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APPLICATION OF GPS
IN
REVERSE LOGISTICS
Abhijeet S.Ghadge.
07IM6001
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Landfill Waste
Collector
Processor
Reverse Logistics
4 /16 Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.
Department of Industrial Engineering & Management
Reverse logistics
Courtesy:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Positioning_System
6 /16 Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.
Department of Industrial Engineering & Management
GPS
GPS tracking unit
Device used to determine the precise
location of a vehicle, person, or other asset
to which it is attached.
Record the position of the asset at regular
intervals using ‘principle of Trilateration’
Courtesy:- www.tdc.co.uk
• PASSIVE TRACKING
• Passive devices store GPS location, speed,
heading and sometimes a triggering event.
• The device is removed and the data
downloaded to a computer for evaluation.
• ACTIVE TRACKING
• Active devices also collect the same information.
Fleet Management
Asset tracking
Stolen Vehicle
Recovery
• Trailer Tracking
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_logistics
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• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Positioning_System
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