Leading Business Magazine Recognizes Intermec's RFID Solution
Everett, Wash. May 9, 2011 - Intermec (NYSE:IN) today announced it has been named to the ninth annual Supply & Demand Chain Executive's 2011 Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 list. The list highlights the top "100 Great Supply Chain Projects" of the year and will be featured in the June 2011 issue, as well as online at www.SDCExec.com.
Intermec was named to the list due to its recent RFID deployment with Mission Foods, one of the largest tortilla manufacturers in the United States. In an effort to improve inventory tracking, Mission Foods deployed Intermec IF61 RFID readers, antennas, labels and PM4i printers to see an 80 percent initial improvement rate in asset tracking, as well as $700,000 in initial savings due to a drastic decrease in inventory losses.
"As a company that prides itself on offering customers a total solution to improve supply chain operations, we are thrilled to be included as part of this prestigious list," said Earl Thompson, Intermec Senior Vice President of Mobile Business Solutions. "The results of the Mission Foods deployment exemplifies the quantifiable ROI we strive to bring to our customers through diverse supply cain solutions."
"Our readers count on Supply & Demand Chain Executive for intelligence and decision-making information on solutions and best practices for supply chain transformation," said Andrew K. Reese, editorial director of Supply & Demand Chain Executive. "With this year's Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100, we are featuring '100 Great Supply Chain Projects' that demonstrate the broad spectrum of opportunities for enabling excellence in the supply chain."
