Savi GPRS-GPS tags help two major international companies fight theft and reduce costs
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Two major international companies use Savi Network’s SaviTrak system to gain visibility of goods in transit around the world. This system uses battery-powered electronic container locks, with a built-in GPS receiver to locate the position, and in some cases also uses sensors to monitor the conditions inside the container. The tag also contains a GPRS transponder, which sends ID code, location and sensor data through the cellular network, so that the company can monitor the condition of the container in real time. If the container is opened or the tag is damaged, the system sends an alert to the container user and other authorized parties. Both companies use SaviTrak LS and LSE tags with GPS and GPRS functions; the LSE tags also contain built-in temperature and humidity sensors to monitor the conditions inside the container.
Transmed Foods will begin using this system next week to monitor the delivery of sliced olives and other olive products from Morocco and Spain to American pizza and sandwich shops. Global logistics provider Grupo Hemas has begun to use the same system to monitor containers loaded with customers’ products to see if the containers loaded by trucks have been opened or changed routes.
Transmed Foods, which ships olives from Moroccan and Spanish growers to all over the world, has been looking for a system to improve transportation visibility, reduce inventory search time and the amount of safety stock. It usually takes 45 days for the company to deliver the products from the place of production to the restaurant. However, depending on the status of the supply chain, sometimes the transportation process can be extended by more than 20 days or more. “When the products are loaded in the factory and the transportation starts, we need to know their location from time to time, which can help us better manage the payment and financial situation, instead of just waiting for the EDI (electronic data transaction) information from the factory or the transporter” Transmed Said Barry Dixon, Director of Foods.
The company also needs a set of alarm system, if the integrated box is moved, the system can send out an alarm. In this case, the label can play two roles: to combat theft, smuggling or counterfeiting; to help Transmed and its customers confirm that they have not been passive after receiving the product.”
Transmed ships containers of olive products to several ports in the eastern United States. Once the goods arrive at the port, the containers are trucked to a distribution center in Transmed, where the goods are unloaded and then sent to restaurants across the country. The containers are loaded with SaviTrak labels when they are loaded at manufacturing plants in Morocco and Spain, said Nick Cova, Savi’s commercial director. After using the tag to block the container door, Transmed employees entered the user name and password on a computer connected to the network to log in to the SaviTrak software. The worker then enters the container code and the ID code of the label, and corresponds the container and label to the electronic inventory of the goods and the estimated delivery time. When the tag enters the signal range of the GPRS base station or mobile station, the tag sends location data and any information about attempting to open the door of the box. SaviTrak software sends alerts to Transmed employees via email or text message.
The container arrives at an American port and is sent to the distribution center, where the label continues to work. When the container is opened and unloaded at the distribution center, the tag and SaviTrak system no longer work. The label was then returned to Savi Networks.
Using the GPRS-GPS system, Transmed hopes to improve the efficiency of goods delivery and ensure that the US distribution center does not experience low or excessive inventory. With SaviTrak, Transmed can know when the container leaves the port in Morocco or Spain, the loaded items and the exact location, and the expected time of arrival at the distribution center. In this way, Transmed can better arrange the flow of goods in and out of the distribution center. In this way, the company reduces the labor time spent locating goods before and the labor costs associated with handling excess goods in stock. “Import operation control and efficiency improvements have benefited our customers. We can also better manage costs, operate more flexibly, and ultimately achieve cost competitive advantages.”
In October 2009, Grupo Hemas started using SaviTrak to provide cargo security. The system ensures that the goods are not opened or deviated from the route during the process from the manufacturing plant to the United States or to the port for shipment to Asia. The company established its own WEB service-Hemaspheria, to collect data from the SaviTrak server. Grupo Hemas customers (usually manufacturers of toys, electronics, perfume, wine, tires, auto parts, and other products) can log in to Hemaspheria to obtain information about the goods in transit, such as the current location and whether the container has been opened. In addition, police, customs, military and environmental officials can also log on to the Hemaspheria website and enter user IDs, passwords and container identification codes to monitor specific cargo.
Currently, Grupo Hemas relies on armed men to protect the cargo along the way or behind the truck to ensure that no one attempts to approach the truck container. However, human guards are not a once-and-for-all solution, as they may be threatened or bribed. Smugglers (such as placing drugs in a container sent to the United States) or thieves may still approach the container. When guards stop, it may cause casualties. The installation of SaviTrak lead seals on containers, Cova explained, can remove artificial factors. The company receives the current and past location data of the truck, and if the container is opened at any point during the transportation, the system sends an alert.
Like Transmed, Cova installs SaviTrak tags at the manufacturing plant on containers that are destined for the United States. The container code and cargo details are entered into the SaviTrak server, which can then be obtained through the Hemaspheria website. The SaviTrak service receives the data sent by the tag and forwards it to the Hemaspheria server, so that the information can be shared by public safety agencies in Mexico and the United States.
Initially, Grupo Hemas only labeled a few hundred containers shipped from Mexican manufacturing plants to the United States. Now the company plans to label tens of thousands of containers shipped from or to manufacturing plants in Mexico and China.
So far, this system has worked well. Grupo Hemas Chairman and CEO Hector Mora Gomez said, “Mexico companies used to use guards in the past. When we showed this system, they were very interested because it can replace expensive and dangerous artificial guards. system.
Another user of SaviTrak-British water company Highland Spring-adopted this system at the beginning of the year to monitor water exported to the United States, the Middle East and Asia. The company adopted this system to improve supply chain efficiency and reduce waste caused by product delays and excessive inventory.
In addition, in August this year, Savi Network announced that Coscon Logistics adopted SaviTrak LS and LSE tags to help customers track goods made in China.
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