For a leading international manufacturer
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The Group is a leading global manufacturer of high-quality light and compact equipment. Its range of products and services is aimed at professional users in the construction industry, gardening and landscaping, agriculture, as well as municipalities and industrial companies in sectors such as recycling.<\/p>\n\n\n Streamlining through the virtualization of processes with the tracking of excavators, load carriers, industrial trucks and tools in the outdoor area<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t \t\t\t\t Yard-Navigation \u00fcber den k\u00fcrzesten Weg zum Produkt sowie scannerlose Ausgangsabfertigung in der Outbound Zone, hierbei ist keine Quittierung oder sonstige Interaktion notwendig. Sobald das Fahrzeug das Werksgel\u00e4nde verl\u00e4sst, wird ein Alarm ausgel\u00f6st, der eine Email-Benachrichtigung an einen vordefinierten Verteiler (bspw. Kunden) sendet.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t \t\t\t\t Associaton of the FAUF with the TAG label or telematics module, for safe, continuous order tracking in the yard.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t \t\t\t\t Real-time location overview and search function of all construction machines, load carriers and persons located in the yard, including alerts to notify personnel in order to be able to react to undesirable situations in good time or to indicate misplaced, obsolete or out-of-zone storage.<\/p>\n With the connection to enterprise resource planning and production planning systems, processing and search processes can be automatically prioritized based on attributes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t \t\t\t\t Increase planning certainty by analyzing bottlenecks with KPI reconciliation such as dwell times, cycle time, stops, malfunctions, delays, process length, or total time required for a complete cycle<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t \t\t\t\t Loading and transport traffic in the immediate vicinity of the vehicles and persons is detected and hazardous situations are avoided by acoustic warnings and display indication<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t \t\t\t <\/ul>\n\t\t\t \t\t\t \n\t\t <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n To enable the construction equipment manufacturer’s main goal of reducing search and wait times, as well as virtualizing the entire yard, we implemented our INTRA<\/strong>NAV Yard Management Solution. This includes equipping excavators and finished products with our INTRA<\/strong>NAV.RTLS<\/strong> AssetTAG+<\/a>, which is designed for high-performance supply chain tracking and seamless transition from indoor to outdoor tracking. Thanks to its multi-modal tracking technology based on GPS, Bluetooth, and WiFi, it enables global supply chain tracking, integrated sensors reliably monitor the condition of excavators and semi-finished products. INTRA<\/strong>NAV.IO<\/strong> <\/a>virtualizes and manages yards with real-time vehicle location data as a real-time digital twin. The integrated telematics modules are connected to the INTRA<\/strong>NAV.IO<\/strong> system via the open API, enabling INTRA<\/strong>NAV to provide a hybrid real-time tracking solution and again saving our customer costs in equipping additional hardware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A complete digital capture of the flow of goods and values in the yard area and the potential of real-time optimization of processes is increased so that the cost savings and quality improvements can actually be measured in an order of magnitude. In particular, the real-time inventory overview and the search function increase the availability of semi-finished and finished products. Thanks to the virtual mapping of yards, assets can be found again immediately and without any risk of confusion, while at the same time capacity planning is possible at a glance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For the real-time status tracking of the finished excavators in the yard with the many different product groups, the TAGs, or the own telematics module via inital scan, must be associated\/married once with the QR code of the FAUF in the INTRA<\/strong>NAV.IO <\/strong>platform and SAP. First the vehicle is scanned, INTRA<\/strong>NAV recognizes via interface call whether it is a telematics module or whether the INTRA<\/strong>NAV.AssetTAG+<\/strong> is necessary, this is output to the personnel via a corresponding dialog box. <\/strong>The TAG is attached with a self-releasing cable tie. INTRA<\/strong>NAV automatically triggers the marriage process in the system by driving the TAG into a geofence. Subsequently, a call of the real-time position and associated documents can be made via any device using the INTRA<\/strong>NAV.IO<\/strong> platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Intelligent process prioritization with data reconciliation of the ERP and PP systems enables work-in-process and associated transportation tasks to be prioritized according to delivery dates and production time limits. Variables such as status, delivery plans and schedules are taken into account to achieve production targets and improve lead times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Personnel are notified of process-critical situations, such as delays, via warning messages, which increases resource utilization in production, logistics