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  • SATO Launches Cloud-based Labeling Data Management Service

    SATO Launches Cloud-based Labeling Data Management Service

    Restaurant chains, supermarkets and retailers spread across wide geographic areas face serious challenges with data management for product labeling. As labeling data updates are often supported by system administrators but carried out by local teams, the process has traditionally been time-consuming, entailing a process fraught with possibility of error. Research shows two top priorities among organizations in terms of data management are increasing efficiency and protecting their reputation and brand. Over half (52%) of organizations maintain high-quality data for the purpose of increasing efficiency, while 39% do so to protect their brand1.

    With SATO App Storage, users can streamline processes and ensure the highest level of accuracy in their labeling operations. By centralizing management of labeling data, food and retail chains can ensure product information is always up to date and accurate. Administrators can arrange for updates of label data and label designs to be automated in real time or scheduled for specified locations. The SATO system reduces the time required for data management operations by over half2 when performing label data updates. It automates updates of apps and printer settings when replacing printers and streamlines management of seasonal label data for holidays and price markdowns.

    Also the service features a cloud network of proven security, safety and high availability with best-in-class SLA performance, an Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) to prevent exploits and SSL/HTTPS encryption for secure communication.

    “Our secure and maintenance-free cloud printing service ensures up-to-date data anytime, anywhere for peace of mind and cost savings,” said Hayato Shindo, President of SATO International Co., Ltd. “Paired with our native value-added services that enable management of label data, design templates and the devices themselves, SATO now offers a comprehensive labeling management solution.”

  • JDA and SATO Partner to Deliver the Future of Warehouse Management

    JDA and SATO Partner to Deliver the Future of Warehouse Management

    JDA Software Group, Inc. and SATO today announced a new alliance representing JDA’s first Japanese hardware partnership as the company expands its presence in Japan. The technology partnership will combine JDA Warehouse Management and JDA® Warehouse Labor Management with SATO’s Visual Warehouse Solution to help customers take advantage of digitalization technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and big data. The sales alliance will streamline the logistics process for customers leveraging JDA and SATO’s solutions together. JDA and SATO aim to deploy the solution in five leading food and beverage companies by March 2019.

    Japanese companies are facing labor shortages and increasing supply chain complexity due to rising consumer demands which require diverse product lineups to meet their needs. Meanwhile, Japan ranks poorly among the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) nations (18 of 35) in terms of overall workforce productivity, even as nominal labor productivity hit a new high this year*1. This highlights the room for improvement Japanese companies can realize by fully unleashing the power of data in operations. Only six percent of large Japanese corporations utilize big data and 48 percent have yet to identify how to extract value from it.*2 Among Japanese manufacturers, only 45 percent utilize big data to drive operational efficiencies.*3

    “SATO is proud to have been selected as a partner by a cutting-edge solutions provider like JDA,” said Kaz Matsuyama, president and CEO of SATO Holdings. “We hold a mutual commitment to open innovation and user-centric value, so I am excited about the possibilities of our collaboration. We will strive to bridge the last inch of our customers’ last mile challenges to design the ultra-efficient, IoT warehouse of the future.”

    In today’s ever-complex unified commerce environment, companies need to do more than track labor productivity and warehouse processes, but to turn the warehouse into a performance-focused competitive advantage. JDA Warehouse Labor Management provides a real-time view into warehouse activities, improving planning and scheduling by ensuring the right number of workers with the right skills are available when and where they are needed to fulfill order demand. And companies can get real-time visibility into labor concerns before they become issues and shift workers where they are needed. Combined with JDA Warehouse Management, companies can address real-world disruptions to drive improved performance and predictable results by sensing these shifts in real-time to respond quickly and profitably.

    The SATO Visual Warehouse solution is a virtual warehouse director that fully streamlines picking route navigation for enhanced logistics and labor utilization. An accompanying picking guidance system guides workers on the shortest possible route, with audio and visual instructions, to cut time spent and distance travelled per picking order by approximately half. The system allows inexperienced warehouse workers to achieve a similar efficiency level as more experienced workers.

    JDA and SATO seek to improve warehouse productivity by enabling actionable improvements based on data sets of real, specific operational data. By logging individual workers’ location over time, the combination of JDA and SATO will enable collection of real operational data. Accumulating this real-time data in the warehouse and linking it to JDA Warehouse Labor Management makes true visualization of labor possible, and empowers users to make data-driven decisions to streamline their operations, providing a 30 to 40 percent boost to operational productivity in the warehouse upon deployment.

