The ultimate tracking machine
September 1st 2009 Zetes has implemented a real time
track and trace system for BMW at
the UK's largest open air warehouse.
The wireless traceability
system, which forms part
of BMW's vehicle
retrieval system, is
based at the
company's Thorne
facility in
Doncaster and
enables BMW to
immediately identify
and locate incoming
and outgoing vehicles.
Cars or motorbikes coming
into the facility for inspection are
automatically labelled with an
indelible barcode label using the
Zebra printers. Each barcode label
contains both unique vehicle
identification information and
location co-ordinates and is produced
in real time over the wireless network.
This data is automatically
captured via the
Motorola hand held
devices and the
precise
whereabouts of
each vehicle is
stored in a central
database for future
recall. Data is
exchanged between
the handheld devices and
BMW's central vehicle tracking
system in real time, over a wireless
network which is fully supported by
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