April 8, 2008 -- Richardson Texas -- GlobeRanger Corporation, the pioneer in RFID enterprise edge solutions today announced their participation in the successful EPCIS pilot program involving the event tracking of mounted tires from Shanghai, China to a major manufacturing facility in Janesville, Wisconsin.
The EPCIS pilot program, initiated by GS1 EPCglobal, included two shipments of three containers. Each container consisted of 20 pallets. The EPC Information Services (EPCIS) standard enables trading partners to communicate in a common computer language on objects as they move through the supply chain.
"We were pleased to have been selected and participated in this international GS1 EPCglobal Pilot program," said Susan King, Area Vice-President Business Development at GlobeRanger. “This pilot was groundbreaking as it proved the capability for unprecedented visibility into the movement, location and disposition of assets, goods and services throughout the world, and will have a significant impact to supply chains worldwide.”
“The use of EPCIS, coupled with the adoption and utilization of GS1 EPCglobal standards enables visibility across multiple business layers and stakeholders with and outside global supply chains. Companies can improve supply chain execution. Some retailers can increase revenue by reducing out of stock whereas other companies can cut costs through real-time asset management”, said Chris Adcock, president of EPCglobal Inc.
GlobeRanger’s iMotion platform provides the flexibility to connect a multitude of devices, while rapidly developing and executing business process across multi-national lines. EPCIS will form the backbone of a number of critical applications around the flow of goods through multiple entities. Examples are anti-counterfeiting, food traceability, pharma e-pedigree, product recalls, and end-to-end supply chain visibility. GlobeRanger’s standards-based EPCIS framework provides the foundation for these applications.
About GlobeRanger
GlobeRanger is a leading global provider of end-to-end enterprise edge solutions built around RFID and sensor technologies. Its innovative Edgeware™ platform, iMotion™, provides the critical infrastructure layer for managing devices, networks, data and processes at the edge of the enterprise, enabling real-time visibility and response. GlobeRanger Infrastructure Services provides turnkey RFID solutions on the iMotion platform primarily in retail, government, and healthcare. GlobeRanger is headquartered in Richardson, Texas. www.globeranger.com
About EPCglobal Inc
EPCglobal Inc is a subsidiary of the global not-for-profit standards organization GS1, and supports the global adoption of the Electronic Product Code as industry-driven standards More information visit; www.epcglobalinc.org
About EPCIS
EPCIS is a standard used to track the progress of objects as they move through the supply chain. The data shared at each read point in the supply chain provides WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE and WHY of each read. EPCIS provides the Information Services necessary for the storage, communication and dissemination of EPC data. It provides standards event capture and query interfaces for obtaining and sharing data about unique objects in the supply chain within and across organizations.
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