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This paper presents a smart indoor positioning system (IPS) integrating Ultra-Wideband (UWB) sensors with Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) neural networks and Kalman filtering, employing a tailored data fusion sequence and parameter optimization for real-time object tracking. The system was deployed in a 54 m2 warehouse section on forklifts equipped with UWB modules and QR scanners. Experimental evaluation considered accuracy, reliability, and noise resilience in cluttered industrial conditions. Results, validated with RMSE, MAE, and standard deviation, demonstrate that the hybrid Kalman\u2013LSTM model improves localization accuracy by up to 4% over baseline methods, outperforming conventional sensor fusion approaches. Comparative analysis with standard benchmarks highlights the system\u2019s robustness under interference and its scalability for larger warehouse operations. These findings confirm that combining temporal pattern learning with advanced sensor fusion significantly enhances tracking precision. This research contributes a reproducible and adaptable framework for intelligent warehouse management, offering practical benefits aligned with Industry 4.0 objectives.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/computers14120510","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,24]],"date-time":"2025-11-24T13:09:25Z","timestamp":1763989765000},"page":"510","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["IoT-Enabled Indoor Real-Time Tracking Using UWB for Smart Warehouse Management"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Bahareh","family":"Masoudi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Information Technology, Azad University of North Tehran Branch, Tehran 15324587, Iran"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0009-6586-0216","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Nazila","family":"Razi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Crown Institute of Higher Education (CIHE), IT School, Sydney 2060, Australia"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6851-0117","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Javad","family":"Rezazadeh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Crown Institute of Higher Education (CIHE), IT School, Sydney 2060, Australia"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,24]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"176","DOI":"10.1016\/j.dcan.2017.04.005","article-title":"Middleware technologies for cloud of things: A survey","volume":"4","author":"Farahzadi","year":"2018","journal-title":"Digit. 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