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  • 2013

    Silver Eagle Distributors L.P. Selects AGI Worldwide's Warehouse Management Solutions For Beverage

    Silver Eagle Distributors L.P., the nation's largest Anheuser-Busch distributor has selected AGI’s Warehouse, Layer, Load and Voice Director solutions to optimize their distribution centers.

    "We chose to partner with AGI to support our market growth as well as the proliferation of SKU's in the beverage industry," explained Bob Boblitt, executive vice president and chief operating officer, Silver Eagle Distributors. "AGI's significant functionality, domain expertise, and proven performance made them the clear choice for Silver Eagle as we continue to enhance our operations."

    AGI's advanced Warehouse Management system delivers industry leading optimization for the beverage industry and provides greatly enhanced process optimization that reduces inventory write-offs, increases order accuracy, optimizes labor, and enables real time visibility into performance.

    "Having a partner that understands our business and industry, is committed to our success at all levels, and has a record of integrity, was important to ensuring that both our fiscal and service goals are met," further explained Boblitt.

    "Our flexible solutions and committed partnerships with beverage customers has enabled AGI to deliver industry leading functionality, usability, and value in this domain," said John Bryant, president of AGI Worldwide. "We are honored to have been selected by Silver Eagle Distributors."

  • 2012

    Brown Distributing Deploys AGI's Warehouse Execution Solutions for Beverage

    The premier Anheuser-Busch distributor in Austin Texas, Brown Distributing Company, deploys AGI's comprehensive distribution execution solutions to drive increased performance and quality.

    AGI announced today that Brown Distributing Company, a 4 million case Anheuser-Busch distributor in Austin Texas has selected AGI's Warehouse, Load, Layer and Voice execution technologies to enable performance and customer service improvements throughout their operation.

    AGI's solutions will integrate tightly with Brown's route accounting solution and provide seamless execution of inbound and outbound warehouse execution. " It is a privilege to partner with such a prestigious company and extend a culture of operational excellence and commitment to customer service. Brown's trust in our solutions is a testament to our commitment, investment and innovation in the beverage industry and we look forward to moving Brown to a leadership position in their market." said John Bryant, President of AGI.

  • 2011

    Merrimack Valley Distributing deploys AGI's warehouse execution solutions for beverage.

    The premier Miller/Coors distributor in Danvers Massachusetts, Merrimack Valley Distributing, deploys AGI's comprehensive distribution execution solutions to drive increased performance and quality.

    AGI announced today that Merrimack Valley Distributing, a 3 + million case Miller/Coors distributor in Danvers Massachusetts has deployed AGI's Warehouse, Load and Voice execution technologies to enable performance and customer service improvements throughout their operation.

    "By all accounts, AGI's solutions are achieving exactly what we had hoped". said Greg Bush, Operations Manager for Merrimack Valley."Productivity is up 57 percent over the paper-based system in the first month. Everything with the system works impeccably," he adds. The AGI suite of beverage solutions have been a huge improvement for us."

    AGI's solutions will integrate tightly with Merrimack's route accounting solution and provide seamless execution of inbound and outbound warehouse execution. " We are proud to have been chosen and successfully delivered on the promise of substantially improved operational execution and quality at Merrimack Valley and look forward to extending a culture of operational excellence and commitment to customer service. Merrimack's trust in our solutions is a testament to our commitment, investment and innovation in the beverage industry and we look forward to moving them to a leadership position in their market." said John Bryant, President of AGI.

  • 2011

    AGI Partners with CTG to provide industry leading Voice Execution Solutions

    BUFFALO, N.Y. -- March 10, 2011 -- CTG, an international information technology (IT) solutions and services company, today announced it has signed a partnership agreement with AGI Worldwide, provider of the industry's most innovative software solutions for supply chain execution. AGI will act as a reseller for CTGTALK�, CTG's voice productivity solution.

    "We thoroughly evaluated other voice software solutions but found CTG to be the easiest to interface with our WMS," said John Bryant, AGI President and CEO. "We had spent considerable time trying to interface with another voice solution provider without success. CTG has delivered on its promise that they are easy to interface with an existing system, providing us the support we needed and helping us optimize our processes for voice."

    "AGI's knowledge of warehouse management systems (WMS) and their use by distribution or manufacturing companies, particularly in the food and beverage marketplace, makes AGI a leader in the marketplace," said Paul Dimouro, managing director for CTGTALK. "When you combine that expertise with CTGTALK, AGI customers will have an integrated WMS with voice and support from one source, better productivity, improved accuracy of transactions and reduced training time for new employees."

