IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF YOUR LOGISTICS SERVICE

A product may become damaged during transport and storage. The solution we propose is to use our wireless sensor technology to control merchandise in this phase. The technology integrated in Waspmote (GPS, sensors and clock) makes it possible to control in real time or a posteriori what conditions the merchandise is in, where and when.

Waspmote can detect and store environmental samples during the product’s transport and know therefore whether it has been exposed to high temperatures, damp, or whether it has been contaminated during the journey, or whether the container was opened in an unauthorised fashion or even whether it has been dropped or suffered an impact. We can discover a wide range of things such as whether a frozen product’s cold chain has been broken or whether a paint has been exposed to too much humidity.

Using the GPS and GPRS modules incorporated in Waspmote we can have the merchandise located at all times, providing detailed information on its condition. This helps to improve product traceability, and to determine liability where applicable if it becomes spoiled during the logistics phase.

Waspmote can operate as a smart label on merchandise containers. Thus, it can transmit through ZigBee in a wireless fashion product information, number of units, batches, etc. But Waspmote is much more than a simple label, it can also store the conditions in which the merchandise must be kept and what materials should not be nearby in order to send relevant alerts. For example, if a container with inflammable material is too close to another one containing hazardous substances, they can both send a message (ZigBee or GPRS) warning of the incompatibility.