and yard and thus improves on-time delivery. Dangerous situations such as collisions or entering danger zones are avoided by means of acoustic warnings and display messages for drivers or personnel on foot, which significantly increases safety in the yard. Our client can seamlessly track its finished goods across halls from indoor to outdoor in real time to determine the exact location when searching. Thus, transport chains can be traced back in real time and retrogradely by material flow analyses, which enables overarching process optimizations (yard – factory) such as the reduction of empty and throughput times. Bottlenecks are revealed by means of a software-based KPI comparison, dwell times, throughput time, stops, malfunctions, delays, process length or the total time required for a complete cycle. The resulting increased productivity in the yard ensures reliable production supply and optimized material flow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A virtual list of deliveries for the next day is provided for seamless product shipment to the end customer<\/strong>. Personnel enter the equipment serial number (ID) or FAUF number into the INTRA<\/strong>NAV Inventory Search application. Immediately, the real-time location of the vehicle in the yard is displayed to the personnel. To navigate the shortest route to the destination, personnel are shown their own location as a reference point and the route relation to the vehicle on the outdoor map. Once the person has arrived at the vehicle, a final identification of the searched object takes place via a comparison of the Excel list with the product nameplate. The product is then driven to the pre-delivery inspection for a final check, where it is inspected and cleared for shipment. The outbound zone is geofenced, which means that no acknowledgement or other interaction is required when the vehicle leaves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The return of the INTRA<\/strong>NAV.AssetTAG<\/strong> is done via the physical end moon tag in the exit zone. The INTRA<\/strong>NAV.APP<\/strong> recognizes if it is a vehicle with an INTRA<\/strong>NAV TAG and a demounting is necessary. The TAGs are then stored in a collection bin, once per day the bin is returned to production. If the TAG is remarried, it is overwritten at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n With the virtualization and scannerless recording of all nodes in the yards, the construction equipment manufacturer is able to reduce its search efforts, so that the entire material and production flow is significantly improved by the punctual delivery from the yard. By tracking the individual assets, the personnel can head for the finished and semi-finished products in the buffer zones on a direct route and manually navigate to the destination, thus avoiding detours and long walking distances in the yard, and the working time can now be used for value-adding activities. Process prioritization enables time-efficient work and transport handling, alerts avoid incorrect resource allocation, as well as material wastage due to “forgotten” products. Analyses help to uncover bottlenecks and critical, time-delaying processes through systemic KPI reconciliations and reduce lead times in yards and production. The outbound process is simplified and made more secure by automation steps, write-offs are completely scanner-less, seamless invoice issuance is triggered, customers and staff are informed via alerts that the vehicle is leaving the plant. \u25cf Virtualization of the yard enables visual transport tracking and manual control of yard movements via a graphical control station<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25cf Complete process transparency in material flow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25cf Inventory management enables efficient fleet utilization<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25cf Cost savings and quality improvements through efficient resource utilization<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25cf Higher productivity through process automation and reduction of manual steps (AutoID)<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25cf Reduction of working and dwell times<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25cf Reduction of walking distances by navigation to the destination<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25cf Time savings due to the reduction of search efforts<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25cf Reduced process cycle time through time-efficient material management <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n![](\"https:\/\/intranav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Header-2-37-2.png\")
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Real-time tracking and positioning of finished and unfinished products on the yard site<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t
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Yard navigation and scannerless outbound\/shipping processing <\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t
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System association of the TAGs with the FAUF (INTRANAV & SAP)<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t
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Alerts and process prioritization <\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t
