Businesses depend on being able to track using GPS, especially those that involve transportation and delivery. Moreover, tracking helps companies keep track of their inventory at any given time.
Why is tracking of assets important?
Tracking is important, even essential to a business’ success. It ensures accountability and customer satisfaction by way of efficient and safe business practices.
Efficiency: As shipments are sent from one location to another, customers are entitled to know where their much-awaited parcel is and its expected arrival time. The ability to deliver on time, every time brings in repeat customers and improves the bottom line.
Safety: Tracking keeps the sender of shipments aware of the route and the route’s specific rules to help the driver navigate in compliance with the service hour laws. It also helps the sender know of any hurdles that may crop up for the driver of the vehicle bearing goods. Monitoring the driver of the shipment through an effective GPS helps address any unlawful behavior or erratic driving based on road regulations.
Is tracking of non-powered assets possible?
Yes, through solar power. Non-powered assets are those that do not have their own source of power. A few non-powered assets are shipping containers, horse trailers, and any item that moves around in areas without a direct power source.
However, these non-powered assets also require tracking if only to assure the customers that their package is safe and will arrive on time. Strategically placing solar panels close to these assets will give them enough power to enable tracking.
In this way, solar power also becomes a mobile source of energy that collects the tracking data and sends it to the centralized data warehouse.
Why use solar devices?
Solar-powered devices are eco-friendly simply because they use the sun as the source of energy. Sun being a renewable resource is a far better option than fossil fuels that have been in use for a long time. Therefore, it makes sense to use devices that receive their energy from solar power and fulfill the purpose of generating electricity. This works through solar panels made of solar cells as they absorb the heat from the sun during the day and can store sufficient power in the battery.
As solar-powered energy is becoming increasingly popular and accepted because it is cheaper and environment friendly, it is bound to become more effectively used. Companies that offer solar-powered products are also preferred over other suppliers as they join the bandwagon of eco-friendly service providers even as they improve their bottom line.