Ship2Save deploys its ‘Ready-Set-Mandate' RFID toolkit

September 08th, 2004 - Montreal, Quebec

Ship2Save has completed work on its Ready-Set-Mandate RFID toolkit. The toolkit is powered by Ship2Save's renowned Operation Management System and comes with a set of RFID hardware components and other accessories. Ready-Set-Mandate is designed to help suppliers of various retail chains meet various RFID directives currently circulating through the industry.

Ship2Save Director of Information Technology Amninder Singh explains: “What's unique about Ship2Save's toolkit is that it's more like a template. If you look at the RFID toolkits that exist today, they are very generic. It's almost impossible to say that a generic kit can really and truly help a company meet a mandate. Our toolkit serves as a foundation upon which Ship2Save customizes to each customers requirements.”

Many retail giants including Wal-Mart, Target, and Albertsons are implementing an RFID infrastructure. This means that their suppliers have to comply with certain conditions, this is where Ready-Set-Mandate can help these suppliers.

Director of Business Development & RFID Strategy Sam Falsafi adds: “A mandate, for a supplier, could mean many things. From the way their RFID labels look, to where they're placed on the palette, to how reliably they are read. Forgetting about the fact that some of these mandates are still changing. Not to mention, the warehousing environment of each customer is different. But that being said, some things do remain the same across all suppliers. The Ready-Set-Mandate toolkit provides a deployment process that makes RFID integration and customization quick and in-expensive.”

Ship2Save's recent partnership with Axentia extends this Ready-Set-Mandate toolkit to Microsoft's Business Solutions, particularly Navision.

David Pilz, partner for Axentia comments: “Axentia has a number of customers whose businesses represent important components to retail or automotive supply chains. These two sectors have historically embraced technology and logistics advancements quicker than other industries simply out of necessity. It was important for Axentia to be able to provide these with a full end-to-end distribution capability. The recent RFID mandates being imposed by companies represent the most recent issue that needs to be addressed by our customers. We are very pleased with our integration with Ship2Save's RFID solutions.”

The first worldwide RFID/Navision webinar presentation, co-hosted by the two companies, will help layout an important roadmap for suppliers under these mandates.

About Ship2Save
Ship2Save is one of the industry leaders in cost effective RFID Solutions and is a founding member of the Canadian Microsoft RFID Council, a member of the Microsoft Global RFID Council, and a member of Texas Instruments Tag-It Team. Ship2Save's unique product lines, flexible and proficient software, business development models, and distinctive deployment services, offer customers cost effective and high quality solutions for their logistic needs. http://www.ship2save.com/

About Axentia
Axentia delivers ERP solutions that work. Based on Microsoft Business Solutions, Axentia's ERP implementations are engineered to your exact business requirements. Axentia serves a number of industries working with companies that have unique and difficult business conditions that require flexible software and a bullet-proof approach to implementation. Axentia is powered by Microsoft's Navision and Axapta. In fact, with over a dozen awards, Axentia is recognized by Microsoft as one of the most successful business partners in their history. Most importantly, Axentia is successful because its customers are successful. At over 96%, Axentia's customer satisfaction level is built on delivering projects that are on time and on budget. Axentia's success is unmatched in the ERP industry . http://www.axentia.ca/

About Supplier Webinar
In this complimentary event you will learn how ERP and Supply Chain systems can solve typical distribution issues. Learn what RFID technology can do, how it works, and the benefits that it can bring your business. Discover how much more powerful EDI technology becomes when it is integrated directly into your financials and inventory process. http://www.axentia.com/campaign/invite.htm

About Ship2Save
Ship2Save is one of the industry leaders in cost effective RFID Solutions and is a founding member of the Canadian Microsoft RFID Council, a member of the Microsoft Global RFID Council, and a member of Texas Instruments Tag-It Team. Ship2Save's unique product lines, flexible and proficient software, business development models, and distinctive deployment services, offer customers cost effective and high quality solutions for their logistic needs. http://www.ship2save.com