides a unique ‘one-stop shop' collection and recycling service for all waste food products. PDM turned to Optrak for vehicle routing software and a tracking & ticketing system. The project has delivered a six figure cost saving, and enabled PDM to raise customer service levels whilst dramatically reducing paperwork.