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Wi-Fi-based RFID-enabled Asset Tracking Yields Productivity Gains at Tyco Electronics
Savings add up as system provides global manufacturer with real-time visibility into location of trucks carrying high-value electronics between facilities
Waltham, MA — February 29, 2008 — Tyco Electronics has deployed a Wi-Fi-based asset tracking solution from OATSystems to locate tractor trailers transporting electronic components between a large distribution center and manufacturing facilities in North Carolina, the solution provider has announced.
The company selected OATSystems' Asset Tracking solution to solve the complex problem of gaining visibility into the locations of truckloads of high-value electronic components as they moved between multiple facilities and ensuring accurate proof-of-delivery. OAT used Wi-Fi RFID tags, which are manufactured by Tyco Electronics M/A-COM business using G2 Microsystems chips.
Tracking High-value Components
Tyco Electronics has prominent customers in the automotive, aerospace, consumer electronics, telecom and medical equipment industries. It ships a myriad of high-value electronic and fiber optic components to its customers, all of which must be delivered on time to satisfy their tight production schedules. Tyco Electronics' distribution centers function much like airline hubs, receiving parts from multiple origins and sending them to different final destinations.
The company operates one such distribution facility in Greensboro, N.C., called the North Carolina Distribution Center, or NCDC. Although the manual process that NCDC's logistics managers relied on to schedule deliveries was workable, it did not provide insight into the location and availability of each vehicle at any given moment. As a result, it became standard practice to spend an average of 20 hours per week tracking material between the manufacturing sites and NCDC, as manufacturing managers sought the components they needed immediately in their manufacturing operations.
The company selected OATSystems' Asset Tracking solution to solve the complex problem of gaining visibility into the locations of truckloads of high-value electronic components as they moved between multiple facilities and ensuring accurate proof-of-delivery. OAT used Wi-Fi RFID tags, which are manufactured by Tyco Electronics M/A-COM business using G2 Microsystems chips.
Tracking High-value Components
Tyco Electronics has prominent customers in the automotive, aerospace, consumer electronics, telecom and medical equipment industries. It ships a myriad of high-value electronic and fiber optic components to its customers, all of which must be delivered on time to satisfy their tight production schedules. Tyco Electronics' distribution centers function much like airline hubs, receiving parts from multiple origins and sending them to different final destinations.
The company operates one such distribution facility in Greensboro, N.C., called the North Carolina Distribution Center, or NCDC. Although the manual process that NCDC's logistics managers relied on to schedule deliveries was workable, it did not provide insight into the location and availability of each vehicle at any given moment. As a result, it became standard practice to spend an average of 20 hours per week tracking material between the manufacturing sites and NCDC, as manufacturing managers sought the components they needed immediately in their manufacturing operations.
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