Spain's Military now 'Up and Running' With Savi Technology's RFID-Based Consignment Management Solution
SUNNYVALE, California, August 10/The Spanish Armed Forces' (SAF) active Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) network and software platform is ready to interoperate with compatible RFID networks deployed by NATO and other military allies. The RFID networks provided by Savi Technology, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation [NYSE: LMT], now enable SAF and NATO to automatically track and manage national and multi-national, joint force consignments as they are transported through each other's supply chains worldwide.
The platform uses the Savi Consignment Management Solution (CMS) and includes Savi's data-rich, active RFID tags, fixed readers and handheld reader kits.
Last year the NATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency (NC3A) initiated use of an interoperable RFID "backbone" when it upgraded to Savi CMS for its International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) supply chain.
"We're delighted that the Savi CMS solution is up and running, and we are eager to further test the system, and to collaborate on tracking consignments through compatible networks such as NATO's," said Col. Enrique Porras, technical director of SAF's Logistic Resources Tracking System Program.
"The timely and accurate information from the Savi CMS solution will improve our ability to efficiently and effectively deliver supplies to our soldiers deployed in the field, and to collaborate closely with allies during more complex joint-force operations." Porras continued.
Savi Technology, a leading provider of RFID supply chain solutions for commercial, defense and civilian agencies, also has extended active RFID networks and support software for the U.S. Department of Defense, United Kingdom Ministry of Defence, Australian Defence Forces, and the Danish Ministry of Defence.
"As more defense organizations implement and upgrade RFID networks using the Savi CMS, there will be a multiplier effect in terms of efficiencies, economies of scale, reduced supply losses and improved service deliveries in the field," said Bruce Jacquemard, managing director of Savi's International Public Sector.
Savi CMS is a complete, integrated solution that bridges the "visibility gaps" of consignments as they move through military supply chains.
Savi CMS also provides exception-based management alerts; real-time tracking of assets and their contents as well as monitoring of environmental conditions inside the container.
Savi's RFID solutions have been implemented in more than 2,000 locations in over 50 countries: Savi networks track approximately 35,000 consignments a day.
Savi Technology www.savi.com.
Source: Savi Technology
Mark Nelson, +1-408-743-8866 mnelson@savi.com, Lockheed Martin www.lockheedmartin.com
