Supply chain visibility deals with the obtaining of information at all stages of the supply chain including distribution, transit, inventory and production line. Since significant amount of capital is dispensed in order to obtain this information we believe that companies will use RFID based solutions in order to track items across the different stages of the supply chain to improve the economics associated with gathering of this information.

Shipcom Solutions

Our RFID based solution concentrates on different areas of supply chain visibility to include

Inventory Management
As the demand for a product increases in the market, the complexity associated with packaging and logistics increases. Inaccuracies in inventory control leads to asset losses, poor decision making and reduction in overall efficiency of the process. Real time information obtained through Shipcom' s CATAMARAN solution can be used to control visibility of inbound and outbound raw materials, en route materials, work-in process inventory and sensitive materials.

Asset Control
The efficient utilization of assets in the form of raw materials to obtain products is important for supply chain management. RFID based tracking of assets through the supply chain with regards to its location, movement, contents and other information allows companies to increase inventory accuracy while reducing losses and theft.

Transportation
Transportation represents the largest area of lead-time variability in the supply chain due to the unpredictable time frames involved. Automation obtained through Shipcom' s CATAMARAN solution can be used to increase the efficiency by reducing time taken in company to company handoffs and inspection of materials.

Improvement in Quality
Companies always look for methods to improve quality by planning for problems that could potentially occur. Real-time data associated with raw materials and processes obtained by Shipcom' s CATAMARAN solution can be used in quality control methods for statistical verification and root-cause analysis.


Some of the benefits of using Shipcom' s CATAMARAN solution for supply chain management of companies are:

Inventory Efficiency
With the reduction of the human factors the integrity of the data collected increases significantly thereby resulting in improved utilization of assets, reduced recalls of raw materials, performance gains and lower out-of-stocks.

Higher Throughput
As the labor related inefficiencies are removed, the cycle time associated with processing orders is greatly reduced while the velocity of the goods moving through the supply chain is increased.

Increased Visibility
RFID tracking increases the overall visibility thereby preventing losses and theft during storage, transportation and the manufacturing process.

Reduced Labor

Reduced labor by providing automation of the supply chain process which in turn leads to improvement in workforce ergonomics and safety measures.

Lowering Costs
Due to automation, the capital required by companies is reduced by lower inventory costs, less labor and increased productivity. It also leads to greater revenue generated in terms of increased quality and customer satisfaction.