Roambee has introduced a pioneering 5G GPS ‘peel-and-ship’ smart label for the logistics industry. This 4-inch x 6-inch smart label delivers a ‘barcode-like’ user experience, using advanced 5G, GPS, and NIST-calibrated sensors for temperature, humidity, shock, and light. Designed for single-use journeys, it provides enterprises with real-time visibility into secondary distribution networks, direct-to-customer deliveries, and end-to-end product flow, where traditional reusable trackers are inadequate.
By integrating seamlessly with Roambee’s advanced unified visibility platform, this solution offers precise and timely insights into the estimated time of arrival (ETA), quality, and security of shipments across the entire supply chain. This innovation addresses the needs of enterprises, including third-party logistics providers (3PLs), by providing real-time visibility into time-sensitive and high-value shipments, regardless of transport mode or distribution leg.
“Mondelez is highly quality-driven when it comes to catering to high customer-service standards which includes its logistics and cold chain operations. Forecasting On-Time, In-Full and Quality of goods deliveries is thus key to our efficient transportation fulfillment operations. Roambee’s supply chain intelligence, powered by its smart label technologies, enables us to analyse and respond to real-time and historical trends by lane, transporter, seasonality, and more, to ensure the availability of quality product on shelf,” shared Gurpreet Singh, Logistics Project Manager at Mondelez International.
On the value it adds to 3PL companies, Atsushi Tsuchiya, Senior Expert, Digital – R&D (Data ＆Agile Team) at Yamato Transport, the No.1 Delivery Service Company in Japan, said: “At Yamato Transport, we ship upwards of 2.3 billion parcels annually. The introduction of Roambee’s smart label is a potential game-changer in our efforts to safely deliver our customers’ important packages. This infrastructure-free application can allow our B2B customers to effortlessly and cost-effectively track and trace packages. The innovation eliminates the typical deployment challenges associated with visibility solutions, revolutionising parcel logistics.”
The label’s peel-and-ship experience mimics the simplicity of using a barcode label while eliminating the need for infrastructure like printers, thus preserving existing shipping processes. Global 5G connectivity allows for flexible tracking frequency updates to meet various logistical needs. Its NIST-calibrated temperature sensors ensure pharma-grade compliance for live tracking with minimal variance.
The label is versatile enough to track shipments of any size or type, including full truckloads (FTLs), full container loads (FCLs), less-than-truckloads (LTLs), less-than-container loads (LCLs), and parcels, highlighting its adaptability across the supply chain. A simple peel-to-activate mechanism guarantees activation after sticking it on the load.
The smart label conforms to standard shipping label dimensions, enabling seamless integration with shipping labels. Shippers can easily affix a shipping label over Roambee’s smart label. It also negates the need for customs declarations, streamlining the logistics process. Additionally, the smart label and platform align with Roambee’s environmental commitment, aiding in accurately calculating and reducing Scope 3 Emissions, and promoting a greener supply chain.
“Roambee’s smart label and platform revolutionise product delivery to third-party destinations,” said Sanjay Sharma, CEO of Roambee. “They boost retail forecasting with precise product flow insights and issue critical alerts for time-critical component deliveries, ensuring necessary site services are promptly activated upon arrival. The technology also streamlines cross-border logistics, offering automated, physical, and electronic proof of delivery (ePOD). With its wide-ranging applications for direct customer deliveries and secondary and tertiary distribution networks, Roambee seizes a first-mover advantage in a market opportunity exceeding $65 billion.”
Roambee’s smart label represents a significant milestone in logistics and supply chain management.
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