"Transportation Visualization" from the Perspective of Security/Risk Management

"Transportation visualization" from the perspective of security/risk management

Introduction

In this article, we will introduce Macnica Tracks® products, focusing on security risks during transportation.

Have you ever experienced the following concerns or challenges when transporting high-value-added products or highly confidential cargo?

- Check whether the item has been tampered with or stolen during transportation
・If a problem occurs, can you explain when, where, and in which process it occurred?
・The cause remains unknown, and responsibility is unclear between the shipping company, warehouse, and our company.
- The management system will be seen as lax, leading to "a decline in trust from business partners, a review of contract terms, and requests for the submission of measures to prevent recurrence."
・Even if measures to prevent recurrence are considered, there is no data to support them.

In fact, the "invisible state" during transportation itself can pose a major security risk.

Macnica Tracks® can help you put an end to these worries!

What is Macnica Tracks®?

Macnica Tracks® is an IoT solution that combines logistics and security, visualizing data such as location, temperature and humidity, impact, and opening in real time, minimizing the risk of theft, damage, quality deterioration, and delays during transportation.
By using data to understand "what happened, when, and where," we can achieve both accountability and reliability, eliminating the black Box of logistics and visualizing security and peace of mind.

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Transport/Storage Condition Monitoring and Tracking Service - Macnica Tracks®

Qualcomm® QTS110 - a tracking device that can monitor the status of "location," "temperature and humidity," "shock," "lost/lost/theft," etc.

Small and thin card-sized location tracking device - Qualcomm® QTS112 -

Macnica Tracks® realizes "protective logistics"

Location tracking is widespread, but Macnica Tracks® is unique in that it not only provides location information but also status monitoring, such as detecting openings and impacts.
This allows you to know not only "where your package is" but also "where it is and what condition it is in." The ability to comprehensively realize these functions with a single service is a major advantage of Macnica Tracks®.

① Detects tampering, theft, and alteration

The light sensor detects unexpected opening.
Data on when and where the package was opened is recorded, eliminating ambiguous situations such as "it may have been opened during transport" and enabling fact-based judgments.

② Early detection of theft and illegal diversion using location information (location information monitoring)

Real-time location information via GNSS/Wi-Fi/Cellular allows you to immediately detect abnormalities such as deviations from the expected route or unnaturally long stops.
This not only enables early detection and response to theft and unauthorized removal, but also has the expected deterrent effect of "being constantly monitored."

3) Visualization of abnormal behavior through detection

Impact sensors detect drops, impacts, and handling that is not expected during normal operations that occur during transport.
It can be used not only to prevent damage but also as a security measure to detect signs of suspicious handling.

④ Evidence management (explanation and audit)

All acquired data is stored on the cloud and can be checked chronologically. This allows us to build a system that allows explanations to be given to business partners, for internal audits and internal controls, and for considering measures to prevent recurrence, based on objective data rather than intuition or speculation.

Dashboard

On the dashboard, you can check temperature, humidity, air pressure, illuminance, and impact data in graphs.
In addition, location marks are displayed on the map, showing the route taken by the monitoring device.
By placing the cursor over the location mark, you can also see sensor information at that point.

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If a shipment is opened (light is detected) during transport, an alert can be set and a log can be obtained.

Image of light and dark detection

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If cargo undergoes shocks that exceed the set tolerance limits during transport, an alert can be set and a log can be obtained.

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lastly

In this article, we introduced Macnica Tracks® while focusing on "security risks".

The challenges in logistics are changing from "transporting" to "delivering in a safe, reliable, and explainable manner."
Macnica Tracks® is more than just a logistics management tool; Real-time visibility into the location and condition of the transit minimizes risks such as damage, theft, quality degradation, and delays, enhancing the reliability of the entire logistics process.

If you are interested in this feature, want to learn more about other features, or want to take a look at the dashboard screen, please contact Macnica.
We also offer free rentals, so if you are interested, please feel free to contact us.