LONG BEACH, Calif. and SAN MATEO, Calif. -- Apriso Corporation and AeroScout, Inc., formerly Bluesoft, announced today a partnership to bring the concept of real-time manufacturing and logistics information flow bringing RFID capabilities to a new level. By combining the Wi-Fi(TM) location-sensing capability provided by the AeroScout(TM) product suite with Apriso's FlexNet(TM) real-time, event-driven execution software, businesses can now optimize critical supply, manufacturing, and distribution processes for carrying out production, logistics, quality control, and maintenance tasks.
"RFID tags open up a world of possibilities for enterprises that creates value far beyond their use as simple barcode replacements," says Andris Berzins, VP marketing & business development at AeroScout, Inc. "The fact that a tagged item can now be continuously located in space enables the creation of a new class of 'location-aware,' real-time, operations execution systems. These new systems can continuously locate and track inventory and assets, providing new-found intelligence to significantly influence an enterprise's operational processes in real time." According to Berzins, the benefits include the elimination of bottlenecks, better asset utilization, accelerated inventory turnover and enhanced return on invested capital.
The strategic partnership between Apriso and AeroScout makes AeroScout's Wi-Fi(TM)-based real-time location capabilities available within Apriso's real-time, global executions platform. The joint solution will directly address many of the critical problems faced in production and inventory management environments. For example, companies will be able to keep track of crucial, constantly-moving assets such as forklift trucks and tools, where any delay can cause bottlenecks and inefficiencies, making task scheduling and delegation unmanageable. Additionally, companies can keep stock locations up-to-date and accurate without expensive searches and cycle counting processes.
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