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Swinburne University takes IoT to the Nth degree
Technology Category
- Analytics & Modeling - Machine Learning
- Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms
Applicable Industries
- Education
- Food & Beverage
Applicable Functions
- Logistics & Transportation
- Quality Assurance
Use Cases
- Predictive Maintenance
- Real-Time Location System (RTLS)
- Supply Chain Visibility
Services
- Software Design & Engineering Services
- System Integration
The Challenge
Bega Cheese, one of the largest dairy producers in Australia, wanted to make its suppliers’ milk journeys faster and safer. The company saw that it was missing new opportunities in its supply chain and wanted to make it faster, more efficient, more cost effective – and, at the same time, to reduce food waste. Bega’s Head of Supply Chain, Adel Salman, knew that the IoT could be an excellent solution. He could see the potential of using real-time data in the company’s supply chain – both inbound and outbound. But he needed a partner – one with deep expertise in using IoT for agriculture and industry. One with excellent government connections and industry contacts. He formed a committee that went around various universities in Australia to look for the ideal partner. And he found Swinburne University’s Professor Dimitrios Georgakopoulos, Director of Swinburne’s Internet of Things Lab.
About The Customer
Swinburne University of Technology is a world-ranked university, creating social and economic impact through science and innovation. It was founded in 1908 to serve those without access to further education in Melbourne's eastern suburbs. With three campuses in the Melbourne metropolitan area, as well as one in Sarawak, Malaysia, Swinburne has an international reputation for quality research. The university sought a technology partnership to support the educational and research programs of the university’s Manufacturing Futures Research Institute and Internet of Things (IoT) lab, as well as for expanding industry research impact in agricultural IoT and supply chain optimization. Swinburne also looked to partner with a software company with an agile and scalable IoT platform to support and integrate directly with research customers.
The Solution
Swinburne University partnered with Software AG to implement its Cumulocity IoT platform. The project, in collaboration with Bega, Swinburne, Software AG, Optus and 100 Australian milk suppliers, began late in 2019. Optus was chosen as partner to provide the narrowband data carriage for approximately 1000 sensor and related IoT devices that have been developed by Swinburne. They are currently being deployed in dairy farms and in trucks across Victoria. Then, what the project needed was an IoT platform for collecting this sensor data so it can be analyzed by the dynamic "pick-scheduling" and highly accurate milk-production forecasting applications developed by Swinburne. Together they provide the ability to start small and then scale to include Bega’s hundreds of farmers and suppliers. That is where Software AG came in; to scale up the 2.5 year project with the use of its Cumulocity IoT platform.
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