USE CASE Load Carrier Tracking in Logistics AT A GLANCE • overview of load carrier stock • seamless monitoring of location and status changesProblem definition Load carriers such as containers, pallets or bo- xes are of immense importance as transport and storage resources in production and logis- tics. However, the management of load carriers is not highly automated. Problems such as con- tainer shrinkage and missing or excess stocks create search times, downtimes and incremen- tal cost for additional load carriers. Long circu- lation times, poor capacity utilization and a lack of knowledge about the condition of load car- riers lead to inefficient processes. Solution A tracking system based on BLE and GPS tech- nology enables seamless tracking of the load carriers and thus opti

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