Development of a Cold Chain IoT Monitoring Mobile Application

The client faces difficulty in efficiently monitoring shipment conditions for perishable products across various points in the supply chain. Currently, they lack a mobile solution that connects with IoT sensors over Bluetooth, leading to delays in data retrieval, manual checks, and compromised shipment integrity, especially when in transit and without dedicated infrastructure.

A mid-sized logistics company specializing in the transportation and storage of perishable goods requiring real-time temperature and humidity monitoring.

• Develop a mobile application that connects wirelessly with IoT sensors (data loggers) to monitor temperature and humidity during shipment.
• Enable instant access to sensor data without opening containers or relying on proprietary readers.
• Implement threshold-based alerts to notify stakeholders of temperature or humidity deviations, ensuring shipment integrity.
• Provide a comprehensive history of shipment data, including logs, statistics, and threshold breaches for accountability and quality assurance.
• Create a lightweight, portable solution that requires minimal infrastructure and maintenance, suitable for use in diverse supply chain environments.

• Immediate Data Access: Connect to IoT sensors to retrieve data logs instantly without physical access to containers.
• Shipment Integrity Alerts: Set customizable minimum and maximum thresholds for temperature and humidity; generate alerts when exceeded.
• Offline Data Management: Store sensor data locally with options to sync and analyze once connected.
• Complete Shipment History: Display detailed logs and statistics of sensor data, including duration and instances of threshold breaches.
• Data Sharing: Export or email complete shipment data reports in various formats for remote analysis and record-keeping.

• Bluetooth communication protocols with sensor hardware
• Cloud or on-premise servers for data storage and analysis
• Email or messaging systems for alerts and data sharing

• Scalability to support multiple concurrent shipments and sensors
• Real-time data synchronization with minimal latency
• Secure data transmission and storage complying with industry standards
• Offline operation capability with sync once connected

The implementation of this mobile IoT monitoring application is expected to significantly enhance shipment transparency, reduce spoilage due to environmental deviations, and streamline QA processes. It aims to enable real-time alerts, comprehensive data logging, and easy reporting, leading to improved supply chain accountability, increased customer trust, and reduced operational costs through proactive issue detection.