Outbound Shipping Accuracy
Key Benefit
- 97% Reduction in Pallets Left Behind & Mis-Shipments
- 50% Reduction in Exception Management
- 97% Temperature & Dwell-Time Identification
Data
- Pallet 1 staged at Dock Door A
- Pallet 1 loaded to Truck A
- Pallet 1 is 30°C
Journey
Outbound Dock → Truck or Trailer
Disclaimer: The figures provided are examples based on existing deployments and can be customized to meet your specific project requirements
The Problem
The facilities that send hundreds of pallets out daily are all too familiar with a percentage of items being loaded into the wrong trucks, or left behind entirely – It’s just part of operations.
At the outbound dock, lost pallets result in more labor for lost and found and rework, or if unnoticed also result in chargeback. Downstream, it is the butterfly effect: incorrect deliveries, unexpected low-stocks or out-of-stocks, and ultimately empty shelves. Traditional methods of managing outbound logistics often lack the ability to react in real-time, making it difficult to ensure that the right pallets are loaded onto the right trucks.
In grocery facilities, this outbound zone is an especially problematic area for maintaining temperature compliance for perishable goods. The longer these products sit outside their acceptable temperature range, the greater the chance for a degradation in product quality, and eventually even spoilage and waste.
The Solution
The Wiliot Ambient Data Platform draws insights from IoT Pixels, Bluetooth stickers that are embedded into shipping labels or placed directly onto pallets.
Low-cost, Bluetooth-based Ambient IoT network devices are installed at your DC loading dock. These devices energize the IoT Pixels on pallets placed in staging, and relay their sensing and location data without the need for manual scanning or counting processes.
In the Wiliot Ambient Data Platform, these signals are analyzed using AI-based machine learning data models to determine which pallets are waiting at the loading dock, where within the loading dock they are located, their current temperature, their dwell time at the dock, and which truck they are loaded into.
These signals directly feed into ERP and WMS systems, ensuring the right pallets make it to the right trucks and to issue real-time insights:
- Notifications when pallets are being staged or loaded at the incorrect dock doors
- Notifications of pallets left behind (i.e. truck completed with one of its pallets still on the dock)
- Last known location status for quick lost pallet retrieval
- Pallet temperature excursion alerts
- Pallet dwell time excursion alerts
The Difference
By reducing operational errors and safeguarding product quality, grocery chains can improve their bottom line and strengthen their reputation for delivering fresh, high-quality goods:
97% Reduction in Pallets Left Behind & Mis-Shipments
Real-time alerts enable corrective action when pallets are loaded onto the wrong truck or are left behind
50% Reduction in Exception Management
Course-correcting mis-loads and left-behinds, and quickly locating lost items, means significant labor and rework savings
97% Temperature & Dwell-Time Identification
Monitor dock door efficiency and reduce dwell times thanks to real-time, passive visibility on time-at-dock and temperature
Eliminate Chargebacks
Removing mis-shipments means chargebacks between stores and DC’s are a thing of the past
Reduce Shrink
Locate missing pallets in real-time to see where they are, what trucks they’ve been loaded into, or which locations they were dropped off in
Explore More Solutions
Inbound Shipping Accuracy
Automatically detect pallets as delivered, adding a passive audit point to validate against expected inventory
On-Shelf Availability
Track case stocking journey for accurate ready to sell inventory and stocking alerts for store associates
Shelf-Life & Quality
End-to-end time and temperature signals for each case. Enable FIFO & “First Expiry, First Out” models
Last Mile Accuracy
Track the location and temperature of deliveries on their way to their destination for improved delivery accuracy and quality
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