September, 2008
WHERENET MATERIAL FLOW: REPLENISHMENT 2.0 AUTOMATES LEAN MANUFACTURING AND MAXIMIZES ERP VALUE
July, 2008
NAVISTAR DEFENSE USES WHERENET’S REAL-TIME LOCATING SYSTEM TO EXPEDITE PRODUCTION OF MINE RESISTANT AMBUSH PROTECTED VEHICLES FOR US DEFENSE DEPARTMENT
May, 2008
ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST INDEPENDENT AUTOMOTIVE TRANSMISSION MANUFACTURERS DEPLOYS WHERENET MATERIAL FLOW SYSTEM TO AUTOMATE PARTS REPLENISHMENT AT TWO-MILLION SQUARE FOOT ASSEMBLY PLANT
2007 Press Releases
November, 2007
WHERENET ADDS MORE DISTRIBUTION/LOGISTICS CUSTOMERS; WHERESOFT YARD
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM NOW MANAGES MORE THAN 350,000 TEU CONTAINERS ANNUALLY
FOR LARGE CROSSDOCK FACILITIES
August, 2007
WHERENET EXPANDS YARD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FEATURES; 
USER-DEFINED RULES ENABLE CUSTOMERS TO AUTOMATE PROCESSES AND INCREASE THROUGHPUT FOR MEDIUM-TO-LARGE YARDS
July, 2007
WHERENET CUSTOMER ENDORSEMENTS LEAD TO MORE INDUSTRY AWARDS FROM NATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN PUBLICATIONS
June, 2007
WHERENET EXPANDS MARINE TERMINAL SOLUTION; COMBINED ACTIVE RFID/GPS REAL-TIME LOCATING SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY PROVIDES DEPLOYMENT FLEXIBILITY
May, 2007
WHERENET INTRODUCES MULTIMODE ACTIVE RFID REAL-TIME LOCATING SYSTEM TAG; COMBINED ISO AND WI-FI CAPABILITY PROVIDES OPTIMUM WIRELESS VISIBILITY SOLUTION FOR ANY ENTERPRISE
April, 2007
WHERENET SUPPORTS NEW ISO ACTIVE RFID REAL-TIME LOCATING SYSTEM STANDARD
March, 2007
WHERENET ACTIVE RFID TECHNOLOGY SELECTED TO IMPROVE SECURITY AND OPTIMIZE GATE OPERATIONS AT PORT OF OAKLAND
January, 2007
WHERENET ESTABLISHES ASIA-PACIFIC HEADQUARTERS IN SHANGHAI TO SUPPORT GROWING CHINA CUSTOMER BASE
2006 Press Releases
November 28, 2006
NISSAN SELECTS WHERENETÂ’S LOCATABLE, ACTIVE RFID SYSTEM TO AUTOMATE INBOUND SUPPLY CHAIN AND OUTBOUND DELIVERY CHAIN
October 23, 2006
WHERENETÂ’S LOCATABLE ACTIVE RFID SYSTEM HELPS THIRD-PARTY LOGISTICS PROVIDER CUT COSTS BY AUTOMATING WORKFLOW
September 27, 2006
TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT EXPANDS USE OF WHERENET ACTIVE RFID REAL-TIME LOCATING SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY
July 25, 2006
WHERENET CUSTOMER SUCCESS RESULTS IN NATIONAL RECOGNITION BY LEADING SUPPLY CHAIN PUBLICATIONS
May 31, 2006
WHERENET ACTIVE RFID SYSTEM AUTOMATES INBOUND SUPPLY CHAIN AND IMPROVES LOGISTICS FOR FORD OF CANADA
April 18, 2006 WHERENETÂ’S ACTIVE RFID MARINE TERMINAL SOLUTION HELPS APL REALIZE PRODUCTIVITY GAINS AT ONE OF THE LARGEST CONTAINER TERMINALS IN NORTH AMERICA
March 7, 2006 WHERENET EXPANDS EUROPEAN PRESENCE; STRONG DEMAND FOR ACTIVE RFID SOLUTIONS FUELS MOMENTUM
January 26, 2006
WHERENET ANNOUNCES “QUICK-START” PROGRAM FOR AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; TIER ONE SUPPLIERS CAN NOW DEPLOY LOW-COST, FLEXIBLE SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT LEAN PROCESSES IN JUST TWO WEEKS
January 12, 2006
WHERENET ACTIVE RFID TECHNOLOGY CHOSEN TO ENHANCE SECURITY AT MAJOR CALIFORNIA PORTS
2005 Press Releases
