Consumption Information Real Time (CIRT) <br>Cooler management solution

Consumption Information Real Time (CIRT)
Cooler management solution

The CIRT and AB InBev teams collaborated on a solution, called Fridgeloc Connected Cooler, combining cooler-optimized hardware, global connectivity capabilities, cloud data processing, and visualization plus simple device provisioning and management.

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Fridgeloc Connected Cooler

Monitors the temperature on the inside of the cooler and sends alerts if the cooler breaks down.
It can also provide predictive and preventative maintenance alerts there by increasing product sales.
Can be used for COVID-19 Vaccine coolers too.

Predictive maintenance and carbon footprint reduction

With IoT-enabled coolers, AB InBev can monitor functions remotely and diagnose maintenance needs before a technician is dispatched.
This reduces the need for multiple trips (one to diagnose an issue, another to fix the issue), reducing AB InBev’s carbon footprint. Similarly, if a technician is performing maintenance in a given area, that technician can service other coolers in the area, eliminating the need for multiple trips.

Deploying the solution

By using Azure IoT Central, CIRT significantly accelerated the deployment of AB InBev’s solution—getting it up and running from initial conversations to deployment in a matter of weeks versus building a custom platform that would have taken months or years. Microsoft collaborated with CIRT to ensure the process was simple and fast.

In addition to speed and simplicity, interoperability was a key benefit of the Microsoft platform. With Azure IoT Central, CIRT could display data coming from coolers in a Microsoft Power BI dashboard and create unique views optimized for different users within AB InBev. Management teams had a holistic view of the cooler fleet, while operators could monitor data at the individual cooler level, such as cooler state (on or off), temperature, and location. By using Azure IoT Central, this information was delivered at any desired frequency, allowing AB InBev to make timely, data-driven business decisions.

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