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SATO offers suppliers to Sam’s Club cost-effective solution to meet RFID Compliance Mandate
Singapore, February 13 2008 - SATO, a pioneer in the Automatic Identification and Data Collection (AIDC) industry and a leader in barcode printing, labelling, and EPC/RFID solutions announces that it is leveraging its extensive experience in RFID solution installation to enable suppliers to, Sam’s Club, a subsidiary of Wal-Mart, to meet the requirements of their RFID mandate.
In 2003, Wal-Mart issued a mandate for its suppliers to tag their pallets and cases of product with RFID by 2005 to improve the tracking of items in the supply chain and better manage goods flow and store inventory levels. More than reportedly 15,000 suppliers to date still have not complied with the RFID mandate.
Wal-Mart is looking to drive its mandate compliance using its 700-store Sam's Club division as an example of RFID retail supply-chain technology implementation, down to the item level, by 2010: the phased compliance timeline is spread over the next 21 months, with a pallet fine that can rise up to $3 for suppliers who don't meet compliance by October 2009.
The suppliers to Sam’s Club, a members-only warehouse club, can benefit from using of SATO’s Ready-Set-Solved! EPC Gen 2RFID solution to meet the looming mandate compliance deadline. The “ready-to-go” SATO solution includes printers and software that offer ease-of-use, reliability, and durability together with the required consumables and services making it a dependable and cost effective way to satisfy the RFID tagging requirements. Additionally, SATO’s solution is scaleable and can easily be integrated into existing ERP and other back end systems and applications.
“The suppliers to Sam’s Club are right in trusting SATO’s capabilities and experience in executing RFID compliance within a given timeframe. Our customers worldwide are looking beyond rapidly meeting their RFID compliance requirements,” said Kaz Matsuyama, Managing Director of SATO International.
“SATO’s wide network worldwide, notably with strategic locations in Asia, which accounts for a significant share of imports from the Wal-Mart suppliers, offers supply chain efficiency and compelling economic benefits to our customers.”
About SATO
SATO is a pioneer in the Automatic Identification and Data Collection (AIDC) industry and the inventor of the world’s first electronic thermal transfer barcode printer. It revolutionised the barcoding industry by introducing the Data Collection System (DCS) & Labelling concept – a total barcode and labelling solution providing high quality barcode printers, scanners/hand-held terminals, label design software and consumables. SATO is one of the first in the industry to introduce a complete, multi-protocol EPC-compliant, UHF RFID solution.
SATO is publicly listed on the first section of Tokyo Stock Exchange in Japan. It has worldwide offices in the United States, Belgium, France, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, Poland, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and China. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, it reported revenues of US$705 million. More information about SATO Corporation can be found at www.sato.co.jp/english
About SATO International
SATO’s international global headquarters, SATO International Pte. Ltd is located in Singapore. Previously an international division, it was incorporated as a holding company in Singapore in 2001 to oversee the sales, marketing and customer services activities of all its Group Member Companies. More information about SATO International can be found at www.satoworldwide.com
*Conversion is based on an average exchange rate of 1US Dollar = 116.97 Japanese Yen.
Contact:
Yuji Shimizu
Manager, Corporate Planning
SATO International PTE. LTD.
438A, Alexandra Road #05-01/04
Alexandra Technopark
Singapore 119967
Tel: (65) 6271-2122
Fax: (65) 6271-2151
Email: communications@sato-int.com
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