As food producers and retailers test the system for tracking goods through production, supply chains and stores, the company is partnering with Microsoft to provide AI features that can help users identify when products might expire, which planograms are most successful and how sales could be improved.
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A system from Cooper Lighting Solutions provides BLE-based data, with Vizzia software for asset and people management via light fixtures, in order to provide indoor locating without a reader infrastructure or batteries.
Aerospace and automotive firms are among those tracking potential shock to goods in the supply chain with SpotSee’s RFID-enabled ShockWatch, which uses a mechanical switch and RFID interrogation to wirelessly indicate if a potentially damaging impact has occurred.