Gemba Systems

What Gemba Systems does

Gemba Systems Inc. is a private B2B technology and consulting firm that helps manufacturers digitalize shop floor operations by combining Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) with lean manufacturing principles. Headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina, and founded in 2017, the company operates with a small team of 1-10 employees and serves mid-to-large manufacturers in aerospace & defense, automotive, rail, and general industrial sectors. Named enterprise customers include Pratt & Whitney, Collins Aerospace, Curtiss-Wright, AFL Global, BMW, Hitachi Rail, and Milliken & Company, indicating traction with complex, high-precision manufacturing environments.

Gemba Systems' core platform is a multi-technology RTLS solution that supports hybrid deployments of UWB, BLE, RFID, and GPS tracking to provide real-time visibility into raw materials, work-in-progress, tools, equipment, returnable packaging, and personnel, with accuracy ranging from zone-level to inch-level. The platform is designed to integrate with customers' existing ERP and MES systems, enabling automatic transactions, alerts, and workflows driven by real-time location data. The company also offers an Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) solution for production scheduling and material requirements planning, and a distinctive tabletop "Track and Trace Game" used for hands-on training and change management. Gemba is hardware-vendor-agnostic, selecting the best-fit tracking technology per client environment through partnerships with Pozyx, Quuppa, and RFControls.

The business operates a direct enterprise sales motion with quote-based custom pricing and multi-year contracts. Revenue is generated through a mix of software subscriptions, hardware resale, and implementation/consulting services, with delivery handled by Gemba's own team rather than third-party integrators. Marketing is primarily account-based, relying on LinkedIn, the company website, and the Track and Trace Game as top-of-funnel education tools. No funding rounds, institutional investors, or public revenue figures are disclosed in available sources.

Name

Gemba Systems

Legal name

Gemba Systems Inc.

Website

https://gemba.systems

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Gemba Systems Inc. is a Greenville, SC-based private firm that helps mid-to-large manufacturers digitalize operations through multi-technology RTLS (UWB, BLE, RFID, GPS), Advanced Planning and Scheduling software, and lean manufacturing consulting, serving enterprise customers in aerospace, defense, automotive, rail, and industrial sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Manufacturing Execution Software / Industry 4.0 RTLS

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Returnable Transport Item (RTI) Pooling & Container Lifecycle Management (TLAEAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

B2B/EDI & Supply Chain Process Automation Platforms (HDAEAHAK)

Keywords

• Real-time location systems
• Manufacturing execution systems
• Advanced planning scheduling
• Lean manufacturing software
• Shop floor digitalization

Headquarters

HQ city

Greenville

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. RTLS Software Platform: Software platform fees for the RTLS multi-technology tracking system, including real-time location data management, dashboards, alerts, and workflow automation. Sold as part of integrated technology deployments alongside hardware.
2. RTLS Hardware and Equipment: Sale of tracking hardware including UWB tags, BLE beacons, RFID components, and associated infrastructure. Hardware is sold as part of technology deployment projects, often in partnership with hardware manufacturers such as Pozyx, Quuppa, and RFControls.
3. Implementation and Consulting Services: Hands-on professional services for selection and implementation of Industry 4.0 technologies, MES digitalization, and lean-aligned process improvements. Includes technology selection guidance, deployment support, and integration with existing ERP/MES systems.
4. Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) Software: APS software licensing and deployment, enabling production scheduling and material requirements planning. Supports advanced optimization with user-friendly interface and reporting for manufacturing operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Gemba Systems sells a Real-Time Location System (RTLS) platform that combines UWB, BLE, RFID, and GPS to track raw materials, WIP, tools, equipment, and people on manufacturing shop floors, together with an Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) software for production scheduling and material requirements planning. Offerings are delivered alongside hands-on consulting and implementation services that help manufacturers select, deploy, and integrate Industry 4.0 / MES technologies in alignment with lean manufacturing principles. Customer acquisition is consultative and direct, with hardware sourced through technology partners Pozyx, Quuppa, and RFControls.