December 6, 2005
WHERENET ADDS TO SUITE OF VISIBLE FACTORY FLOOR SOLUTIONS; AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURERS TO IMPLEMENT INDUSTRY-FIRST, AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR MANAGING NON-CONFORMING MATERIALS
November 2,
2005 WHERENET EXPANDS ACTIVE RFID AUTOMOTIVE ECOSYSTEM TO INCLUDE OPTIMIZATION OF JUST-IN-TIME PARTS DELIVERIES FROM
TNT LOGISTICS TO VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS
October 12, 2005
WHERENET DEMONSTRATES SECURE ELECTRONIC SEAL CAPABILITY FOR 2.4-GHZ NETWORK, BOLSTERS GLOBAL PORT SECURITY SOLUTIONS
September 20, 2005 WHERENET’S LOCATABLE ACTIVE RFID TECHNOLOGY APPROVED
AS A GLOBAL STANDARD BY LEADING LUXURY AUTOMAKER
September 7, 2005 WHERENET DEPLOYS WORLD’S LARGEST ACTIVE RFID REAL-TIME LOCATING SYSTEM TO PRECISELY TRACK 40,000 VEHICLES AT BROEKMAN GROUP’S AUTOMOTIVE LOGISTICS TERMINAL AT THE PORT OF ROTTERDAM
August 2 , 2005 GULF STATES TOYOTA INNOVATES WITH ACTIVE RFID, REAL-TIME LOCATING SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY
July 28 , 2005 WHERENET FORMS SECURITY GROUP WITHIN ITS RAPIDLY GROWING TRANSPORTATION, DISTRIBUTION, AND LOGISTICS BUSINESS TO
ADDRESS NATIONAL MARITIME AND PORT SECURITY NEEDS
July 19 , 2005 WHERENET SALUTED AS A HOT COMPANY BY START MAGAZINE FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR
June 29, 2005
NYK LOGISTICS EXPANDS USE OF WHERENET ACTIVE RFID SYSTEM; INSTALLATION IN NEW
HIGH-VOLUME, TRANSLOAD FACILITY WILL OPTIMIZE SHIPMENTS FOR TARGET STORES
April
29, 2005
WHERENET DEMONSTRATES
SUPPORT OF MICROSOFT’S PEAK PERFORMANCE
INITIATIVE AT THE GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE SUMMIT
April 5, 2005
WHERENET UNVEILS WIRELESS TRACKING SYSTEM TO REDUCE LOGJAMS AT MARINE TERMINALS; AUTOMATED PROCESSING PROVIDES ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR HOMELAND SECURITY
January
11, 2005
WHERENET FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND WIRELESS TRACKING SYSTEM CUTS COSTS AND ENHANCES EFFICIENCY
AT U.S. ARMY PENNSYLVANIA DEPOT
2004 Press Releases
November 30, 2004
WHERENET AND CISCO SIGN SOLUTIONS TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATOR AGREEMENT
October 26, 2004
WHERENET TECHNOLOGY RECOGNIZED FOR PROVIDING SUPPLY CHAIN INNOVATION AND SUCCESS BY FOUR LEADING PUBLICATIONS
August
5, 2004
WHERENET AUTOMATES VEHICLE TRACKING AND MANAGEMENT
FOR AUTOMOTIVE OEM’S; ACTIVE RFID TECHNOLOGY
EXPEDITES DEALER SHIPMENTS, CUTS COSTS, AND IMPROVES
CUSTOMER SERVICE
June
29, 2004
WHERENET REAL-TIME LOCATING SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY
ENABLES KEY WIRELESS APPLICATIONS IN FORD’S
NEW ASSEMBLY FACTORY
May
26, 2004
WHERENET CUSTOMER NYK LOGISTICS HONORED BY TARGET
STORES AND COMPUTERWORLD MAGAZINE FOR BEST PRACTICES
March
26, 2004
WHERENET ADDS TCHIBO; INTERNATIONAL RETAILER USES
WIRELESS LOCATION AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
TO CUT COSTS AND INCREASE EFFICIENCY AT EUROPE
LARGEST LOGISTICS HUB
March
9, 2004
HUMMER FACTORY IMPLEMENTS WHERENET’S WIRELESS
SOLUTIONS TO ENHANCE ASSEMBLY LINE OPERATIONS
AND EXPEDITE PRODUCTION
February
11, 2004
