HOUSTON, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Shipcom Wireless Inc., a leading global
provider of RFID solutions and Tatung Company of America, Inc. announced today
that they have successfully shipped out cases tagged with RFID/EPC labels to
meet its Wal-Mart mandate, using the CATAMARAN product of Shipcom Wireless.
One of the top personal computer and related products suppliers of Wal-Mart is
requiring that its contract manufacturers apply RFID tags on all cases being
shipped to Wal-Mart.
This project is an end-to-end example of using RFID in the supply chain.
Each case at Tatung is labeled with an EPC tag containing the product
information. The cases are put on pallets, which in turn are EPC tagged, and
commissioned. This data is then supplied to Wal-Mart.
This project, started early in the year, has many unique features: first
is the quick integration that CATAMARAN (R), Shipcom's RFID edge server,
allows to Tatung's enterprise system; second, is the switch to the use of
96-bit tags from 64-bit tags after the project started; and finally, the
aggressive timeline that was required to meet the mandate.
"Shipcom really understood the EPC/RFID requirements and Tatung's ERP
integration. The Shipcom team was able to meet the rigorous timeline, and
work with the Tatung team to meet all our challenges," said Chris Chu,
Director of Information Technology at Tatung. Tatung has expanded the use of
the RFID case tagging process from one site to two sites with multi-production
lines.
According to Abeezar Tyebji, CEO of Shipcom Wireless, "In the Tatung
implementation, we again proved the speed, flexibility and adaptability of the
Shipcom CATAMARAN(R) EPC/RFID solution. We not only met the Wal-Mart mandate
in record time, but also had a very robust interface developed to Tatung's ERP
system. We thus created an end-to-end EPC/RFID solution that includes best
practices for improving manufacturing and SCM processes. These process
improvements result in better business decisions, often resulting in cost
savings and increased profits."
About Shipcom
Shipcom Wireless is a leading provider of enterprise RFID solutions for
Supply Chain Automation and Asset Tracking initiatives. Its CATAMARAN(R)
rapid deployment framework extends and enhances the productivity of SAP,
Oracle, JD Edwards, Provia, Siebel, "legacy" and other back-end systems for
WMS, Lean Manufacturing, and CRM applications. With the market's lowest total
cost of integration and ownership, CATAMARAN(R) reduces risk and is the most
flexible choice for supply chain and asset tracking initiatives.
Founded in 1997, the Houston based company's systems are being used in
Fortune 1000 companies such as, British America Tobacco, Beckman Coulter,
General Electric, Hasbro, Hewlett-Packard, Menlo Logistics, Medtronic, NVIDIA,
Philips, Ryder Logistics, Sempra Energy, Samsung, Siemens, Shell Oil, and
Tatung. For more information please visit our website at
http://www.shipcomwireless.com
About Tatung
Founded in 1972, Tatung Company of America, Inc. is a worldwide provider
of technologically advanced products, customer solutions and manufacturing
services. Based in Long Beach, California, Tatung Company of America
distributes a variety of products and offers a full range of manufacturing
service & solutions for the world's leading PC & electronics original
equipment manufacturers. Tatung Company of America Serves the World with
Quality People, Quality Products, Quality Services & Solutions. For more
information please visit our website at http://www.tatungusa.com
Contact: Mustafa Tyebbhoy
281-558-5252 ext. 224
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