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If your company is in the business of moving around assets or inventory, it is important that you invest in an asset GPS tracker. This device will help you keep track of containers, pallets, crates, machinery, inventory, and more as you move it around. A GPS tracking device for assets can be beneficial to your business model in many different ways. First and foremost, it allows owners to know that their assets are safe and secure and haven’t been stolen. Second, it helps owners and managers understand ways to make their supply chain more efficient. In addition, these devices have important alerts that help owners know various pieces of data. Read on to learn more about the benefits of monitoring assets with a GPS tracker.
Security
Most importantly, an asset GPS tracker allows owners to know if their assets are safe. If your business has several pieces of machinery, put a GPS tracker on each one. The GAT-Pro device is as small as a key and won’t even be noticeable on the machinery. Owners can track the machinery in real time so they can tell if a piece of machinery was stolen. This is also helpful if you have inventory sitting in crates on trucks. You can easily tell if the inventory has moved or been stolen. In addition, a motion detection alarm can be set so that you immediately know if your inventory or piece of machinery is moving when it should not be. When dealing with thousands upon thousands of dollars of inventory and machinery, it is crucial that you are able to track it down at any time to make sure that it is safe and secure.
Easier Supply Chain Management
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Another way that a GPS tracker for assets is beneficial is that it can simplify the way you analyze supply chain management. This is especially helpful for businesses that use trucks to move around inventory. You can easily track when the inventory left and when it arrived at its final destination. Knowing this information can help with decisions about staffing, driving routes, and scheduling arrivals and departures. In the long run, this data will help your business save money! Use the tracker to experiment with different routes and departure times. Notice how much time you save picking one route over another. Maybe it saves more time having a truck leave the warehouse at 6:00 AM instead of 6:30 AM. Be sure to keep all of this data in a safe place. An application like Microsoft Excel is very helpful when looking at points of data. Put the data into charts, tables, and graphs to further analyze. Once you have enough data and can pick out positive trends, use that data to improve your supply chain process.
Low Power Consumption
When using a GPS tracker to monitor assets, you want something with a long-lasting battery. Having to charge the battery all the time ends up being inefficient and difficult to remember. Each of the asset trackers has a long standby time. The GAT-Pro has a standby time of about 1,800 days. The GAT-Pro 4G has a standby time of 5-7 years, depending on if cell ID or GNSS are used. The AVL-600W series has a 90-day standby time.
Temperature Alerts
The GAT-Pro 4G and the AVL-600W series both monitor temperature. This is the perfect feature if your inventory needs to be kept at a certain temperature. For example, if you transport fruit from the farm to the grocery store, it is important to monitor the temperature in the crates to makes sure it is not getting too hot. The GPS tracking devices monitor the temperature very accurately.
Geo-Fence Alarms
Geo-fence boundaries are basically digital geographical boundaries that can be set through a GPS tracker. If the GPS tracker passes over one of these boundaries, it will alert users of the cross. This feature can help businesses make sure their drivers are staying on track. Place the asset tracker with your inventory in the back of the truck. Then set the boundaries around the predetermined route that your driver will be taking. Finally, monitor the boundaries so that you can make sure the driver is going where they should be. This can let business owners know if their driver is being inefficient. For example, are they taking detours to move around traffic that are actually taking more time? Are the going off-route to find a McDonalds that ends up being 10 miles off of the highway? This feature will also keep the drivers honest. If they know that their route is being monitored, they will aim to be as efficient as possible.
Heavy-Duty
Another benefit of these assets is that they are heavy-duty. This means that you don’t have to worry about them getting wet or damaged as they sit in the backs of trucks or in crates outside. All the asset trackers are waterproof. The AVL-600W series is “ruggedized.” This means it is designed to be used in harsh trucking environments and is sealed against common fuel oils and hazardous chemicals. Business owners can rest assured that these asset trackers will survive the elements!
Asset tracking is an important part of any business that has a lot of moving inventory and machinery. At Tracking the World, we offer 3 asset GPS trackers to help you monitor your containers, pallets, crates, pieces of machinery, inventories, and more! These trackers will provide owners with information about the security, location, and temperature of their assets. In addition, the GPS trackers can help with supply chain management and making transporting much more efficient. For more information about an asset GPS tracker and to learn about the 3 models we carry, contact Tracking the World today.
