You cannot optimize what you can't see
Distance and uncertainty create hidden cost
Large sites run on movement. Products, supplies, equipment, vehicles, and people are constantly moving through warehouses, factories, and across sites. Understanding where things are—and how they move—is the foundation for understanding how work actually flows.
When teams lack this visibility, uncertainty creeps in. Assets are assumed missing. Work-in-progress stalls. Teams compensate by over-ordering, buffering, and waiting. Throughput drops, cycle times stretch, and hidden capacity accumulates unnoticed.
FORMATION’s Track → Trace → Trigger solution turns movement into a live operational signal. By making movement visible, manufacturing and logistics teams can replace uncertainty with flow—and start optimizing where it actually matters.
Track → Trace → Trigger
Track
Barcode-based inventory systems have been used for decades to identify assets and record transactions. They work—but they rely on manual scans and were never designed to capture where things actually are.
FORMATION builds on this proven approach by adding location. When assets are scanned with a smartphone or RTLS-enabled scanner, their exact position is recorded automatically. Hybrid tracking then extends this with active technologies like UWB, BLE/AoA, or RFID where continuous visibility is required—turning long-standing barcode workflows into real-time spatial visibility without replacing them.
Trace
Every movement and location update becomes part of a persistent historical record. Instead of relying on assumptions or incomplete logs, teams can reconstruct what actually happened: where assets were, how long they stayed, and how work progressed through the site.
This traceability is essential when things go wrong. Bottlenecks can be analyzed after the fact, incidents can be investigated with confidence, and compliance requirements can be met with evidence rather than estimates. Over time, this historical movement data becomes the foundation for understanding patterns, improving processes, and making informed decisions about layout, capacity, and flow.
Trigger
Movement is not just something to observe—it is a signal to act on. FORMATION lets you define zones, rules, and conditions that turn location changes into tasks, alerts, and automated updates.
As assets enter or leave areas, processes advance automatically. Work orders are triggered, follow-ups are created, and systems are updated without manual coordination. This enables emergent, bottom-up processes that adapt to what is actually happening on the ground, reducing delays, handovers, and missed steps while keeping operations moving smoothly.
Return on investment
Unlock capacity you already paid for
In large manufacturing and logistics environments, most costs are fixed. Buildings, equipment, and people are already in place. The real loss comes from inefficiencies that quietly consume time and space: searching, waiting, buffering, and rework caused by missing or outdated information.
FORMATION improves ROI by reducing these hidden losses. When assets, work-in-progress, and equipment are continuously visible, search time drops, flow improves, and bottlenecks surface early. Teams spend more time producing value and less time compensating for uncertainty.
The result is higher throughput without expanding facilities or adding headcount. For many organizations, this means faster order fulfillment, shorter lead times, and the ability to convert existing capacity into additional revenue—often delivering payback well before traditional expansion or automation projects would.
Where it matters most
Defense
Current geopolitical realities have shifted priorities from long-term planning to immediate readiness. Defense organizations face unprecedented demand, where delivery speed and maintenance throughput directly impact capability.
Modernizing logistics and maintenance operations is no longer optional. Those who gain real-time insight into movement, assets, and bottlenecks can scale output faster, adapt under pressure, and stay ahead as others struggle to keep up.
Manufacturing
Manufacturers are under pressure to deliver more with the same footprint. Demand volatility, supply chain disruptions, and rising costs make efficiency gains harder to find—and more valuable than ever.
Teams that understand how work actually flows can remove bottlenecks, reduce search time, and unlock hidden capacity. Those that don’t risk falling behind as competitors modernize and turn operational visibility into a strategic advantage.
Logistics
Global logistics has become less predictable and more time-critical. Congestion, delays, and disruptions expose how fragile operations become when movement is opaque.
Organizations investing in real-time visibility can stabilize flow, improve utilization, and react faster when conditions change. As logistics networks modernize, continuous spatial awareness is quickly becoming table stakes.
Proven in high-stakes environments
Defense-grade outcomes, industrial scale
- Hybrid Tracking across large maintenance sites with QR Codes and BLE.
- Search, audit, and Insights tools that surface bottlenecks early.
- Demonstrated gains in throughput and team productivity in defense maintenance programs.
What do you need to track? What are your workflows and challenges? We’re here to help you find the best solution for your space. Whether it’s a tailored demo, a discovery workshop, or strategic advice — we’ll work with you to scope the right setup.
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