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 WHERENETS LOCATABLE, ACTIVE RFID SYSTEM TO AUTOMATE INBOUND SUPPLY CHAIN AND OUTBOUND DELIVERY CHAIN
October 23, 2006
WHERENETS 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 WHERENETS 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.
HUMMER FACTORY IMPLEMENTS
WHERENET’S WIRELESS SOLUTIONS TO ENHANCE ASSEMBLY LINE OPERATIONS
AND EXPEDITE PRODUCTION
AM General, Maker of Popular H1 and H2 All-Terrain Vehicles,
Uses Award-Winning Parts Replenishment and Assembly Tracking Systems
to Reduce Inventory and Increase Productivity
SANTA CLARA, Calif.–March 9, 2004– WhereNet Corp.,
the leader of wireless solutions for tracking and managing enterprise
assets, announced today that AM General, the world-leader in the
design, engineering, and production of military and special purpose
vehicles, has adopted WhereNet’s wireless location technology
at its Hummer H2 factory in Mishawaka, Indiana. AM General is
currently running one WhereNet-based application to streamline
assembly lines and optimize plant-floor operations. WhereNet’s
WhereCall™ wireless parts replenishment system and GE Fanuc’s
CIMPLICITY Tracker application, which leverages the WhereNet wireless
location infrastructure, enable AM General to expedite production
and delivery of the H2 all-terrain vehicles to dealerships throughout
the world.
“The flexibility and reliability of the WhereNet system
has allowed us to operate at peak efficiency and ramp-up production
to meet the pent-up demand for the Hummer vehicles,” said
Deborah Cafiero, CIO/director, Information Systems, AM General.
“Wireless on the plant floor is revolutionizing the automotive
industry and we are a perfect case in point. Through lower operating
costs, AM General has already realized a return on its WhereNet
investment and the applications continue to pay big dividends
every day.”
“We are honored to contribute to the efficiency of the
manufacturing process of one of the most popular selling vehicles
in the world,” said Dan Doles, president and CEO, WhereNet
Corp. “Given our customer successes with some of the world’s
leading automobile manufacturers, we know that our wireless technology
is poised for greatness in the automotive industry. With each
additional installation and associated ROI validation, we are
reminded of the true breakthrough that we are delivering as automotive
factories implement the leanest assembly lines and quickest production
cycles ever.”
Calling All Parts – 500 Pendants
Make Assembly Line “Humm”
The WhereCall wireless parts replenishment system, a first-of-its-kind
invention, is used by several leading automakers and currently
deployed in more than 70 factories around the world. The AM General
factory uses about 500 WhereCall devices to support “just-in-time”
manufacturing processes. With a typical installation period of
90 days and an established return on investment (ROI) of less
than one year, WhereCall is widely recognized in the automotive
industry for its bottom-line benefits.
WhereCall provides an electronic means for assembly-line operators
to request bulk material replenishment. When supplies on the line
start to run low, the line side operator presses a button on the
WhereCall pendant that sends a request specifying the type of
material required and its delivery location. The WhereCall system
provides an alternative to paper-based Kanban parts replenishment
systems or hardwired electronic call systems, and it offers the
twin advantages of low installation costs and unparalleled flexibility
in industrial manufacturing environments.
Single System, Multiple Applications,
Big Benefits
AM General’s strategic intent is to further enhance the
efficiency of its operation by leveraging the WhereNet wireless
architecture in conjunction with the GE Fanuc CIMPLICITY Tracker
application to monitor work in progress. The Tracker application
will be the most robust of its kind in the automotive industry.
While standard Tracker applications receive data from bar codes
or passive RFID tags, the reliability of this information is often
compromised due to missed or improper scans. To support 98% accurate
data capture, the AM General Tracker application is integrated
with the WhereNet wireless system comprised of 18 antennas, more
than 60 active radio frequency WhereTag™ transmitters and
50 WherePort™ devices.
About AM General
AM General manufactures the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled
Vehicle (HMMWV, pronounced HUMVEE®) in Mishawaka, Indiana.
Since production of HUMVEEs began in 1985, the company has delivered
more than 175,000 of the versatile, 4-wheel drive vehicles to
the U.S. Armed Forces and more than 40 friendly overseas nations.
In 1992, AM General began production of a commercial version of
the HUMVEE, called the HUMMER®, for civilian use. In December
1999, AM General and General Motors Corporation finalized an agreement
to jointly pursue product, marketing and distribution opportunities
for HUMMER. Under the final agreement, GM acquired the exclusive
ownership of the HUMMER brand name worldwide and the original
HUMMER was renamed the HUMMER H1. AM General began the production
of the HUMMER H2, a new “next generation” sport utility
vehicle, in early 2002. Headquartered in South Bend, Indiana,
AM General operates manufacturing facilities in Mishawaka, and
an Engineering and Product Development Center in Livonia, Michigan.
About WhereNet Corp.
A Zebra Technologies company, WhereNet is the first company to deliver a single wireless location and communication infrastructure that reliably and cost-effectively manages valuable mobile resources and delivers 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, Ford Motor Company, and NYK Logistics and facilities like Tobyhanna Army Depot to reduce inventory, lower operating costs, and improve operations. The company has received the Henry Ford Technology Award; was recognized for strong ROI by Computerworld; was ranked among the top 10 in the InfoWorld 100; and has been recognized as a wireless innovator by Forrester Research, Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies, Plant Engineering, and Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazines. WhereNet is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and has offices throughout the United States and Europe. For more information, visit the WhereNet Web site at www.wherenet.com, or call 408-845-8500 (in the U.S.) or +32 3 286 84 50 (in Europe).
WhereNet is a registered trademark and WhereTag is a trademark of WhereNet Corp. All other brands, products, or service names are or may be trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.
