AUTOMATIC SUPPLY-CHAIN MONITORING
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1. A system to maintain real-time monitoring of numerous shipments at once, the system comprising:
- a network of transceivers, wherein where each transceiver is assigned to a location;
one or more wireless loggers assigned to each shipment, said wireless loggers comprising;
a wireless communication module,a processor,a sensor configured to monitor conditions during the shipment and generate measurement data, andmemory configured to store the measurement data anda centralized database system configured to;
receive and store measurement data,store information to define locations and transceivers associated to said locations within the said system, andstore user selected reference values for said conditions during transport of the shipment;
wherein each transceiver is configured to communicate with one or more wireless loggers and wherein automatic communication of data between wireless loggers, transceivers and centralized database is performed by a communication protocol; and
wherein the system is configured to close closing each shipment by performing the following steps;
verifying verification in the centralized database that a wireless logger in said shipment has communicated with a transceiver at a destination location,comparing data sent from wireless loggers through a transceiver before, during or after transportation to the user selected reference values in the centralized database for the shipment,determining if the data for the shipment falls within the predetermined reference values for the shipment,updating shipment information with information from the analysis process, andclosing the shipment if the data for the shipment falls within the predetermined reference values for the shipment,wherein the steps for closing a shipment are performed automatically and wherein an event is created when a wireless logger starts to communicate with a transceiver at a location other than its previous location.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method for automatic valuation of the quality of a shipment process in terms of environment conditions and in terms of logistics. The system and method performs automatic statistical analysis on the collected data to facilitate identification of anomalies or inefficiencies in the process. At least one or more information on the shipment is used when shipment is closed.
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1. A system to maintain real-time monitoring of numerous shipments at once, the system comprising:
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a network of transceivers, wherein where each transceiver is assigned to a location; one or more wireless loggers assigned to each shipment, said wireless loggers comprising; a wireless communication module, a processor, a sensor configured to monitor conditions during the shipment and generate measurement data, and memory configured to store the measurement data and a centralized database system configured to; receive and store measurement data, store information to define locations and transceivers associated to said locations within the said system, and store user selected reference values for said conditions during transport of the shipment; wherein each transceiver is configured to communicate with one or more wireless loggers and wherein automatic communication of data between wireless loggers, transceivers and centralized database is performed by a communication protocol; and wherein the system is configured to close closing each shipment by performing the following steps; verifying verification in the centralized database that a wireless logger in said shipment has communicated with a transceiver at a destination location, comparing data sent from wireless loggers through a transceiver before, during or after transportation to the user selected reference values in the centralized database for the shipment, determining if the data for the shipment falls within the predetermined reference values for the shipment, updating shipment information with information from the analysis process, and closing the shipment if the data for the shipment falls within the predetermined reference values for the shipment, wherein the steps for closing a shipment are performed automatically and wherein an event is created when a wireless logger starts to communicate with a transceiver at a location other than its previous location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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