Bridget Klebaur 12.05.13
Commercial enterprises, organizations and government agencies can dramatically reduce troublesome blind spots and improve overall supply chain management and efficiency with the introduction of Savi Mobile Tracking System 2.5 (SMTS). SMTS 2.5 features improved asset detail, expanded sensor compatibility and advanced cloud configuration and security controls, all of which make it easier for enterprises to provide improved end-to-end supply chain visibility, including chain-of-custody, sharing of information across divisions and companies, and integration with existing enterprise information systems.
Distributed supply chains typically involve multiple parties in the movement of goods, supplies or assets. For example, the movement of cargo often includes maritime shippers, port facilities, trucking companies and local delivery companies. Large enterprises and agencies may operate production facilities, parts and distribution centers as separate companies or divisions. Maintaining clear visibility on assets or cargo becomes increasingly difficult as the number of handoffs between organizations and supply chain complexity increases. SMTS 2.5 addresses all of this on a single SaaS solution.
The improved asset detail in SMTS 2.5 expands the real-time data captured on each asset plus its location, movement and state, such as temperature, humidity and shock. The expanded security model addresses the increased supply chain complexity with improved, centralized authority and policy definitions while also distributing administration capabilities. This allows enterprises to share assets, zones, corridors and tags across divisions, subsidiaries and logistics partners.
SMTS 2.5’s enhanced asset screen now details every movement, journey, associated tag, event and user action associated with a given asset. Movements and journeys are mapped with supporting date information to allow users to immediately compare current conditions to historical patterns. Additionally, the new data has value for record keeping as well as provides a higher quality representation of real-world operations for analytics.
“Large and mid-sized enterprises that electronically track high value assets are often faced with the tough task of managing separate software systems for the different types of hardware they have deployed. Not only is this difficult to support, it also results in the data being silo-ed versus centralized and shared,” said Andy Souders, senior vice president, products and strategy at Savi Technology. “With 2.5, we have improved our ability to integrate virtually any kind of data, including sensors, corporate and other third-party information, into a single, cloud-based solution. Providing transactional visibility is one thing, but the real value is in the data captured from these disparate systems. This is a pragmatic big-data solution.”
With SMTS 2.5 Savi has also streamlined the process to integrate new asset tags (sensors) onto the platform. This continues Savi’s industry-leadership of supporting sensor hardware from third-party vendors.
Distributed supply chains typically involve multiple parties in the movement of goods, supplies or assets. For example, the movement of cargo often includes maritime shippers, port facilities, trucking companies and local delivery companies. Large enterprises and agencies may operate production facilities, parts and distribution centers as separate companies or divisions. Maintaining clear visibility on assets or cargo becomes increasingly difficult as the number of handoffs between organizations and supply chain complexity increases. SMTS 2.5 addresses all of this on a single SaaS solution.
The improved asset detail in SMTS 2.5 expands the real-time data captured on each asset plus its location, movement and state, such as temperature, humidity and shock. The expanded security model addresses the increased supply chain complexity with improved, centralized authority and policy definitions while also distributing administration capabilities. This allows enterprises to share assets, zones, corridors and tags across divisions, subsidiaries and logistics partners.
SMTS 2.5’s enhanced asset screen now details every movement, journey, associated tag, event and user action associated with a given asset. Movements and journeys are mapped with supporting date information to allow users to immediately compare current conditions to historical patterns. Additionally, the new data has value for record keeping as well as provides a higher quality representation of real-world operations for analytics.
“Large and mid-sized enterprises that electronically track high value assets are often faced with the tough task of managing separate software systems for the different types of hardware they have deployed. Not only is this difficult to support, it also results in the data being silo-ed versus centralized and shared,” said Andy Souders, senior vice president, products and strategy at Savi Technology. “With 2.5, we have improved our ability to integrate virtually any kind of data, including sensors, corporate and other third-party information, into a single, cloud-based solution. Providing transactional visibility is one thing, but the real value is in the data captured from these disparate systems. This is a pragmatic big-data solution.”
With SMTS 2.5 Savi has also streamlined the process to integrate new asset tags (sensors) onto the platform. This continues Savi’s industry-leadership of supporting sensor hardware from third-party vendors.