business
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In transportation and logistics, large
numbers of trucks currently leave
warehouses or distribution centres only
partially loaded. Dock doors at these facilities
implementing a hardware unit that captures
trailer load and image data can enhance
truck utilisation efficiency, so trucks ship
less ‘air’. Even a small percentage increase
in less ‘air’ shipped results in fewer trucks
on the road, fewer emissions, lower fuel
costs, and less wear and tear on vehicles.
Zebra’s SmartPack Trailer, powered by
Savanna, captures operational data such
as load density, trailer fullness, images
of loads in progress and the number of
packages scanned and loaded per hour,
giving unprecedented actionable insights to
personnel and dock managers.
In manufacturing, capturing data on an
assembly line of a vehicle identification
number (VIN) helps determine the right
tool for employees to use. This can help
enable the assembly of multiple models in
a single line, allowing for greater efficiency,
productivity and cost savings.
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Savanna has deployment freedom and can
exist on-site or in a private or public cloud.
Furthermore, it consists of IoT end-point
connectivity, configuration management,
data transport, data storage, analytics and
machine learning components, dealing in
both historical and real-time data.
Zebra is currently working with its
global partners to develop and nurture
data-driven solutions that can then be
expanded for use in a variety of enterprises
and verticals in new and exciting ways.
Soon Savanna will allow for an open
ecosystem of other partners to quickly,
easily and cost-effectively create secure
applications that integrate into other
platforms and enterprise resource planning
(ERP) systems.
Many have remarked that data is the new
‘oil’. Indeed, there are several new enterprise
edge opportunities in the global marketplace
that need to use data to uncover efficiencies
and new revenue possibilities. n
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GARTNER
PREDICTS
THAT BY 2020,
INTERNET OF
THINGS (IOT)
TECHNOLOGY
WILL BE IN 95%
OF ELECTRONICS
FOR NEW
PRODUCT
DESIGNS.
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