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Savi Networks Provides RFID-Based, Electronically-Sealed Cargo Information to Western Digital for Efficient and Secure Transport in Thailand

2007-03-26 20:03 3483

Secure Free Zone Project in Cooperation with Royal Thai Customs Helps Speed Inspection Processes and Security Validations, Reduces Time and Costs

BANGKOK, Thailand and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 26 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Savi Networks and Western Digital have dramatically cut time and costs from customs clearances while boosting security measures by automating shipment information from active Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) seals on freight transportation trucks in Thailand.

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During the last four months, the "Secure Free Zone Project" has enabled Western Digital and Royal Thai Customs to monitor and validate in near real-time more than 11,000 trips of RFID-sealed truck trailers that transport high-performance hard drives from manufacturing and distribution facilities through Customs inspection points in Bangkok. Having the ability to electronically validate the security and contents of a truck from origin through government inspection points has sped up Customs clearances of shipments destined for the United States.

The ongoing operation involves agreements with Royal Thai Customs and the Thailand-based TIFFA EDI Services Co. Ltd., resulting in key benefits for Western Digital, which include: enhanced automation; a reduction in overhead; reduced waiting times for Customs clearance; less individual transaction cost and increased accuracy of shipment information.

"Through cooperation from government authorities and leading-edge, tracking systems provided by Savi Networks and TIFFA EDI Services, Western Digital's operations in this project are more competitive and secure while enabling us to provide better service to our customers," said Narong Dockpetch, director for Western Digital in Thailand. "We view this as a win-win for everyone involved, and a model that can be expanded and replicated elsewhere to improve the flow of commerce while ensuring greater security."

"The Secure Free Zone Project with Western Digital demonstrates that use of advanced technology can provide both compliance and security value while increasing the efficiency of cargo movement," said Lani Fritts, chief operating officer of Savi Networks. "Tangible business benefits like these provide the return on investment for real-time shipment and security information implementations in the global supply chain, which enables public and private sector value."

Today, the "Secure Free Zone Project" includes active RFID readers and transaction processing software at critical logistics checkpoints, such as manufacturing loading docks, entry and exit gates and Customs inspection stations. The infrastructure is installed in the Nava Nakorn Industrial Estate and the BangPa-In Industrial Estate, which are duty-free zones set up to stimulate import/export business where the facilities and checkpoints are located.

TIFFA EDI Services Co. Ltd., a 100% Thai nationally owned and operated company, runs an electronic document exchange service center and provides software development services that specialize in Customs formality and logistics. To learn more about TIFFA EDI Services, please visit: http://www.tiffaedi.com .

Savi Networks, the operator of a global network providing real-time information services on in-transit inventory, is a joint venture between Savi Technology, Inc., a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), and Hutchison Port Holdings. To learn more about Savi Networks, visit: http://www.savinetworks.com .

Source: Savi Networks
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