Seeing the light. Neonlite Electronic & Lighting Ltd., a
manufacturer of energy-saving lighting products, has selected Infor’s SCM Warehouse Management Enterprise Edition
and Infor SCM RFID to boost efficiency and reduce waste in
its manufacturing and distribution operations. Neonlite will
use the warehousing software to improve the management
of production materials moved between its facilities and
suppliers, while Infor SCM RFID will aid in the shop floor
management of inventory.
Military intelligence. The Sierra Army Depot in Northern
California has gone live with an automated asset and inventory tracking system from Savi. The depot, which consists of
1,200 buildings across 59 square miles, serves as an
Expeditionary Logistics Center for the storage, maintenance,
assembly, and containerization of operational stocks and
other support items for troops. The Depot Total Asset
Visibility and Inventory Management System cuts operational
costs and improves efficiency by locating and tracking containers and other assets as they move through the depot’s
facilities.
Things are looking Upp. Upp Technology, an Illinois-based provider of health-care IT solutions, has provided an
Inventory and Resource Management System to the
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals. The solution
will help the agency manage inventories throughout the
state’s public health facilities and provide real-time information sharing with government and public health personnel
across Louisiana.
Down under. HK Systems has entered into a marketing
partnership with Australia-based Dexion Ltd. Under the
agreement, Dexion will market HK Systems’ automated
material handling and software solutions in the Australia and
New Zealand markets.
New enlistments. East Penn Manufacturing and Nuvera
Fuel Cells have teamed up to provide 20 ReadyPower units
to the Susquehanna Defense Distribution Supply Depot in
New Cumberland, Pa. The fuel cell/battery hybrid units have
been installed into 20 Yale forklifts as part of a two-year
demonstration program run by the Defense Logistics Agency.
