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Savi Technology's Global Consulting Services Now Provides 'RFID Value Assessment' to Meet and Exceed New Logistics Mandates
CHICAGO --(Business Wire)-- Sept. 13, 2004 -- Savi's Global Consulting Services Draws on More Than 15 Years of Real-World, Real-Time Experience in Optimizing Global Supply Chains
Based on more than 15 years of successful experience providing real-world RFID network solutions for global supply chains, Savi Technology today announced the rollout of its "RFID Value Assessment" consulting services package -- a comprehensive methodology to analyze, customize and implement the optimum solution for customers trying to meet or go beyond recent RFID requirements from government and commercial organizations, including the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Wal-Mart. The announcement was made here today at the opening of the Frontline Solutions Expo and Conference.
Savi's seasoned Global Consulting Services team draws on an unparalleled number of proven implementations on five continents with government and commercial customers across multiple enterprises and systems. Savi's unique approach involves a thorough Business Process Analysis (BPA) prior to designing and integrating the customer's networked software of choice with any type of Automatic Identification and Data Collection (AIDC) technology, including bar codes, sensors, EPC-compliant, passive and active RFID tags, and satellite tracking systems. Savi's unique experience of seamlessly linking AIDC technologies with ERP software systems, including Savi's own SmartChain(TM) Supply Network Operating System, has led to its role in helping to build the DoD's In-Transit Visibility (ITV) network. ITV, which extends across more than 45 countries, 800 nodes and 1,400 installations, is the world's largest AIDC-enabled cargo tracking system that's used in times of conflict and peace.
"We have combined a wealth of unique expertise from the top software and hardware engineers in the industry with deep domain experience in all aspects of the supply chain, which enables us to customize the best real-time visibility solutions for our diverse customer base," said Chris Stephenson, Savi's Senior Vice President of Global Consulting Services. "We are now making available our consulting services to help enterprises sort out the bewildering array of RFID solutions today so that they not only can comply with new industry and government mandates but also leverage best-available technologies to realize sustained business value within their own supply chains."
As a long-time leader in providing real-time supply chain visibility, management and security solutions, Savi Technology has worked and partnered with all types of leading AIDC providers and integrated their technologies into legacy or new enterprise-level software platforms or applications. In addition, these solutions have been deployed to track shipments, assets and equipment across and between all modes of transport -- ocean, surface and air.
When properly implemented across a global or point-to-point supply chain network, AIDC-driven real-time solutions provide a multitude of benefits, including the improvement of shipment visibility, operational efficiency, inventory management, cargo security, accuracy, predictability and asset utilization, while also reducing costs, delays and risk, among other benefits. Savi's Global Consulting Services team has analytical, industry and technical expertise with defense organizations and their commercial suppliers, and businesses in remanufacturing and repair operations, supply chain asset management, port operations, transportation, logistics services, retailing, consumer packaged goods, electronics, technology and manufacturing. Savi Technology also is the primary solution provider for Smart and Secure Tradelanes, a global information and security network with installations in nearly 20 major ports to monitor the location, security and integrity of containerized cargo, which accounts for 90 percent of world trade.
-- Determining the right real-time solution for each customer begins with Global Consulting Service's mission-critical Business Process Analysis (BPA), which includes documenting existing supply chain systems, methods and tasks in current operations, as well as identifying concerns and defining objectives. (This alone is often found highly valuable to customers);
-- Functional Requirements Specifications, which defines specific characteristics of a solution and becomes the guiding document for subsequent activity;
-- Conceptual Design Document, which includes a high-level description of possible hardware and software components of the desired solution;
-- Business Value Assessment, which documents potential costs and benefits;
-- Pilot Implementation Plan, which demonstrates the solution for a limited time on a smaller scale in order to refine design and installation requirements.
About Savi Technology
With over 15 years of global logistics infrastructure experience, Savi is the proven leader in real-time supply chain asset management and security. The company's broad customer service base includes the U.S. Department of Defense, the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence, NATO, major shippers, manufacturers, and retailers, as well as numerous international ports, terminal operators, carriers, asset owners and third party logistics providers. Founded in 1989, Savi Technology is privately held, with headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif., and offices in Washington D.C., London, Singapore and South Africa. For additional information, visit Savi on the web at www.savi.com.
(TM) - Savi, and Savi SmartChain are registered trademarks of Savi Technology, Inc. The Savi logo, EchoPoint, Savi SmartSeal and UDAP are trademarks of Savi Technology, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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