    “This partnership will tap into SATO’s real-time visualization and tagging technology to gather all information in the warehouse related to labor efficiency that will improve productivity and take advantage of the latest cutting-edge innovations,” said Amit Bagga, regional vice president, sales, Asia-Pacific, JDA. “As we expand our presence in Japan, we are best addressing Japanese customers’ demand, and leveraging SATO’s IoT capabilities, combined with JDA’s advanced warehouse management solutions.”

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  • SATO Aims for Auto-ID Market Leadership in Thailand

    SATO Aims for Auto-ID Market Leadership in Thailand

    SATO, a leading global provider of Auto-ID solutions that empower workforces and streamline operations, announced its aim to become the No.1 Auto-ID company in Thailand by 2018, through development of food safety and patient safety solutions for the Thai food and healthcare industries.

    SATO, the market leader in Japan with over 75 years of Auto-ID expertise and a culture of innovation, operates in Thailand as SATO Auto-ID (Thailand) Co., Ltd. By integrating technologies from RFID to visual recognition and robotics, it seeks to support the food and healthcare industries as Thailand moves towards becoming the “Kitchen of the World” and the “Region’s Medical Hub.”

    SATO Auto-ID (Thailand) Co., Ltd. General Manager Daisuke Tatsuta said, “Speed and accuracy are keys to increase business competitiveness in today’s world and especially for Thailand as it transforms itself to become an advanced economy driven by high tech and creativity. With our strong know-how and established presence in Thailand as well as end-to-end Auto-ID solutions, SATO is well positioned to help companies make the transition to the new Thailand 4.0 economic model, streamlining the movement of assets with speed and precision.”

    A leading food safety solution provider, SATO supports food manufacturers and restaurants alike, by developing solutions that integrate labels, barcode, printers, scanners, software and aftersales support to allow companies to quickly track products and control quality to ensure food safety. 

    As the patient safety provider, SATO delivers fast and reliable identification solutions to provide precision, labor savings and peace of mind for Thai hospitals. It seeks to provide fail-safe systems of patient identification to improve caregivers’ peace of mind, which is directly connected to patient safety.

    “In 2015, we achieved 475 million baht in sales and the second highest market share among direct distributing Auto-ID companies with approximately 14%. Considering the rate of Thai economic development and our strategic focus on food and healthcare, we aim to be the No. 1 auto-ID solution provider by 2018 with sales of 745 million baht,” said Tatsuta.

    In its 15 years in Thailand, SATO has supported leading automotive clients such as Toyota, Nissan, and Isuzu. It supported the manufacturing sector with efficient stock control systems, shipping labels, labels for hazardous materials, inventory-control and scheduling systems for just-in-time manufacturing to control the supply chain. It will now grow its presence in the burgeoning food, beverage, and medical industries, utilizing know-how from success cases with clients such as CPF, Ajinomoto, Nestle, Hoya, Thai Red Cross, Samitvej, Bumrungrad Hospital and Nipro. 

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  • SATO empowers Singapore fashion retailer

    SATO empowers Singapore fashion retailer

    SATO has supported the implementation of an RFID inventory and stock-taking system for Decks.

    The Singapore-based fashion retailer and apparel supplier has achieved greater efficiency and accuracy with Auto-ID solutions from SATO.

    Decks was previously spending up to 600 worker-hours for its annual stock-taking with 88% accuracy.

    It has now adopted RFID inventory system from SATO involving tagging apparel with RFID labels, and scanning incoming as well as outgoing items through an RFID enclosure.

    This has simplified stock-taking as it is done with a simple sweep of a mobile RFID scanner.

    “Today’s visit to Decks retail shop is an eye-opener for me,” said Singapore Minister for Manpower Lim Swee Say. “They have improved business outcomes for their company to create better jobs for Singaporeans and made their careers more meaningful.”

    The Retail Sectoral Manpower Plan (SMP) builds a future-ready retail workforce with the skills required to support the sector’s transformation.

    Retail SMP was developed by SPRING Singapore and the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) in consultation with industry stakeholders and unions.

    Decks was hailed as an example for the retail sector at the launch of the Retail Sectoral Manpower Plan (SMP) by Say.

    Looking forward, SATO will continue working with Decks through other retail solutions such as Anti-Theft and Self-Checkout and also help other players in this industry facing similar issues.

    “With the retail industry growing more competitive and the rise of e-commerce and m-commerce changing the way consumers shop, retailers have to act fast to keep up and stay ahead in the game,” said Kelvyn Chee, managing director of Decks Pte. Ltd. “Besides stock-taking advantages, the new RFID system SATO provided also helps us achieve greater inventory data accuracy enabling us to ensure stock availability and customer satisfaction.”

     

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