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Industries

Where RTLS and RFID pay back fastest.

The use case dictates the technology. Below are the verticals TRACIO has delivered across — with the specific KPIs, integration footprint, and outcome benchmarks that successful programmes consistently deliver in twelve months or less.

99%+
Inventory accuracy · retail / mfg
38%
Equipment rental down · healthcare
17%
Cycle time down · automotive
7–14mo
Typical payback period
Smart Hospital · Health Systems

Patient flow, mobile medical equipment, staff safety

BLE 5.x AoA and UWB for mobile medical equipment, infant security, ED throughput, hand-hygiene attestation, Code Blue response. HIPAA-aligned; Joint Commission audit-grade. Integrated with Epic, Cerner Oracle Health, Meditech via HL7 / FHIR.

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KPIs: LOS · bed turn · HCAHPS · capital utilisation

Manufacturing · Industry 4.0

WIP visibility, OEE uplift, tool control

RAIN RFID and UWB on the assembly line, torque-event traceability, andon integration, ISA-95 / Purdue Model architecture, MES integration with SAP MII, Rockwell FactoryTalk, Siemens Opcenter.

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KPIs: OEE · first-pass yield · takt time · WIP accuracy

Automotive · Tier-1 OEM & Supplier

Build traceability, torque, finished-goods yard

IATF 16949-grade traceability across the line, RFID and UWB for sub-assembly and tool control, finished-goods yard visibility, dealer inventory — integrated with SAP S/4HANA, JIS systems, and yard-management platforms.

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KPIs: build genealogy · JIS compliance · yard dwell

3PL · Warehousing · Yard

Dock, yard, forklift, returnables

RAIN RFID at every dock door, BLE on trailers and returnable containers, forklift utilisation and safety, integrated with Manhattan, Blue Yonder, SAP EWM, Körber WMS / TMS.

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KPIs: perfect-order rate · dock dwell · DC throughput

Aerospace & MRO

Tool control, GSE, FOD prevention

AS9100D-aware tool-lifecycle control, ground support equipment tracking on the apron, FOD event reduction, line-maintenance team visibility, Heavy Maintenance Visit choreography.

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KPIs: FOD events · TLC compliance · GSE utilisation

Defence & Public Sector

Personnel accountability, chain-of-custody, mustering

Multi-zone geofenced tracking for secure compounds, weapons and high-value asset chain-of-custody, automated muster reporting, contractor and visitor management. Architectures aligned to ATEX / IECEx where required and encrypted RF backhaul on air-gapped networks.

KPIs: muster completeness · zone breaches · CoC integrity

Pharma & Life Sciences

Cold chain & clinical-trial chain-of-custody

Temperature, humidity, shock, and location for clinical trial materials and high-value pharma shipments. 21 CFR Part 11-aware integration, DSCSA serialisation, GDP-aligned audit trails.

KPIs: cold-chain breaches · CoC integrity · GDP audit

Retail & Luxury

Item-level inventory, BOPIS, loss prevention

Item-level RAIN RFID from DC to shelf, electronic article surveillance, omnichannel fulfilment from store, BOPIS readiness, and smart fitting-room experience integration.

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KPIs: inventory accuracy · stock-out rate · BOPIS SLA

Mining, Oil & Gas

Worker safety, mustering, hazardous-area tracking

Tag-and-track underground and above ground, lone worker protection with SOS and fall detection, automated mustering, ATEX / IECEx-rated hardware in hazardous zones, OSHA / MSHA-aligned audit trails.

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KPIs: muster time · TRIR · zone-breach response

Smart Workplace · CRE

Occupancy, hot-desking, real estate optimisation

BLE 5.x occupancy and desk-booking analytics for hybrid workplaces, conference-room utilisation, hot-desk turnover, and ESG / sustainability reporting from real spatial data.

KPIs: occupancy · desk turnover · CRE cost / FTE

Use cases · by industry

Where TRACIO has shipped real outcomes.

A working index of the specific deployments and workflows we have designed, built, and operationalised across two decades.

HEALTHCARE

Smart Hospital portfolio

Mobile medical equipment locating · infusion-pump tracking · infant security · ED bed-state & patient flow · staff duress & Code Blue response · hand-hygiene attestation · biomed CMMS integration · specimen chain-of-custody · OR scheduling analytics · visitor flow.

