Methods, apparatuses, and systems for dynamically managing assets

A method of locking a tracking apparatus that is affixed to an asset, the tracking apparatus comprising an electronic tag electronically coupled to a securing component having an actuating element, the method comprising:

• receiving an indication comprising asset information and a request to generate a secure machine-readable code;
• generating the secure machine-readable code in response to receiving the indication;
• receiving a request to unlock the tracking apparatus;
• in response to receiving the request to lock the tracking apparatus, determining whether a received input corresponds with the secure machine-readable code;
• and
• providing a control indication to cause an electronic reader in electronic communication with the tracking apparatus to trigger activating the actuating element.

A tracking apparatus comprising:

• an electronic tag;
• a securing component configured to affix the tracking apparatus to an asset, the securing component having an actuating element;
• and
• a display element configured to display asset information,
• wherein the tracking apparatus is configured to, in response to receiving an indication from an electronic reader in electronic communication with the electronic tag, provide a control indication to trigger deactivating the actuating element,
• wherein the indication from the electronic reader is provided in response to an authentication operation performed via a mobile application executing on a user computing entity, and
• wherein the authentication operation is initiated by a user scanning a machine-readable code displayed via the display element.