IoT data tracking in supply chain is essential for ensuring top quality in transport services and logistics.
When you manufacture and transport pharmaceutical products that patients worldwide rely on, your supply chain must meet extremely strict compliance requirements.
To guarantee this quality, one of our customers tested their supply chain using the Trusted A/S IoT data tracking solution.
Damaged shipments
The test was initiated after issues with damaged shipments to certain countries, with no way of knowing where or when the damage occurred.
Following these events, the quality assurance team decided to conduct a comprehensive quality test. They aimed to examine the durability of packaging, boxes, and pallets and compare it with the maximum impact levels experienced in the supply chain.
For this, they needed an advanced data logger to provide precise measurements.
Comprehensive supply chain test with Trusted IoT data loggers
They quickly realized that Trusted A/S offered the ideal solution.
“We chose Trusted because of their advanced built-in sensors and the ability to get data along the route—not just at arrival like most data loggers,” the assigned engineer explains.
The first step was a laboratory simulation based on the International Safe Transit Association ISTA 4AB Project.
The goal was to examine how much impact transportation pallets could endure according to ISTA 4AB standards.
Trusted data loggers collected data on position, shock, acceleration, and tilt during drops, inclinations, and vibration simulations, exposing pallets to shocks of 4 g and 6 g.
From laboratory simulations to the real-world supply chain
Laboratory tests are one thing—but real-world conditions are another.
The second step involved long-distance transportation of several shipments equipped with Trusted tracking units. Pallets were shipped via containers, trucks, and airplanes to ensure reliable results.
“We got exactly the data we needed and could compare lab tests with real-life shipments,” the engineer continues.
The real-life data revealed that most impacts occurred during manual handling and loading in warehouses or when transferring between transport modes. They also identified the exact number of drops pallets experienced during transit.
“The data from these tests was highly valuable for our team.”
Put your supply chain to the test
There is little room for error when transporting medicine vital to people worldwide.
The same level of quality applies to highly advanced and sensitive equipment.
Pharmaceutical companies, wind turbine manufacturers, and clean energy technology producers can all benefit from IoT data tracking in supply chain.