Coolearth Technologies Joins Intermec Premier Solutions Partner Program; Intermec and Coolearth Bring Supply Chain Systems to Process Manufacturers.Business Editors EVERETT, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2001 Intermec Technologies Corp. has named Coolearth Technologies Inc., of Seattle, Wash., to its Premier Solutions Partner Program. Coolearth provides supply chain execution systems that streamline the flow of goods, information, and transactions throughout a company's operations. Intermec and Coolearth will deploy Intermec's wireless data collection hardware and Coolearth's Whistle software to the process industries, which include food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. , pharmaceutical, and chemical manufacturers. This hardware/software combination is designed to reduce operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales , improve customer services levels and provide real time visibility into production processes and inventory data. Process manufacturers require types of information flow unique to their industry. They must manage variable raw material characteristics, fluctuations in the production process, changing product qualities over time and complex lot tracking for quality control purposes. "Our customers share all of the supply chain concerns as distributors and retailers, and also must manage a complicated formula-based manufacturing environment," said David Eraker, Coolearth's director of business development. "Production and inventory data has always been collected. Now with our software, it's visible in real time. Our software automates the process by providing a unified framework for managing and tracking critical information, reducing the need for manual data entry and increasing accuracy," said David Zimmerman, Coolearth president and chief executive. "Intermec wireless technology is a critical component of this solution." Intermec's Premier Solutions Partner Program recognizes and rewards those companies whose solutions, integrated with Intermec's, offer significant value to the companies' mutual customers. "Coolearth is pioneering new production management, data collection, and inventory control capabilities," said Winston Guillory, Intermec vice president of channel partner sales and worldwide OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and operations. "By combining traditional barcoding applications with advanced planning, scheduling, and process control, we now can provide a complete supply chain solution to process manufacturers." About Intermec Intermec Technologies Corp., a UNOVA Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :UNA Una personification of honesty; leads lamb and rides white ass. [Br. Lit.: Faerie Queene] See : Honesty ) company, is a leader in global supply chain solutions and in the development, manufacture and integration of wired and wireless automated data collection, Intellitag(R)RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. (radio frequency identification See RFID. ), mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings systems, bar code printers and label media. The company's products and services are used by customers in many industries to improve productivity, quality and responsiveness of business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets , from supply chain management and enterprise resource planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. to field sales and service. To learn more about how companies can benefit from Intermec's supply chain technologies, contact Intermec Technologies Corp., 6001 36th Ave. West, P.O. Box 4280, Everett, WA 98203-9280 USA; telephone 800-347-2636; or visit Intermec's web site at www.intermec.com. To learn more about UNOVA, visit www.unova.com. About Coolearth Technologies Coolearth Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of supply chain execution solutions for process manufacturers. Its customers represent the food and beverage, chemical, pharmaceutical, and consumer packaged goods industries. For more information about Coolearth, please visit www.coolearth.com. |
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