WHERENET INTRODUCES FULLY AUTOMATED WIRELESS PARTS-REPLENISHMENT
SOLUTION FOR AUTOMOTIVE ASSEMBLY LINES
2003 Press Releases
November
18, 2003
WHERENET WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYED AT BMW TO
STREAMLINE FACTORY OPERATIONS
November
18, 2003
WHERENET EXPANDS AUTOMOTIVE SOLUTIONS; LOW-COST,
FLEXIBLE, WIRELESS MESSAGING APPLICATIONS ENHANCE
PROCESS CONTROL AND WORKFLOW, AND AUTOMATE MACHINE
ALERTS
October
21, 2003
WHERENET INTRODUCES WIRELESS LOCATION SOLUTION
FOR MARINE TERMINALS; COST-EFFECTIVE SYSTEM AUTOMATES
THE PROCESSING OF THOUSANDS OF CONTAINERS STACKED
IN YARDS
September
30, 2003
WHERENET TECHNOLOGY RECOGNIZED FOR ROI AND INNOVATION
BY THREE LEADING PUBLICATIONS
September
9, 2003
NYK LOGISTICS USES WHERENET WIRELESS LOCATION
TECHNOLOGY AND YARD MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE TO OPTIMIZE
OPERATIONS
August
6, 2003
WHERENET’S INDUSTRY-LEADING WIRELESS LOCATION
June
10, 2003
SURVEY EXPOSES SIGNIFICANT SUPPLY CHAIN INEFFICIENCIES;
70 PERCENT BLAME MANUAL PROCESSES FOR COSTLY ERRORS.
May
15, 2003
WHERENET NAMED ONE OF INBOUND LOGISTICS MAGAZINE’S
TOP 100 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS FOR SECOND
STRAIGHT YEAR
March
4, 2003
Wherenet Partners With Siemens; OEM Agreement
Will Help Satisfy Growing Demand For Wireless
Location Solutions.
February
24, 2003
Wherenet and Symbol Technologies Expand Collaboration.
January
25, 2003
WhereNet Grows European Presence, Several New
Installations And Pilot Systems Set Stage For
More Customer Wins In 2003.
WhereNet Material Flow: Replenishment 2.0 Automates Lean Manufacturingand Maximizes ERP Value
International Car Manufacturer Deploys WhereNet's "One-Stop-Shop" Solution to Manage Consumption-Based Demand, Reduce Inventory, and Increase Productivity
VERNON HILLS, IL — Sept. 9, 2008—WhereNet, part of Zebra Enterprise Solutions at Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ: ZBRA) and the leader in wireless solutions for tracking and managing enterprise assets, announced today that a leading international car manufacturer has implemented version 2.0 of its Material Flow: Replenishment™ solution. A comprehensive real-time manufacturing execution solution that streamlines the entire replenishment process across the enterprise, the Material Flow Replenishment solution seamlessly integrates with existing enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems enabling industrial manufacturers to reduce inventory and labor costs while increasing throughput and quality.
"After realizing more than 12 percent efficiency gains from implementing the Material Flow Replenishment solution in one part of our factory, we expanded use of the solution so that we now manage 750 parts across a span of more than 1.5 million square feet," said Nathan Pearson, project manager for Material Flow at a leading international automaker in Indiana. "With access to real-time data and analytics-rich reports, we have everything at our fingertips to make intelligent decisions and change business processes on the fly. WhereNet has helped us take our lean manufacturing initiative to a new level."
