Caltex - Track and Trace Implementation

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Assignment A

Project Name – Track and Trace Implementation

Company Name – CALTEX

1. BACKGROUND

Caltex is seeking to improve its customer service offerings within the oil and gas

market while differentiating itself from their competitors. Container track and tracing

systems plan to offer benefits that will inform stakeholders (client, vendor, and couriers)

of real time location of items. The system is expected to provide quality information on

arrival and departure status, handling of incidents and mishaps, increase visibility, reduce

operational cost, and improve logistic efficiency. Relevant interfaces support information

and communication technology infrastructure in regards to hardware, software and

monitoring equipment.

Implementing a Tracking and tracing system would provide Caltex with a

competitive advantage in the oil and gas industry and provide clients with transparency of

their shipments. Supply chain complexity would be substantially decreased due to the

diversity of product variant and traceability. Integration of a radio frequency

identification (RFID) technology which has the capability to communicate with ingress

and egress points would provide an automated system, reduce shipment errors, and

support decision making. RFID is the best alternative because it reduces paperwork,

mitigates human error, and improves data accuracy.

1.1. Alternatives

1.1.1. Barcoding shipments using a machine readable code in the form of

numbers and a pattern of parallel lines to identify an item.

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1.1.2. Global positioning system (GPS) transmitters which would continuously

communicate a shipment’s location, velocity, and direction of travel in real

time to the client.

2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

2.1. Business Objectives

2.1.1. Manage a logistics network via