Inbound & Outbound Shipment Tracking

Supply Chain Monitoring · MI-SCM-01

GPS trackers on five containers or trucks, a yard gateway and a shipment dashboard with live location, geofence arrival alerts and a reliable ETA — for the supplier-to-plant leg that goes dark today.

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• ₹81,500pilot BOM · hardware only
• 3 – 5 daysto a live pilot
• Starterintegration level
• 3validated providers

Why the inbound leg goes dark

The problem

Between the supplier's gate and your plant, a truck is a phone number. ETAs are guesses, the receiving bay is staffed for a truck that arrives four hours late, and an outbound container's departure time is whatever the security register says.

• No live location for inbound or outbound loads
• Receiving crews and forklifts wait for late trucks
• Outbound departure and transit times are not recorded
• Customer 'where is my order' calls are answered by calling the transporter

The solution

IP67 GPS trackers with cellular (or LoRaWAN in the yard) backhaul are fixed to five containers or trailers. A dashboard shows live position, computes ETA, raises geofence alerts at the supplier gate, your gate and the customer's, and logs dwell time at each. One outdoor LoRaWAN gateway covers the yard for battery-friendly reporting on site.

• Live location and ETA per shipment
• Geofence alerts at supplier, plant and customer gates
• Transit and dwell times logged per trip
• Shareable tracking link for the customer or receiving team

Validated service providers

Validated by TwoElectrons and ranked by validation score: verified credentials, completed jobs on the platform and client ratings.

1. Sample Provider Y — Gurugram · Fleet & shipment telematics · ★ 4.8 · 16 jobs
2. Sample Provider Z — Bengaluru · Cold chain & condition loggers · ★ 4.7 · 9 jobs
3. Sample Provider AA — Ahmedabad · Warehouse & inventory IoT · ★ 4.5 · 6 jobs

Provider listings are samples pending live registrations.

Pilot BOM and cost

Reference hardware to run the pilot. Unit costs are indicative Indian market prices for the component class.

POC BOM cost only — hardware for a pilot. Installation, integration and provider services are quoted separately. Request for Quote

How GPS shipment tracking works

1. Fix. Mount trackers on five containers, trailers or dedicated trucks.
2. Fence. Draw geofences around supplier, plant and customer gates.
3. Watch. Track ten trips; compare ETA against actual.
4. Share. Give receiving and the customer a tracking view.

Pilot architecture

5× GPS trackers (cellular · IP67 · 6-month battery) → Cellular network + yard gateway (4G · LoRaWAN on site) → Tracking platform (position · ETA · geofences) → Shipment dashboard (receiving · customer link)

Cellular for the road, LoRaWAN in the yard: the tracker switches to low-power reporting once inside the plant geofence.

Business case: waiting crews, transporter performance, customer calls

Ranges are typical figures reported for this class of solution; your pilot establishes the numbers for your plant.

• Hours of receiving-crew wait removed (by ETA-driven scheduling)
• 100% of trips with transit and dwell logged (for transporter reviews)
• Fewer 'where is my order' calls (customer tracking link)
• 3 – 5 days to a live pilot (five loads)

Who this is for: Supply chain and logistics heads, Stores and receiving, Auto and engineering with JIT suppliers, Exporters and container shippers, 3PL and transporter management, Any plant with a critical inbound leg.

Illustrative case study

Illustrative scenario · not a client reference

An auto-component plant with JIT deliveries from three suppliers near Chennai (illustrative)

Set-up. Trackers on five dedicated trailers that shuttle between the suppliers and the plant, geofences at each gate, ETA alerts to the receiving supervisor's phone.

What happened. Average receiving-crew wait per truck dropped from about 70 minutes to under 15 once forklifts were scheduled on the ETA. Dwell logs showed one transporter routinely holding trailers overnight, which changed the contract. Customers were given tracking links for outbound loads next.

• Pilot budget: ₹81,500 hardware
• Crew wait per truck: 70 → < 15 min
• Transporter issue found: overnight holds

FAQ

Do we need the transporter's cooperation?

Only to fix the tracker on the trailer or container; the tracker reports independently of the truck's own systems.

How long does the tracker battery last?

Around six months at road reporting rates; magnetic or rechargeable variants suit different fleets.

Can customers see their shipment?

Yes — a shareable tracking link shows position and ETA for a specific load without exposing the rest of the fleet.

What does the ₹81,500 cover?

Five trackers with a year of data, and a yard gateway on a free-tier dashboard. Installation, TMS/ERP integration and provider services are quoted after a Request for Quote.