WIPtracker^™ Benefits

1. WIPtracker provides a reliable alternative to performing operations tracking and management using Cloud-based systems which depend on the availability of the Internet. By being located on-premises at site WIPtracker enables each manufacturing and/or distribution operations to continue even when the Internet is down.
2. And yet WIPtracker can reliably exchange data with a wide-range of Cloud-based systems, including ERP and other WIPtracker systems at other sites, when the Internet is available.
3. WIPtracker is inexpensive, typically costing less than $2,000 per month including the IOT computer and pays for itself, with proven cost savings of between $6,000 and $30,000 per month in automated data collection as opposed to manual data collection using paper forms and Excel spreadsheets.
4. WIPtracker does not need an expensive IT team to install or maintain. The IOT computer is shipped complete with all needed software, ready to plug and play, and can be remotely configured for each specific IT environment.
5. And yet it is IT friendly, using a standard Windows IOT Enterprise operating system, with standard Microsoft software such as IIS and SQL Server which can be readily integrated into on-site Domains and backup cycles.
6. WIPtracker uses a standard web-browser interface that is compatible with a wide-range of barcode data collection devices, ranging from inexpensive PCs equipped with low-cost barcode scanners to ruggedized mobile computers designed for use on fork-lift trucks.
7. WIPtracker is configurable and customizable by business analysts, manufacturing engineers, IT staff, and third-party systems integrators to meet the specific needs of each application. This is done by using a rules-based expert system for data collection and Python scripts for process-flow management.
8. WIPtracker offers a high level of security by being located in each client's plant or warehouse, under the control of the client, with all interfaces using secure encrypted protocols.
9. WIPtracker is "Real-Time AI in a Box". Rather than requiring huge, expensive data centers in the Cloud to perform the necessary AI tasks for real-time operations tracking and process flow management, WIPtracker uses methods developed using funding from DARPA, the US Air Forces and NASA, to perform these tasks in small but powerful IOT computers.
10. And, where regenerative AI is required to make recommendations for long-term process improvement, for example, WIPtracker can provide the real-time and historical data needed, without which the advice given by these systems can be seriously wrong.