IBM and Maersk Logistics, part of the AP Moller-Maersk Group, have launched an alternative to SaviTrak in the shape of Intelligent Trade Lane, which is touted as a new initiative to bring enhanced, real-time visibility to global supply chain operations by improving the quality of container tracking and enabling increased security of transported goods.
The IBM/Maersk solution incorporates IBM’s hardware and software technologies alongside Maersk Logistics’ global supply chain expertise and is claimed to integrate two key emerging technologies for the first time: intelligent real-time tracking devices, called TREC (Tamper-Resistant Embedded Controllers), which are fitted to freight containers and designed to withstand the environment they operate in; and a fully integrated network that combines data from the TREC devices with a non-proprietary sensor network and business integration system....
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