Designed to support and automate lean manufacturing techniques, the Material Flow solution combines RFID technologies and software to provide manufacturing operations with the facility-wide visibility to centrally manage and control supplier collaboration, internal supply, and facility-wide communication within a single system. For example, Material Flow helps increase the value from ERP software investments such as SAP by leveraging its master data repository. The solution returns real-time execution level information back into the ERP system to improve its error proofing capabilities and data accuracy.
In addition, Material Flow streamlines ERP’s demand-driven pull replenishment processes by reducing multiple steps into a single transaction, from start to finish. The solution provides real-time execution information that focuses on delivering the product from external supplier or internal storage to the point-of-use line side with actionable and easy-to-use instructions for plant floor associates.
Built on modern open standards, the Material Flow solution integrates with a broad range of automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) technologies in addition to ERP systems. Material Flow provides actionable, real-time data — from the factory floor to offsite suppliers — that allows every member of the supply chain to quickly respond to changes in inventory, production status, and customer requests. Version 2.0 includes several new features, including advanced analytics capabilities and automatic reporting and alerts.
"Manufacturing environments are in a state of constant change, and manufacturers have typically stockpiled excess inventory to ensure their assembly line never stops," said Tom Bacon, senior vice president, manufacturing, logistics and government business, Zebra Enterprise Solutions. "By integrating AIDC technologies with real-time execution software, our Material Flow Replenishment System eliminates inventory guesswork for manufacturers. We provide an up-to-the-minute, accurate view of consumption-based demand at every assembly line station, bringing a new level of intelligence, automation, and efficiency to the manufacturing supply chain."
For example, the flexible parts replenishment solution tracks the exact time of every part request, automatically prioritizes the requests, and sends instructions to material-handling drivers whose vehicles are equipped with vehicle-mounted Wi-Fi terminals telling them where to pick up and deliver the parts. The system promptly alerts both the manufacturer and suppliers when parts are needed on the assembly line, resulting in a synchronous material flow across the supply chain, reduced inventory, and higher productivity.
Using the WhereNet Material Flow-Replenishment solution, industrial manufacturers can realize a complete return on investment by:
Decreasing on-hand inventory by 5 to 10 percent
Reducing labor costs by as much as 15 to 20 percent
Improving asset utilization 5 to10 percent
Reducing cycle times and increase throughput
Eliminating line stoppages and business interruptions
Decreasing expedite fees
Gaining multi-facility visibility from one centralized location
About WhereNet, a Zebra Technologies company
A Zebra Technologies company, WhereNet is part of the Zebra Enterprise Solutions division which also includes Navis, proveo, and MSSI. WhereNet is the first company to deliver a single wireless location and communication infrastructure that reliably and cost-effectively manages valuable mobile resources and can deliver a complete return on investment within 6-12 months. Based on patented, standards-compliant technology resulting from a collective 100+ years of development, the WhereNet active RFID, real-time locating system solutions enable companies such as APL, BMW, LandRover, Ford Motor Company, and NYK Logistics to reduce inventory, lower operating costs, and improve operations. For more information, visit the WhereNet web site at www.wherenet.com or call 510-267-5052 (in the U.S.), +32 3 286 84 50 (in Europe), or +86 21 51758558 (in Asia).
About Zebra Technologies
Zebra Technologies Corporation improves customers’ business performance through products and solutions that identify, track and manage assets, transactions and people. In more than 100 countries around the world, more than 90 percent of Fortune 500 companies use innovative and reliable Zebra printers, supplies, RFID products and software to increase productivity, improve quality, lower costs, and deliver better customer service. Information about Zebra and Zebra-brand products can be found at www.zebra.com.
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Contact information:
Ross Perich
Trainer Communications
Phone: +1 925 556 5463 wn@trainercomm.com
Orlando De Bruce
WhereNet, a Zebra Technologies company
Phone: +1 510 267 5052 pr@navis.com
