Where has 5G been deployed to enable asset status tracking?

The 5G Factory of the Future project is deploying a 5G enabled Chain of Custody system to increase visibility across the supply chain network through all tiers for assets and products.  Smart monitoring of assets in transit enables a Certificate of Conformity to be created, ensuring the product is in acceptable standards when it arrives.  Sensors attached to goods and containers record environmental factors such as temperature, events such as shock, and location.  Through this real-time condition monitoring, the project expects to achieve an estimated 30% reduction in lost and damaged assets and improved scheduling accuracy.

To DHL Supply Chain, 5G is a critical piece of technology that enables better services for their customers and more efficient supply chain operations. Using private networks and IoT sensors to track, trace and record the position and status of packages, the internationally-renowned company utilises innovations—such as the Thermonet network - which is able to record the temperature of sensitive life sciences shipments through international transport lanes.  This means DHL’s customers are able to optimise their packaging requirements and DHL can provide assurance of end-to-end trackability of environmental conditions.

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