Verizon helps large electrical manufacturer improve

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Even successful manufacturers and distributors can run into profitability and customer service problems when they don’t know where products and delivery vehicles are at any given moment.

Verizon helps large electrical manufacturer improve asset tracking and management.

That was the challenge for a century-old manufacturer and distributor of power conditioning equipment. With a product line that includes 1,500 products and a fleet of trucks to deliver those products to its customers, the company had been experiencing less-than-ideal delivery efficiency and higher-than-expected fuel costs. Company executives understood that a new system was required, but made it clear upfront that any new technology or processes must maintain the company’s high quality and superior customer service standards.

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Fuel savings one company realized through better scheduling and routing.1

Delays can play havoc with deadlines.

The company’s Verizon rep recommended a multipronged solution, backed by Verizon’s powerful network. The recommended solution included two fleet management solutions and an asset management system from Pedigree Technologies, with most features running on truck-mounted tablets.



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One small fleet operator was able to save on 15% more jobs per week by reducing inefficiencies.2

The Verizon rep, in concert with sales support from Pedigree Technology, explained how fleet management features such as engine runtime and idle time, vehicle stops and starts, and automatic alarms via email or text, would help increase efficiency and fleet tracking while streamlining compliance reporting. For asset tracking, the solution would include Pedigree Technology’s OneView, a dashboard-based system that allows companies to remotely track, monitor and manage vehicles and products via a satellite or cellular network.

Asset Management solutions from Verizon keep you in control with real-time monitoring and analysis features.

• Help improve customer service by locating drivers when needed. • Help reduce theft, loss or intransit shrinkage. • Offer more accurate delivery estimates.

Today, all 93 network lines use the technology recommended by Verizon and Pedigree Technologies. The company is well on its way to lowering fuel costs, decreasing overtime, increasing profitability, and improving compliance.

Industries that require a fleet of vehicles can use asset tracking and management technology to help run operations more efficiently. Examples include: Construction When you build things, a large part of your operation involves getting equipment, materials and workers from one place to another. Delays can play havoc with deadlines.

Asset tracking and management is crucial to fleet industries. When much of your business operates on the road or at distant job sites, it’s important to keep an eye on your far-away assets and know where they are every step of the way. Verizon offers a range of Asset Tracking and Management solutions, so you know the realtime location of high-value assets at each point in your supply chain, whether your drivers are minutes away or across the country. When this technology is used on Verizon’s 4G LTE network, companies can: • React immediately when asset conditions change or vehicles go off route.

Verizon Asset Tracking and Management solutions help the construction industry to reduce loss from damage, theft or unauthorized use. Companies can also track the condition and timing of shipments. Ultimately, by being able to manage fleets better, construction businesses can control fuel and maintenance costs.



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In competitive industries, it’s crucial to find the shortest route to your customer’s doorstep.

Industrial, oil and gas When you’re in the oil and gas industry, individuals and companies depend on you to ensure systems are working. So it’s imperative to keep fleets running like a well-oiled machine. Verizon Asset Tracking and Management solutions give these industries the oversight they need to track inventory in transit and thus help reduce loss from damage and theft. Keeping a close watch on equipment can also help increase utilization, simplify compliance and improve asset utilization across multiple job sites.

Transportation and distribution In competitive industries, it’s crucial to find the shortest route to your customer’s doorstep. In the transportation and distribution industries that means keeping vehicles on time and on schedule. Verizon Asset Tracking and Management solutions help these industries to quickly determine the location and status of equipment and shipments as well as meet service level agreements and shorten billing cycles. Ultimately, utilizing this technology helps companies to boost efficiency and on-time deliveries.

Learn more. 1 Source: Verizon Wireless. business.verizonwireless.com/content/b2b/en/info/m2m-infographic.html. 2 Source: Verizon Wireless. business.verizonwireless.com/content/b2b/en/info/m2m-infographic.html. As of 9/4/2013. Network details & coverage maps at vzw.com. © 2015 Verizon. UC01991015

Want help reducing costs while increasing efficiency and your bottom line? Find out more about Verizon Asset Tracking and Management solutions.