P&G Deploys Wireless Vehicle Management

Procter & Gamble Manufacturing GmbH selects PowerFleet VMS from I.D. Systems Inc., a provider of wireless vehicle management systems (VMS), for deployment on a fleet of industrial trucks at a production and distribution facility in Germany.

 

Procter & Gamble Manufacturing GmbH is a subsidiary of Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble Company (P&G).

 

VMS is expected to help improve workplace safety and security by restricting vehicle access to trained, authorized operators, providing electronic vehicle inspection checklists and sensing vehicle impacts. A wireless VMS also helps reduce fleet maintenance costs by automatically uploading vehicle data, reporting vehicle problems electronically, scheduling maintenance according to actual vehicle usage rather than by calendar or manual data entry, and helping determine the optimal economic time to replace equipment. In addition, a wireless VMS helps improve supply chain productivity by establishing accountability for the use of equipment, ensuring equipment is in the proper place at the right time, streamlining material handling work flow, and providing unique metrics on equipment utilization.

 

In this case, I.D. Systems was able to deliver a wireless solution that precisely meets P&G's technical needs, configuring the solution such that P&G drivers could continue using their existing employee identification badges, and the system could communicate over P&G's existing wireless network using advanced Wi-Fi security protocols.