InfraStructures - November 2005 - Wastech Chooses Identec Solutions For Competitive Advantage in RFID Asset Management

Wastech Chooses Identec Solutions For Competitive Advantage in RFID Asset Management

Waste management companies and associated industries face one of the most competitive markets in North America. To stay competitive in the face of Government Regulations and inflationary pressures, prudent companies like Wastech Services Ltd. (a member of the Belkorp Group of Companies) are finding new ways to lower operational costs while improving visibility of trucks, routes and sites. Not only can high fuel and maintenance costs hurt bottom-line profitability, but also insurance and safety premiums continue to rise. RFID Asset Management and site access will be integral in optimizing logistics and operations for Wastech with the obvious aim of improving customer service and eliminating waste.

After an extensive search of RFID solution providers and integrators, Wastech, one of Western Canada's largest waste management companies, chose Identec Solutions Inc. to provide a turnkey solution including support agreements for all their sites. "We are very pleased with the results. Our search had us looking at different technologies and the associated Return on Investment (ROI). Identec Solutions clearly had the experience based on their Fortune 500 clients and their ability to provide a total solution. We are amazed at the potential of RFID and the post sales support we have received!", said Sandy Lawson of Wastech.

"Wastech represents a trend we are seeing, particularly with the Fortune 1000 businesses, in the use of RFID to gain competitive advantage in their industry by lowering operation costs and/or creating a more valuable experience for their customers. We are very pleased to be involved with this project, as Wastech is a forward-looking company that is one of the industry's largest in Western Canada", said Roderick O'Keefe of Identec Solutions Inc.

Identec Solutions Inc. specializes in active long-range RFID systems that help customers improve asset utilization to save millions of dollars in operational costs related to their supply chain processes. Identec Solutions' RFID system - Intelligent Long Range (ILR) - can identify, locate and track assets at a distance of 100 m (300 ft) to deliver superior real-time visibility in dynamic, demanding environments. ILR is used to streamline business operations in a variety of areas including production tack times, inventory accuracy and asset optimization.

Source: Identec Solutions Inc.