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by Alan Alper, MA Editorial Staff Posted on Tuesday, November 28, 2006 4:00:00 PM Sign Up to receive Daily News Alerts in your E-mail Inbox    | Abstract: | Automaker's North American unit calls on WhereNet to provide real-time locating system hardware and software to help streamline in-bound supply and outbound delivery processes. |
| Keywords: | WhereNet, Yard Management System, Vehicle Tracking and Management System, YMS, VTMS, active RFID, in-bound supply chain management, outbound delivery |
WhereNet today disclosed that it has signed a "seven figure" contract with Nissan North America Inc. to deploy active RFID, real-time locating system (RTLS) technology to streamline the inbound supply chain and outbound delivery processes at the automaker's assembly plant in Canton, MS. Nissan will use a single wireless architecture across the 4-million-square-foot facility to run multiple WhereNet applications, including its Yard Management System (YMS) and the Vehicle Tracking and Management System (VTMS). Work on the project is already underway, and is expected to be completed in the first quarter of next year, according to Gary Latham, the director of industry solutions for WhereNet's automotive division. The active RFID project, which is part of a continuous improvement initiative at the facility, is aimed at improving production velocity and throughput, labor productivity, and vehicle quality, Latham said in an interview. Nissan did not return calls by press time to comment on the deal. [Click to continue] |
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