Cargo condition monitoring ensures that goods are moved safely and that quality and compliance standards are maintained. This IoT-enabled cargo condition monitoring solution tracks critical environmental conditions: temperature, humidity, and shock of shipments in real-time transit, and delivers products in optimal condition.
How cargo monitoring solution works
Data collection through IoT devices
Monitoring devices attached to shipments at the point of loading measure variables such as
- Temperature: Ensures perishable or sensitive goods stay within safe ranges.
- Humidity: Monitors moisture levels to prevent damage or spoilage.
- Shock: Detects impacts that could compromise cargo integrity.
- Light Exposure: Detects unauthorized container openings.
- GPS Location: Tracks the exact location of the shipment throughout transit.
Analytics and alerts
Collected data is fed into an analytics platform that generates actionable insights. Real-time alerts are sent to stakeholders in the event of deviations from pre-defined parameters, allowing them to quickly address problem areas.
Global operations support
An operations team keeps this system running smoothly, from managing device logistics to customer support.
Solution capabilities and use cases
- Ensure product quality
Helps keep products within specified environmental conditions to prevent spoilage or damage, whether the product is food, pharmaceuticals, or electronics.
- Targeted inspections
Quality teams can focus their inspections on flagged shipments where deviations have occurred, reducing labor and improving efficiency.
- Identify quality issues
Historical data provides insight into the causes of damage, such as improper packaging or external conditions during transit.
- Supply chain visibility
Comprehensive monitoring extends visibility across the entire operation, enabling you to quickly identify inefficiencies, measure LSP performance, and optimize operations.
- Real-time incident management
Disruption alerts enable immediate action by stakeholders, whether it is rerouting delayed shipments or mitigating damage from temperature fluctuations.
Solution Components
- Smart Monitoring Devices
Monitoring devices are small, durable units affixed directly to cargo at the time of loading. These devices serve as the eyes and ears of the solution, constantly gathering and transmitting critical data throughout transit. They measure environmental conditions, such as temperature, humidity, shock and vibration, light, and GPS location. The real-time updates provide stakeholders with a continuous flow of actionable information, helping them maintain control and confidence over the cargo's condition and journey.
- Data Analytics Platform
The analytics platform processes the raw data collected by the monitoring devices and transforms it into clear, actionable insights. Key features include real-time alerts, human-readable dashboards, historical analysis, and more. This intelligent platform doesn’t just present data - it empowers users to make informed decisions and swiftly resolve problems, reducing delays and damage.
- Operations Support
Behind the scenes, a dedicated operations team ensures the solution functions smoothly from start to finish. This comprehensive support structure takes the burden off users, enabling them to focus on their core business activities while enjoying the benefits of real-time cargo monitoring.
Key Benefits
- Improves quality assurance: Protects sensitive and high-value assets.
- Efficient inspection: Focuses on deviations and reduces resource usage.
- Ensures cost savings: Minimizes losses due to scrap, spoilage, or recalls.
- Transparency: Gain stakeholder trust by providing complete visibility into the supply chain.
This solution integrates IoT technology with advanced analytics to provide a powerful framework for ensuring the quality of products in transit. It proactively addresses issues and helps make logistics operations more efficient and reliable.