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Analysis and optimization of idle and throughput times <\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t
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Safety Management & Collision Avoidance<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t
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INTRA<\/strong>NAV’s IoT sensor-based RTLS solution tracks objects from their starting point to their destination point and across all intervening nodes (warehouse levels\/buffers) in real-time. In the process, all objects to be tracked are automatically recorded in the SAP system at all nodes through geofencing and auto-identification, which optimizes the entire material and transport flow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Warning messages immediately identify incorrect storage in the yard and automatically alert the relevant employee, thus preventing the accidental misplacement of resources. To ensure that wasted materials and “forgotten” storage capacities no longer block the plant yard but are used when they are actually needed in production, an alert is also issued here if the specified storage time is exceeded. This allows space and plant resources in the yards to be used efficiently and reduces capital and operating costs. Resource aging, damage or loss is proactively avoided with INTRA<\/strong>NAV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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For goods tracking, analysis, and the notification system, INTRA<\/strong>NAV.IO<\/strong> offers an intuitive user interface for appropriate user management. The real-time digital twin ensures efficient fleet utilization and sustainably improves the value stream and the supply chain, making the construction equipment manufacturer optimally prepared for future logistical challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n![](\"https:\/\/intranav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Header-2-43-1.png\")
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A query function of the invoiced vehicles now takes place in the SAP system. As soon as the vehicle leaves the factory premises, an alarm is triggered, whereby an e-mail notification is sent to a predefined distribution list. Via this interface the customer is informed about the shipment of his ordered unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Summary of the results achieved by our customer with INTRA<\/strong>NAV:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u25cf Minimized empty runs
\u25cf Identification of bottlenecks
\u25cf Efficient fleet utilization
\u25cf Reduced control and posting effort; Optimized shipping processing through customer interface
\u25cf Improved adherence to delivery dates
\u25cf Reduced lead times by recording and evaluating all individual nodes
\u25cf KPI-based reports for maximizing transport performance and utilization
\u25cf Archiving and historization of fleet movements.
\u25cf Cross-location networking of yard processes enables rapid responsiveness within the supply chain and overarching optimization potential
\u25cf Control of third-party systems (traffic lights, terminals, smartphones or gates) ensure efficient yard processing<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/p>\n\n\n\nINTRA<\/span>NAV Benefits through the virtualization of the yards and processes<\/h2>\n \n
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\nStreamlining through the virtualization of processes with the tracking of excavators, load carriers, industrial trucks, and tools in the outdoor area<\/li>\n
\nProcess automation in the yard eliminates individual identification and booking steps<\/li>\n
\nNavigation to the vehicle, as well as automatic booking of the last process steps in the plant (status booking, issuing of the invoice, information to customers as soon as the product leaves the plant)<\/li>\n
\nWith the connection to enterprise resource planning and production planning systems, machining and search processes can be automatically prioritized based on attributes<\/li>\n
\nReal-time location overview and search function of all construction machines, load carriers and persons located in the yard, including alerts to notify personnel in order to be able to react to undesirable situations in good time or to indicate misplaced, obsolete or out-of-zone storage<\/li>\n
\nTransport chains are seamlessly traceable between indoor and outdoor areas<\/li>\n
\nIncrease planning reliability by analyzing bottlenecks with KPI comparison such as dwell times, throughput time, stops, malfunctions, delays, process length or the total time required for a complete cycle<\/li>\n
\nControl and monitoring of resources and transfer orders with the associated production orders<\/li>\n
\nLoading and transport traffic in the immediate vicinity of the vehicles and persons is detected and hazardous situations are avoided by acoustic warnings and display indication<\/li>\n
\nMonitoring of transport direction values, such as temperature, humidity, and acceleration<\/li>\n
\nPossibility of integrating further positioning technology (e.g. RFID, BLE, WiFi) into the respective software solutions.<\/li>\n
\nIndustry-standard APIs enable easy and efficient integration into the existing IT landscape and third-party systems. INTRANAV.IO can be connected bi-directionally via an SAP interface to transmit transport orders and their feedback.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n