Small, Compact Portable Tracking Unit Supports NATO Logistics in Afghanistan by Combining Sensors with GPS, RFID, SatCom, GSM and GPRS

PITU Delivers Breakthrough Three-Way Communications

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Sept. 21, 2010 – Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT] Savi Technology today announced the first-of-its-kind technology device that can switch from satellite or terrestrial wireless systems to continuously monitor the location and condition of shipments anywhere and at anytime.  Called the Portable In-Transit Tracking Unit (PITU), the new-generation device about the size of a digital video recorder connects communications among Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) devices, GPS location and SatCom systems, global cellular networks and  sensors that detect environmental and security changes. (more…)

Savi’s Portable Deployment Kits Track Supplies with RFID, GPS and SatCom Anywhere, Anytime

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – July 13, 2010 – Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT] Savi Technology has received a U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) order for 50 Portable Deployment Kits (PDKs) to locate, track and manage RFID-tagged supplies anywhere, anytime in support of expeditionary force surges in Afghanistan. (more…)

Savi Solutions reduce costs and wasted labor hours in the supply chain by automating processes with AIDC technologies such as RFID, sensors and GPS. AIDC technologies can serve an even higher purpose, though: reducing the negative effects that business operations have on our natural environment.

Savi Technology’s Craig Fitzpatrick (Senior Manager, Logistics Innovation) discussed in a recent interview with the European Supply Chain Institute some steps that Savi and its parent company Lockheed Martin have taken to make their operations more environmentally sustainable. (more…)

For years, AIDC (Automatic Identification & Data Capture) technologies such as bar code, UID marking, active and passive RFID, GPS, sensors and SatComm have been helping organizations worldwide enhance their asset management capabilities. Total asset management is the ultimate goal of these organizations, which operate large, complex supply chains. (more…)

Organizations need varying degrees of visibility to the location, condition, status and history of their assets. AIDC  (Automatic Identification & Data Capture) technologies are the tracking tools that Savi uses to provide this visibility. Savi provides value to customers by helping them manage and use their assets more efficiently through a perfectly balanced blend of AIDC technologies that include: (more…)