RTLS Yard Management Systems – Real-time location system (Bluetooth mesh network) provides accurate locations and zones within the shop floor or logistics yard to identify movement of people, fixed assets, and production inventory. According to the studies conducted by IDC research, the revenue generated by improved operations aided by the production floor monitoring system could touch close to $470 billion per annum by 2025. Digital twin in smart manufacturing is the way forward.
- Eliminate Search Time: Locate any trailer or container instantly with sub-meter accuracy.
- Reduce Demurrage: Automated dwell-time alerts ensure trailers are moved before penalties kick in.
- Gate Automation: Transform gate-in/gate-out processes to remove bottlenecks and manual data entry.
- Maximize Throughput: Real-time visibility into dock occupancy via our interactive IoT dashboards ensures every dock is utilised to its full potential.
Bluetooth mesh RTLS network solutions
Manufacturers always try to scout for innovative technologies to improve their production efficiency, thereby allowing them to meet the ever-increasing challenges of customer expectations and supply chain demands. Industrial leaders always try to put their foot ahead of their competitors, and they always attempt to unravel new ways of improving production floor efficiency and supply chain operation
Production shop floor
The traceability of inventory plays a big part in optimizing and planning your production process. If each department has accurate information on the inventory levels and also the forecast info to anticipate shortages, manufacturing schedules can be well-charted accordingly. The inventory information from each department can be passed on in real time to our data visualization tool. The accurate information impact can easily lead to new sales and higher profits.
Factory floor monitoring
Proper utilisation of your machines can allow you to meet your production deadlines easily. It is extremely important to track production time in each shop floor zone. The admin has to get an account of where the delay is happening and by how much. These delays in the process can allow other production departments to manage their schedules in a better way. Comparisons of time spent in each zone over the week or month can also be done with the help of the RTLS dashboard.
Yard Management Systems
By getting accurate information on the outdoor location of each container, inventory pallet or truck, there is greater inventory visibility. Our outdoor asset tracking tags can account for any inconsistency in the inventory levels and alert in real-time. Each logistics yard zone has to keep its assets in account, as any theft or misplacement will lead to delays. With an accurate asset system, it is easy to keep an eagle eye on what is happening in the logistics yard management or production floor
5 Ways to Optimize Logistics Yard Management with IoT RTLS
The Digital revolution has made all of our lives easier in many ways, and manufacturers are no exception. According to studies, more than 60% of industries are already implementing some kind of digital transformation programs, like enterprise real-time location systems in smart factories, as pilot programs configure production floor execution and production floor communication.
Shop floor management with Bluetooth mesh network solutions
RTLS – real-time location system-enabled production shop floor in manufacturing is one such digital transformation initiative that helps manufacturers decrease their Go-To-Market period and increase their product quality and revenue output. This innovative manufacturing tracking system will increase production efficiency by many folds. RipplesIPS Bluetooth mesh RTLS solutions can help in the production shop floor management
RipplesIPS provides innovative and easy-to-deploy production factory management solutions that can be integrated into a mesh networking system. This production shop floor monitoring system will provide an accurate indoor positioning system to monitor people and equipment flows at factories, thereby giving valuable insights to help increase productivity. Monitor yard congestion and dock utilization via our interactive IoT data visualization tools
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Apart from these four major features, there are plenty of other areas where an accurate production monitoring system can help manufacturing companies. RTLS based preventive maintenance solutions can proactively forecast the impending maintenance issues in production equipment, thereby saving a lot of time in the process. The supervisors can align the maintenance of production equipment in a better way. In many industries, such as pharmaceutical manufacturing, accurate inventory visibility can help decrease non-compliance errors, completely eradicate litigation costs, and meet regulatory filing dates. Such a process also ensures that your company’s reputation is well intact and keeps your customers happy and satisfied.
It is safe to say that the manufacturing business is completely digitally driven. The data from digital twins in manufacturing is an important asset, as is their physical equipment or machines. The production shop floor monitoring systems can provide actionable intelligence that can eradicate production delays and job overruns, reduce defective output, enhance equipment life, and meet your customers’ needs and demands
How can I quickly test the ROI of an IoT yard management system?
The fastest way to validate the benefits of automated tracking is through a pilot deployment. You can get started with our Bluetooth RTLS Starter Kit, which provides all the necessary tags and anchors to track truck turnaround time (TAT) and gate activity within hours, allowing you to measure efficiency gains before a full-scale rollout.
What is the most cost-effective technology for tracking trailers in large yards?
While traditional GPS or UWB can be expensive to scale, Bluetooth Mesh RTLS Solutions offer the best balance of precision and price. Our 0-wire infrastructure reduces installation costs by up to 50% compared to wired systems, making it the ideal choice for high-density trailer yards.
Can this system help eliminate demurrage and gate congestion?
Yes. By automating gate check-ins and dock assignments, our Smart Logistics Solutions eliminate the manual data entry errors that cause bottlenecks. Real-time alerts notify yard spotters the moment a trailer is ready, significantly reducing dwell time and preventing costly demurrage penalties.
How do yard managers visualise real-time asset locations and density?
All location data is funnelled into our IoT Data Visualisation Dashboard. This allows managers to view interactive heatmaps of yard density, monitor dock utilisation rates, and generate automated reports on asset movement, transforming raw sensor data into actionable business intelligence.
Do you offer customised yard management for specific global regions?
Absolutely. We provide tailored IoT implementations across various markets, including specialised support for the South African logistics sector. Whether you need to improve security, safety, or operational throughput, you can contact our IoT experts for a customised solution design and demo.
Contact us to learn more about our successful Real Location System (RTLS) in production floor monitoring implementations, and how we orchestrated complex deployments and helped big manufacturing companies increase their operational efficiency by many folds.