Product overview

Gemba Systems offers a unified platform for manufacturing digitalization focused on Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS), RFID automation, and Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) solutions. The platform enables tracking of raw materials, work-in-progress, tools, bins, pallets, forklifts, equipment, trailers, returnable packaging, and employees with accuracy ranging from rough zones to inches-level precision. Supporting technologies include UWB, BLE, RFID, and GPS. The product portfolio centers on RTLS for asset and personnel tracking, APS for production scheduling optimization, and a Track and Trace Game for hands-on training and education on shop floor visibility challenges.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) Technology used to track and locate objects or people in real time within defined spaces such as factories, warehouses, hospitals, or office buildings. Uses technologies including RFID, Bluetooth, UWB (Ultra-Wideband), Wi-Fi, GPS, or infrared to determine location of tags attached to assets or persons. Gemba's RTLS supports hybrid deployments combining multiple tracking technologies to monitor raw materials, work-in-progress, tools, bins, pallets, forklifts, equipment, trailers, returnable packaging, and employees with accuracy ranging from rough zone-level to inch-level precision.
• Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) Production scheduling and material requirements planning solution with advanced optimization, user-friendly interface, and powerful reporting capabilities. Designed to improve throughput, reduce lead times, and improve on-time delivery with less inventory and work-in-progress for manufacturing operations.
• Track and Trace Game Tabletop-based manufacturing training game that simulates shop floor challenges including bottlenecks and cleanroom violations. Designed as hands-on smart manufacturing training to help teams understand real-time tracking and operational visibility concepts.

Quantifiable outcome

• Throughput improvement through better production scheduling and reduced waste
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• PozyxcoreTechnology or IntegrationPozyx is a hardware partner providing RTLS positioning technology (likely UWB-based) that Gemba Systems integrates into its solutions. Gemba may receive RTLS-related implementation data from Pozyx and uses their hardware as part of customer deployments.
• QuuppacoreTechnology or IntegrationQuuppa is a hardware partner specializing in Bluetooth-based RTLS positioning technology. Gemba Systems integrates Quuppa's hardware into its platform to offer BLE-based tracking solutions to manufacturing customers.
• RFControlscoreTechnology or IntegrationRFControls is a hardware partner providing RFID-based tracking solutions. Gemba Systems works with RFControls as part of its multi-technology RTLS platform, enabling RFID-based asset tracking for customers with zone-based tracking needs.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Sewio Networks: UWB-based RTLS provider focused on manufacturing and industrial indoor tracking. Directly comparable to Gemba's RTLS offering with similar target customers in discrete manufacturing.
• Critical Manufacturing: MES provider targeting high-tech, discrete, and regulated manufacturers including semiconductor and electronics. Comparable to Gemba's manufacturing digitalization and APS capabilities at the MES layer.
• Quuppa: BLE-based RTLS positioning platform used in manufacturing and logistics. Comparable as a real-time location technology provider; also listed as a Gemba hardware partner, making it a partial overlap rather than pure competitor.
• Litum: RTLS solutions provider for manufacturing, logistics, and healthcare using UWB and other technologies. Closely comparable in shop-floor asset and personnel tracking use cases served to manufacturers.
• Pozyx: UWB-based RTLS hardware and platform provider serving manufacturing and logistics. Comparable as a real-time location technology vendor; also listed as a Gemba hardware partner.

Broad incumbents

• Zebra Technologies: Large established player in enterprise asset intelligence, RFID, and location solutions across manufacturing, retail, and logistics. Offers broad RTLS and visibility capabilities as part of a much wider hardware/software portfolio.
• Rockwell Automation (Plex / FactoryTalk): Major industrial automation and MES provider serving discrete and process manufacturers. Competes at the manufacturing execution and digitalization layer where Gemba's APS offering sits.
• Siemens Digital Industries (Opcenter / Tecnomatix): Incumbent MES and manufacturing digitalization suite with deep enterprise penetration in aerospace, automotive, and industrial sectors. Competes with Gemba's APS and MES-integration value proposition at the platform level.
• Cognex: Industrial machine vision and barcode/ID solutions provider to discrete manufacturers. Comparable as an established provider of shop-floor identification and tracking technology in manufacturing environments.

Emerging players

• AssetPulse: RFID/RTLS asset tracking vendor focused on enterprise environments including manufacturing. Comparable as an emerging RTLS player targeting similar visibility use cases with a more limited footprint than Zebra or Sewio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gemba-systems-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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