The advantages of a successful container tracking system
Container tracking systems are the new norm for companies shipping their goods abroad. In order to keep track of your valuable products, a number of innovations have been devised to enable accurate tracking of even small containers. This allows companies to ship and receive products on a more accurate schedule and keep operating expenses low, even while shipping more products.
Shipping containers represent ‘returnable assets’. These are objects that have value for the company because they can be used several times. Any type of container can be considered a shipping container, and any shipping container is a returnable asset.
From large containers on a container ship to a barrel containing beer or wine, if it is used to ship something and can be used repeatedly, it is considered a returnable asset and therefore must be tracked.
The reason container tracking systems are so important, aside from the obvious concern for the product being shipped inside them, is that a shipping container represents a valuable asset to a business.
Not only is it a hard asset, in the sense that its loss would cost the company money to replace it, but it also has an indirect cost, which is time and energy (and therefore profit) lost in track the containers that have left. lost or arguing with suppliers and customers about discrepancies in the count.
For example, the inability to properly track a shipping container, such as 50 kegs, can present a logistical problem for a beer production facility when it comes time to ship their product to a bottling plant. A large shipping container used to ship sneakers from China represents a much larger monetary investment, and therefore a larger loss to the company if it is lost.
Therefore, a well-designed tracking system can be invaluable to a company that has many shipping containers that are shipped all over the world. You can track multiple shipping containers at once, manage your storage and return to the production base, and coordinate the shipping process so that the minimum amount of time and energy is used.
With a tracking application, a company can enter information about the container and its contents, track its location to exact coordinates around the world, monitor its movements through ports, and even provide feedback when its operational life has been reached.
In short, a well-designed container tracking system is a major investment in the security, control, shipping, and eventual recovery of any returnable asset, large or small. Used correctly, it can keep costs down and increase production, and is an invaluable aid to any business that ships its products anywhere in the world.