BLE Tracking: Stop Throwing Money Away on Lost Devices
The supply chain environment is full of action. Warehouse workers run around their facility, moving inventory and scanning barcodes, and transportation teams are constantly on the road powering their way through deliveries. Everything is in one state of perpetual motion.
So, is it surprising when someone misplaces their mobile devices? Not really. It’s easy to lose sight of your mobile devices, tablets, and scanners when you’re always on the move or responding to an unexpected situation.
But losing devices isn’t just a productivity killer. It’s an expensive problem that you can easily avoid with the right tools. Here’s your guide to never losing a mobile device again through Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) tracking.

Misplaced Mobile Devices: An Expensive Yet Preventable Problem
Mobile devices have proved invaluable in improving warehouse efficiency and product delivery speed. But if you lose those devices, you’re stuck paying the replacement costs. And misplaced devices are far more common than you realize.
Various surveys of supply chain businesses show that 6-20% of their mobile devices are misplaced, which adds up to tens of thousands of dollars each year. The numbers are even higher for enterprise-level companies.
Some businesses actually allocate significant portions of their budget just to cover the cost of replacing lost devices—sometimes amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars annually. Could you imagine what your organization could achieve if those funds weren’t tied up in addressing such a preventable issue?
SMG3 EDGE PinPoint Finds Your Mobile Devices with BLE Tracking
If you want to say goodbye to the headaches, stress, and financial burden of misplaced devices, then SMG3 EDGE PinPoint is for you. The cloud-based solution uses BLE tracking to triangulate device locations. Here’s how:
- The battery within each mobile devices is equipped with a Bluetooth Low Energy proximity beacon with its own unique identifier.
- If the device is lost or misplaced, you can activate the beacon, which broadcasts a signal to your PinPoint tracking system (even if the device shuts down or off the Wi-Fi).
- You can detect your device and triangulate it for a precise location based on the beacon signal from its unique identifier.
- You can then ping the device (as long as the battery isn’t dead) to ring once you’re within a close enough range.
Now, you can recharge your mobile device and return it to your team.
SMG3 EDGE PinPoint: Device Tracking and Mobile Visibility in One Package
SMG3 EDGE PinPoint completes your mobile device management (MDM) program by ensuring your deployed mobile technology stays up and running and meets its full potential. In addition to finding the lost devices with BLE trackers, PinPoint provides visibility into your mobile environment.
For example, PinPoint folds into your EDGE visibility portal, where you can get real-time updates on other crucial mobile device data, such as battery percentage, last Wi-Fi access point check in, and user activity.
SMG3 EDGE PinPoint and its BLE tracking capabilities ensure you never lose a mobile device again. You can spend less time searching and more time on operations — avoiding downtime and replacement costs.
Improving Warehouse Efficiency Through SMG3’s Custom Mobility Solutions
Ready to empower warehouse employees to do more from the palm of their hands? SMG3 can help.
Our team of experts creates a robust mobile solution customized for your business. From mobile strategy to put deployment first before end-to-end lifecycle management and everything in between, we handle it all so you can unlock enterprise mobility in your operation. When combined with SMG3 EDGE PinPoint BLE trackers, you can keep your mobile environment active by ensuring you never misplace a device again.
Schedule a Needs Assessment or call us today to learn how we can create a tailored program to support your unique goals!
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