US: Beacons installed to help UPS load packages accurately

17.04.2017

US: Beacons installed to help UPS load packages accurately
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (The), 17 Apr 2017, online:-
Bluetooth-enabled beacons are being installed in the "Preload Smart Scan" system of US-based UPS to ensure packages are loaded onto the right vehicle. A notification will be sent to the employee handling the loading if the package is wrongly placed. Installation at over 300 UPS locations in the US is planned by the package delivery firm in 2017. The figure will cover 47% of the company's package trucks in the US. An international expansion is also planned by UPS. The technology can reduce cost and save time, improve the rate of missed deliveries, and is expected to cut the rate of misloads by 70%. Moreover, a patent application has been filed by the firm for the system.
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