Outcomes
What the programme delivered.
−50–80%
Time spent searching for assets / WIP.
99%+
WIP location accuracy vs manual tracking.
+6–9 pts
Typical OEE gain from de-bottlenecking.
Client identity withheld under confidentiality. Figures reflect outcomes from comparable RTLS/RFID deployments; your own numbers depend on use case, environment and execution.
The challenge
Paper and barcode WIP tracking is stale the moment it’s recorded. Staff walk to search; managers guess at the constraint; rebalancing is slow.
Our approach
- Tag WIP carriers, tooling and key mobile assets.
- UWB where sub-metre zone accuracy matters; BLE for cost-sensitive zoning.
- Zone-dwell analytics to expose the real bottleneck.
- Automated work-order progress from location events.
- Tie into MES for closed-loop scheduling.
Technology & integration
Stack deployed: UWB (10–30 cm, <100 ms) for precision zones, BLE for broad coverage, Passive RFID for read-points.
Integration: MES, ERP, SCADA / historian, quality systems.
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