PHARMA · LIFE SCIENCES

Cold chain & clinical-trial

Cold-chain temperature, humidity, shock & location · DSCSA serialisation · clinical-trial chain-of-custody · 21 CFR Part 11 audit trails · GDP-compliant logistics · vaccine distribution monitoring · controlled-substance tracking.

MANUFACTURING

Industry 4.0 portfolio

WIP & inventory accuracy · torque-tool control · andon integration · OEE analytics · returnable container tracking · build genealogy · cell-level cycle-time analytics · ISA-95 / Purdue Model integration · digital-twin enablement.

AUTOMOTIVE

Tier-1 & OEM

IATF 16949 build traceability · JIS / JIT sequencing · finished-goods yard visibility · dealer inventory · EV battery cell genealogy · paint-shop pre-treatment tracking · supplier inbound RFID.

AEROSPACE · MRO

Tool control & FOD

AS9100D tool-lifecycle control · FOD prevention & investigation · Ground Support Equipment (GSE) tracking · Heavy Maintenance Visit choreography · part & serial traceability · line-maintenance team locating.

LOGISTICS · 3PL

Yard, dock, warehouse

Dock-door RFID reconciliation · yard truck & trailer location · forklift safety & utilisation · pick-path optimisation · returnable transit items · cross-dock orchestration · cold-storage compliance · WMS / TMS integration.

RETAIL · LUXURY

Inventory & omnichannel

Item-level RAIN RFID from DC to shelf · BOPIS readiness · electronic article surveillance · smart fitting-room experiences · loss-prevention analytics · stock-room workflow · price-tag automation.

DEFENCE · PUBLIC SECTOR

Security & accountability

Personnel accountability · weapons & high-value asset chain-of-custody · automated mustering · contractor & visitor management · geofenced zones · evidence custody · air-gapped RF backhaul · ATEX / IECEx in hazardous compounds.

MINING · ENERGY

Worker safety & assets

Underground tag-and-track · automated mustering · lone-worker SOS & fall detection · vehicle location · environmental sensors · contractor tracking on outages & turnarounds · TRIR analytics · MSHA / OSHA audit trails.

SMART WORKPLACE · CRE

Occupancy & real-estate

BLE 5.x occupancy & hot-desk analytics · conference-room utilisation · wayfinding · cleaning workflow optimisation · ESG / sustainability reporting · real-estate consolidation modelling.

CONSTRUCTION

Crew & equipment

Time-on-site automation · equipment theft prevention · lone-worker SOS & fall detection · crew geofencing on megaprojects · plant-and-machinery utilisation · access control & visitor logs.

SPORTS · ENTERTAINMENT

Performance & venue

Athlete training-load analytics with UWB precision · equestrian timing · venue fan-flow analytics · broadcast-ready position data · ticketing integration · concession-flow analytics.

AGRICULTURE

Livestock & precision farming

RFID livestock identification · feed control · rumination & oestrus monitoring · regulatory compliance (EUDR, traceability) · farm-level productivity reporting · cold-chain dairy.

EDUCATION

Stewardship & safety

Capital-equipment stewardship · lab inventory · classroom utilisation · visitor management · campus safety lone-worker programmes · IT asset lifecycle.

FOOD & BEVERAGE

Traceability & safety

Lot & batch traceability · cold-chain compliance · allergen segregation · returnable crate tracking · production-line WIP · HACCP audit trails.

TRANSPORT · INFRASTRUCTURE

Rail, port, airport

Rolling stock & component tracking · port container yard visibility · airport ground-handling · perimeter security · contractor & PPE compliance · audit-grade access logs.

Also delivered

Construction, sports, agriculture, education.

Construction

Time-on-site, equipment theft prevention, SOS wearables for lone workers, real-time crew geofencing.

Sports & Entertainment

Athlete tracking, equestrian timing, venue flow, fan analytics, broadcast-ready position data.

Agriculture

Livestock health, feed control, rumination monitoring, regulatory compliance, farm-level productivity reporting.

Education

Asset stewardship, classroom utilisation, lab inventory, and visitor management.

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