Less calling. Less searching. More automating.
Manual booking of inventories and calling carriers and service providers is a thing of the past. With our solution, you always know where containers, components, or other assets are at any given moment. Automatically booked, seamlessly documented, and without a call to the carrier.
What slows down your logistics every day.
In logistics, container cycles, and extended workbenches, typical blind spots arise every day where material is physically present but invisible in your system.
Your system is always one step behind reality
Manual bookings are delayed, forgotten, or simply not made. The ERP knows the theoretical progress, but where the material physically stands, no one can say for sure.
Manual bookings are delayed, forgotten, or simply not made. The ERP knows the theoretical progress, but where the material physically stands, no one can say for sure.
Small load carriers that leave the plant disappear systemically
At the supplier, at the refiner, in transit: What passes the plant gate is invisible to your system. Return dates must be requested by phone. Overdue shipments are only recognized when assembly is already waiting.
At the supplier, at the refiner, in transit: What passes the plant gate is invisible to your system. Return dates must be requested by phone. Overdue shipments are only recognized when assembly is already waiting.
Every load carrier that doesn't come back costs twice
Unfound containers lead to new procurements. The result is too large and expensive pools due to lack of transparency. Capital is tied up in containers that no one can find.
Unfound containers lead to new procurements. The result is too large and expensive pools due to lack of transparency. Capital is tied up in containers that no one can find.
5–6 hours daily for searching that shouldn't be necessary
In goods receipt and quality assurance alone, searching for material binds capacities daily. Not because the material is missing, but because no one knows where it stands.
In goods receipt and quality assurance alone, searching for material binds capacities daily. Not because the material is missing, but because no one knows where it stands.
The component is in the yard, but SAP says it's with the supplier.
Parts come back from galvanizing, hardening, or machining. They have long since arrived physically, but are still booked externally in your system. Assembly waits for release, which would have long been possible. Idle times arise from lack of data, not capacity.
Parts come back from galvanizing, hardening, or machining. They have long since arrived physically, but are still booked externally in your system. Assembly waits for release, which would have long been possible. Idle times arise from lack of data, not capacity.
The empties graveyard grows because you lose track
In kitting, small load carriers are missing. In goods receipt, there are no free containers. At the same time, load carriers have been standing unused in hall areas for 48 hours that no one is monitoring.
In kitting, small load carriers are missing. In goods receipt, there are no free containers. At the same time, load carriers have been standing unused in hall areas for 48 hours that no one is monitoring.
What Track & Trace specifically changes in your logistics.
This is how we make your material flow visible in real-time.
Eliminate blind spots
From goods receipt to return of empties: Every movement of a load carrier is visible in real-time – internally, with the carrier, and in transit.
Automatic process bookings
Geofencing replaces manual scans: As soon as a load carrier enters or leaves a zone, the system automatically books in SAP or WMS.
Make external supply chain visible
GPS-Trackers monitor KLTs, containers, and high-value assets without on-site infrastructure – directly via cellular, worldwide.
Capital protection & shrinkage prevention
Gate monitoring reports unauthorized movements. Cycle time analyses show how much smaller your container pool could really be.
Data-driven control
Dwell time analyses, bottleneck detection, throughput times per processing station – decisions are based on what really happens.
ERP & WMS integration
Open API, direct SAP connection, geofencing logic for existing systems. No parallel system, but automated data flow.
One solution — an immediate difference in every area.
SmartMakers works wherever something is moving in your operation: load carriers, containers, and shipments report location and status automatically. Every specialist area feels the difference from day one.
The right Track & Trace solution for your industry.
Each industry has its own requirements for tracking and tracing. Choose your industry and we will show you how our Track & Trace solution works in practice.
Goods receipt & QA transparency
Asset tags make delivered components visible from delivery. Disposition and production see the QA status in real-time – without inquiries.
External high value tracking
Heavy-duty assemblies at external partners and in transit are GPS-monitored. ETA display replaces the call to the carrier.
KLT & container cycle
Seamless visibility of every KLT – internally, with the supplier, with the OEM. Reduces pool sizes and eliminates bottlenecks in synchronized supply chains.
Seamless chain of custody
Every movement documented with timestamp and location. Audit-proof history for MDR and FDA requirements – automatically generated.
Extended workbench
GPS-Trackers automatically report the return from the refiner to SAP – even before the first manual scan occurs. No more idle times.
Talk to us about your use case.
In 30 minutes, we show how Track & Trace can work in your logistics – industry-independent and concrete.
These companies already trust our Asset Tracking solution in their logistics & supply chain
Leading companies rely on our Asset Tracking solutions and feel a difference from day one.
Have you lost track of your reusable cycles?
In our webinar, you will learn how to eliminate chaos and efficiently manage your container cycles.
Frequently Asked Questions about Track & Trace for Logistics & Supply Chain
Track & Trace in logistics & supply chain makes every movement of materials, load carriers, and shipments visible in real-time, from goods receipt through plant logistics to transport between locations and partners. Movement data automatically flows as events into SAP, WMS, and MES. This eliminates blind spots, replaces calls to the carrier, and replaces manual bookings with automatic status changes.
Track & Trace in logistics solves the five most expensive symptoms of lack of transparency: search times of five to six hours daily, double container orders, shipments without reliable ETA, incorrect SAP statuses, and silent shrinkage losses in cycles with suppliers. Instead of phone and Excel, the solution provides verified position and status, automatically booked in the target systems.
Track & Trace in logistics complements WMS and TMS, it does not replace them. WMS and TMS plan and book, but only know the reality in the yard, warehouse, and on the road through manual entries. Track & Trace provides the physical real-time layer: where a KLT, a special machine, or a shipment actually is and automatically corrects the SAP status when leaving or reaching a zone.
The right tracking technology in logistics depends on range, value, and zone accuracy. Within the plant and warehouse, Active RFID & BLE Tracking works with zone accuracy for KLT, tools, and load carriers. Outside the plant, GPS Asset Tracking autonomously takes over via cellular, without infrastructure at the partner. For sensitive transports, Shipment Monitoring complements temperature, shock, and light exposure.
Geofencing triggers bookings as soon as a tracked load carrier or truck enters or leaves a defined zone. When entering the plant premises, the system generates a goods receipt event, and when leaving a loading zone, the shipping status. Both events are directly passed to SAP or WMS. Manual scans at the ramp and subsequent correction bookings are eliminated.
Track & Trace prevents shrinkage with reusable load carriers by giving each KLT, mesh box, and special frame a unique position and dwell time history. Containers that remain too long with the supplier trigger an automatic escalation. This eliminates the empties graveyard, where containers disappear unused in the farthest corner of the hall, and stops double orders due to perceived shortages.
Our Track & Trace solution integrates via REST-API, OPC UA, and SAP-specific adapters into SAP S/4HANA, WMS, TMS, and MES. Position and status data arrive as structured events, not as raw data streams. Master data on load carriers, tours, and shipments are reconciled bidirectionally.
A dedicated IT project team is not required for the introduction of Track & Trace in logistics. SmartMakers provides hardware, the thingsHub platform, and integration as a managed service. On your side, a logistics specialist and an IT contact for connection to SAP, WMS, or TMS are sufficient.
When the data in SAP lies, we bring the truth to you.
Together with our experts, we find a suitable solution to bring reality into your systems.