Throttleman Receives ‘Best Enterprise Solution’ Award

DÜSSELDORF, Germany—TAGSYS, a global suppler of item-level RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) infrastructure, has announced that Portuguese fashion retailer, Throttleman, has received the ‘Best Enterprise Solution’ award from the EHI Retail Institute (a 500 member global retail trade association) for its successful deployment of a supply chain solution built upon TAGSYS’ UHF RFID tunnel.

Integrating an RFID infrastructure has enabled Throttleman to increase the efficiency of its distribution center by 60 percent and ensures that stock is quickly and accurately routed to the appropriate stores. Affixed with Avery Dennison RFID labels, items are shipped from Throttleman’s manufacturing plant in India to their distribution center in Portugal. Upon arrival, TAGSYS’ UHF RFID tunnel identifies and counts the content of each box with scan rates of up to 18,000 articles per hour. Comparing the list of scanned items to the packing slip, TAGSYS’ UHF RFID tunnel automatically identifies discrepancies and generates an alert to check content. This reduces the amount of time items remain in Throttleman’s distribution center from 4.9 days to less than 24 hours, thereby quickly and accurately replenishing a store’s inventory.

Systems integrator, Creative Systems, was chosen by Throttleman to define and install an RFID system to improve efficiencies throughout their supply chain. Creative Systems selected TAGSYS for its expertise in item-level RFID infrastructure systems, and Avery Dennison to supply the RFID labels. “Our partnership strategy is again paying off,” said Olivier Burah, TAGSYS’ vice president of sales. “We are proud of the award and grateful to our partners Creative Systems and Avery Dennison.”

Upon receiving the award, Miguel Maya, Throttleman’s general manager acknowledged the company’s intent to expand the use of RFID throughout their network of stores to more effectively manage the flow of inventory and improve sales. By selecting Throttleman from among 10 other nominees highlights that both large and small apparel retailers profit from RFID systems. Retailers benefiting from RFID receive real-time visibility into inventory and product movement to reduce loss prevention, improve store productivity and boost brand loyalty. UHF item-level RFID is ideally suited for the apparel industry since it offers a long range to rapidly and accurately read goods.