Avnet (NASDAQ: AVT),
a leading global technology distributor, announced today that it will
begin to offer ParceLive,
a real-time shipment tracking system, on a global basis to its customer
base. The ParceLive service was developed by Hanhaa,
a UK-based IoT innovator.
By simply including a small ParceLive tracker, which is comprised of six
embedded sensors and cellular data connectivity, into any parcel, users
are connected and able to receive complete insight into any shipment’s
journey, whether it is being shipped across country or around the world.
The ParceLive system actively captures important information in
real-time, including location, temperature, and humidity; and in
addition, will send alerts if the package has been dropped, opened or
mis-handled. ParceLive provides users with delivery, network and
implementation efficiencies to help lower the cost of doing business and
improve profitability. Users of the service are now able to create
direct workflows from real time data straight from their global supply
chain systems.
“There are many markets we serve today that would benefit from this
technology so we’ve added ParceLive to our full suite of supply chain
service offerings,” said Terry Bassett, chief strategy and innovation
officer at Avnet. “Avnet’s proven expertise and strong position in
supply chain management, as well as our keen focus on IoT, makes
ParceLive an exciting product for us to bring to our customers.”
Today’s announcement significantly increases the reach and scale for
ParceLive, which has previously been supported by national and
specialist shippers in the UK and EMEA. By working independent of data
supplied from carriers, and irrespective of country, ParceLive enables
Avnet to deploy a uniformed service globally. To learn more, watch this video
about ParceLive.
Hanhaa CEO Azhar Hussain said, “We are very excited to have Avnet as our
first truly international partner. The depth and breadth of Avnet’s
supply chain and logistics expertise combined with their expansive
customer base will truly demonstrate the globalization of ParceLive’s
international IoT data service using our Hanhaa Mobile network.”
After use, ParceLive trackers are returned using a pre-set mail service
license, which is active in more than 40 countries, and eliminates
reverse-logistics challenges. Returned units are erased of all data,
charged, put through sensor calibration, and re-branded - making them
then ready for reuse.
Today’s announcement reinforces the Avnet
and Hanhaa relationship that was announced
in May, and also helps Hanhaa to more quickly introduce the
ParceLive technology to customers in a variety of vertical markets,
including: industrial, automotive, healthcare, and others. Hanhaa’s
integrated mobile network, hardware, and developer tools provide
third-party solutions providers with ways to quickly configure IoT
solutions for their market to create competitive advantage and generate
new revenue.
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portfolio of design and supply chain services makes Avnet the go-to
guide for innovators who set the pace for technological change. For
nearly a century, Avnet has helped its customers and suppliers around
the world realize the transformative possibilities of technology. Learn
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