Logistics

Vehicle Tracking

One of the project we have done for our client is a system for tracking the location of trucks. Whether is it the delivery of goods on time, checking the status of where the goods are or whether the vehicle has broken down or got stuck in traffic congestion; it is an extremely using tool.

Our solution is based on SMS messaging to relay the location of the vehicle. Coupled with a GPS device, we can easily retrieve location information of any vehicle on the move.

With the advancement of mobile data services like GPRS, we can even develop a solution to communicate with the vehicles computer (a simple one) to relay messages as well as get certain monitoring status based on the sensors that are attached to the various components of the vehicle.

Here is an illustration of the concept:

Space Optimization

In multi-level storage, there are hundreds of space for crates and boxes to be stored. It will the interest of the business owner to maximize the space utilization of the racks.

However, it will be extememly tedious for a person to calculate which box should go into which empty or half filled rack space, especially when the boxes are of different sizes.

This scenerio is common in the logistics business. This is the reason VisualSoft provides this solution to help store and warehouse owners optimize their space as well as help them locate where the labeled boxes are being stored.

Inventory Management

Inventory Tracking

As with most business, it is common to stock hundreds of item for a shop, no to mention export import businesses.

VisualSoft offers a solution that will allow you to track the stock levels of all items and generate alerts when the stock level is low.

The system will also allow for multiple trigger levels; for example when the level is at 30%, 10% and 5%. This level of tracking is very useful for items that are sensitive to demands and are never allow to deplete too low a level. Usually such items requires long lead time after issuing the purchase order.

Our system allow for each item's lead time to be entered and will trigger alert based on the trigger rules for each items. As such, our system is more like a human inventory manager than just a electronic system.

Below is an example of a wine inventory list:

No.	Description	Qty	L1 Trig	L2 Trig	Order Date	Lead Time
1	1999 Maddalena Zinfandel Blanc	25	5	2	None	10 Days
2	1995 Forest Manor California Muscat Canelli	10	10	5	1/7/02	30 Days
3	1997 Chateau Andrea - Syrah	3	5	2	6/7/02	21 Days
4	1997 Buena Vista Carneros Chardonnay	11	5	2	5/7/02	25 Days

The table above illustrate a scenerio where some wines have longer lead-time for delivery. The lead-time trigger the system to alert the buyer to issue purchase order for the item.

If the inventory tracking system is integrated into our E-commerce system, orders can be issued automatically if the buyer choose to do so by giving pre-authorization rights for the system to issue purchase orders.