Kellogg Deploys Wireless Vehicle Management System
Kellogg Company implements I.D. Systems' Wireless Asset Net industrial vehicle management system from I.D. Systems Inc. for a fleet of material handling equipment at a major Kellogg manufacturing and distribution facility. This facility -- Kellogg's second to deploy this wireless technology -- is in Battle Creek, Mich., also the location of Kellogg's world headquarters. The deployment is part of Kellogg's strategy to adopt best practices aimed at improving safety, increasing productivity and reducing costs in their workplace.
The Wireless Asset Net system is expected to help improve productivity in manufacturing and distribution operations by establishing accountability for use of equipment, ensuring equipment is in the proper place at the right time, streamlining work flow through automated messaging, and providing management with unique metrics on -- and controls over -- equipment utilization. The system also aims to improve workplace safety and security by restricting vehicle access to trained, authorized operators and providing electronic vehicle inspection checklists. In addition, the system reduces maintenance expenses by automatically uploading vehicle data, reporting vehicle problems in real time, scheduling maintenance according to actual vehicle usage rather than on a calendar basis, and helping determine the optimal economic time to replace equipment.
The Wireless Asset Net system is expected to help improve productivity in manufacturing and distribution operations by establishing accountability for use of equipment, ensuring equipment is in the proper place at the right time, streamlining work flow through automated messaging, and providing management with unique metrics on -- and controls over -- equipment utilization. The system also aims to improve workplace safety and security by restricting vehicle access to trained, authorized operators and providing electronic vehicle inspection checklists. In addition, the system reduces maintenance expenses by automatically uploading vehicle data, reporting vehicle problems in real time, scheduling maintenance according to actual vehicle usage rather than on a calendar basis, and helping determine the optimal economic time to replace equipment.