- Providing a unified view of trucks, trailers, drivers and cargo
on one dashboard, Smart Supply Chain leverages Bell's LTE network
for extensive coverage in Canada
and the U.S.
MONTRÉAL, Oct. 28, 2021 /CNW
Telbec/ - Bell Business Markets today announced the launch of
Smart Supply Chain powered by Bell IoT Smart Connect, an
"as-a-service" IoT aggregation solution designed for fleet and
supply chain operators. The new platform aggregates multiple IoT
data sources and operational data sets into a single dashboard
accessible through Bell's Self Serve Centre.
"With the need to gather a broad range of data, fleet and supply
chain operators are increasingly turning to smart IoT solutions as
a core part of their business operations," said Jeremy Wubs, Bell's Senior Vice President,
Marketing for Bell Business Markets. "With Canada's largest network
and our professional managed services, Bell is uniquely positioned
to provide organizations with a comprehensive, cloud-based IoT
platform to gather insights and help them make better decisions,
faster."
As organizations implement more IoT solutions into their supply
chain, they need to aggregate and manage the data so that they can
derive insights to enable faster and better decision-making. Bell
IoT Smart Connect reduces business complexity by offering a unified
view of a company's entire fleet, including trucks, trailers,
drivers and the temperature of cargo, to optimize and automate
tracking and management. With one dashboard, fleet operators can
view all events, incidents and alerts and provide near real-time
status updates to customers while ensuring cargo and drivers safely
reach their destination on time.
"Even before the recent supply chain shocks, Canadian businesses
were adopting data-driven solutions to improve their operational
efficiency. Connected Internet of Things (IoT) solutions like fleet
management and cold chain monitoring enable real-time awareness so
that better decisions can be made faster, saving time and reducing
waste," said Nigel Wallis, VP IoT at
IDC Canada. "Resiliency is now more important than ever to freight,
logistics and other supply chain participants and IoT will be a
crucial building block in that process."
Smart Supply Chain powered by Bell IoT Smart Connect
features:
- Cold chain monitoring to automatically record temperature
levels and provide near real-time alerts when they fall outside
safe ranges while cargo is in transit;
- A driver scorecard that aggregates telematics data and optional
video analytics to monitor and rate the behaviour of individual
drivers and teams;
- Fleet management by pairing fleet management data with
operational data, so that fleet managers and dispatchers can
optimize operations and prevent issues.
Smart Supply Chain sends data gathered from sensors installed in
trucks and trailers to the IoT Smart Connect cloud-based platform
over the Bell LTE network, which offers 66% more LTE coverage than
the next leading competitor and roaming coverage throughout
the United States.
Smart Supply Chain is a managed service with additional support
offered through Bell Professional Services, which works with
organizations to provide nationwide mobile installation, solution
integration and custom development support.
To learn more about Smart Supply Chain and how it works, visit
Bell.ca/SmartSupplyChain.
About Bell
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company, providing advanced broadband wireless, TV, Internet media
and business communication services throughout the country. Founded
in Montréal in 1880, Bell is wholly owned by BCE Inc. To learn
more, please visit Bell.ca or BCE.ca.
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SOURCE Bell Canada