Movement and Static Data

In supply chain management, understanding the movement and static (non-movement) of goods is crucial for optimizing efficiency, minimizing costs, and ensuring timely deliveries. Here's how movement/static indication improves supply chain management:

Increased Visibility and Control

• Real-time Tracking: Movement data allows you to track the location and status of your shipments in real-time, providing increased visibility of your supply chain. This lets you identify delays, reroute shipments if necessary, and adjust delivery schedules accordingly.
• Improved Inventory Management: Knowing when goods are moving and static (e.g., in storage, at a warehouse) helps optimize inventory levels. You can avoid stockouts and overstocking, leading to reduced storage costs and improved cash flow.
• Enhanced Planning: Movement data enables better forecasting and planning. You can predict arrival times more accurately, optimize delivery routes to minimize travel time, and allocate resources efficiently.

Risk Management and Quality Control

• Early Detection of Issues: Static data can indicate unexpected delays or potential problems in your supply chain. For example, prolonged inactivity may suggest issues with customs clearance or handling delays. This allows you to take proactive measures to address these issues and minimize their impact.
• Temperature and Condition Monitoring: Some movement sensors can also track temperature and other environmental conditions. This is essential for perishable goods or products requiring specific storage conditions. Identifying deviations from ideal conditions allows you to intervene early and preserve product quality.
• Reduced Damage and Loss: Knowing when shipments are moving and static helps identify potential handling issues that could lead to damage or loss. This allows for improved packaging and handling procedures to minimize risks.

Efficiency and Cost Savings

• Optimized Routes: Movement data helps determine the most efficient routes for deliveries. This reduces fuel consumption, minimizes driver time, and ultimately translates to cost savings.
  Reduced Labor Costs: Real-time tracking can eliminate the need for manual inquiries and status checks, freeing up personnel for other tasks.
• Improved Customer Satisfaction: By having a better understanding of your shipment's movement, you can provide accurate delivery estimates and improve customer satisfaction.

Sensos Movement Indicator

The Sensos Label allows you to track the movement state of your shipments. It's important to understand that the Sensos Label movement detector does not measure the change of the shipment's location nor calibrate its coordinates. Our accelerometer measures the physical movement of the parcel.

For example, if someone picks up the package with the Sensos Label and then puts it down again, the Label will trigger a movement alert. This allows for tracking, handling, and monitoring of warehouse inventory, for example.

Start Moving

It's important to distinguish between the initial starting movement of a shipment and all other movements. The initial movement marks the starting point of the entire shipment process. At this point, the Label will trigger an immediate movement alert.

In contrast to most trackers worldwide, the Sensos Label allows for longer static intervals between alerts, providing a longer battery life. For example, if you work in inventory management and have parcels in your warehouse, you can set the static intervals to a week, making the Label log events once a week. Even so, if you need to take that parcel and ship it, the initial starting movement alert will be triggered regardless of the static interval settings.

Stop Moving

The first static alert is automatically generated after a 10-minute stop. This means that to ensure the shipment is fully stopped, only after arriving at the destination and staying static for 10 minutes, will the Label sensor report a static state.

Movement Sensitivity

The Sensos Label provides 3 levels of movement sensitivity:

• High - For very high sensitivity, triggers with a very small movement.
  Medium - User-defined level.
  Low - For minimal movement detection.

Each movement level is measured in seconds and can be set by the users.

Overall, movement/static indication is a cornerstone of efficient supply chain management. It offers invaluable insights into the movement of goods, allowing for better planning, proactive risk management, and ultimately, a more optimized, cost-effective, and customer-centric supply chain.