    The CTGTALK voice solution offers best-of-breed speaker-independent recognition with outstanding recognition quality. Use of voice instruction, speech recognition, barcode scanning, keyboard/screen, RFID, and Bluetooth are seamless to users and applications.

  • 2010

    Atkinson Candy goes live with AGI's industry leading warehouse management solutions for Food Manufacturers.

  • 2010

    Silver Eagle Distributing Benefits from AGI's advanced Operational Assessment services.

  • 2010

    Roadtec/ Aztec Industries selects AGI's Warehouse Management Solutions for Manufacturers.

    AGI announced today that Roadtec will deploy AGI's leading Warehouse Management System within their parts distribution and manufacturing facilities to increase customer services levels, improve inventory control and management and enhance labor productivity throughout their operation.

  • 2010

    Associated Hygenic Products leverages AGI's expertise to optimize distribution and Manufacturing operations.

  • 2010

    Blommer Chocolate extends AGI's Warehouse Solutions to 4th facility in Canada.

    AGI announced today that Blommer Chocolate Company, the largest producer of Bulk Chocolate in North America, has extended its utilization of AGI's WMS SCE solutions to help the company improve operational efficiencies in its Canadian warehouse operations.

    Blommer Chocolate, with production facilities in Pennsylvania, Illinois, California, and Canada will deploy AGI's WMS and RFID Tracking software solutions at its Canadian plant operations and warehousing facilities to accommodate Blommer's significant growth.

    "Blommer's continued expansion of our solutions throughout it's business is a testament to AGI's investment and increasing capabilities within the Food and Beverage space along with our determined focus on providing industry leading services and support" said John Bryant, President and CEO. "We are proud of our long standing partnership with Blommer Chocolate, and excited to help the company continue to drive operational improvement."

  • 2009

    Orlando's premier Miller/Coors distributor, Schenck company selects AGI Warehouse Solutions for Beverage.

    AGI announced today that Schenck Company has selected AGI's Warehouse Optimization Solutions for Food and Beverage to optimize its distribution network. The solutions will be installed at Schenck's modern Orlando Florida distribution center as well as future facilities.

    "We chose to partner with AGI to support our market growth as well as the proliferation of rapid SKU growth," said Joe Puglia, Vice President of Operations, Schenck Company. "AGI's significant functionality, proven performance, and value centric license model made them the clear choice for Schenck Company as we continue to enhance our operation."

    AGI's advanced Warehouse Management Software is platform independent and delivers industry leading functionality in a 100% web enabled solution. The solution is optimized for the Food and Beverage industry and provides greatly enhanced process optimization that reduces inventory writeoffs, increases order accuracy, optimizes labor, and enables real time visibility into supply chain performance.

    "Having a partner that understands our business and industry, is committed to our success at all levels, and has a record of integrity was important to ensuring that both our fiscal and service goals are met" said Bob Schwalbe, Director Operations, Schenck Company.

    "AGI's ability to rapidly integrate with Schenck's automation and route management solutions and provide beverage industry specific functionality was crucial. Our work with food and beverage customers has enabled AGI to deliver industry leading functionality, usability, and value in this domain." said John Bryant, President of AGI Worldwide. "We are honored to have been selected by Schenck Company."

  • 2009

    Simos Insourcing leverages AGI Technology for Advanced personnel, task, and labor tracking.

    AGI Worldwide, provider of the industry's most innovative software solutions for supply chain execution, announced today that Simos Insourcing, has deployed AGI's mobile data collection software and mobile handheld devices to help the company improve operational efficiencies in its warehouse operations.

    Simos Insourcing, which provides warehouse operational resources for the nation's largest retailers, has deployed AGI's solutions to track operational transactions and feed real time labor, billing, and tracking systems at its customers warehousing facilities accommodating Simos' significant labor forces and management reporting requirements.

    "We needed a cost effective mobile solution that would help us eliminate the manual, paper driven tasks of collecting operational activities and tracking resource efficiency. AGI's solution provided the flexible platform to capture work tasks and feed our billing and payroll systems efficiently and accurately. "AGI's mobile application background and their substantial expertise with warehouse operations was critical in delivering an easy to use and flexible solution matching our widely varied requirements. " said Richard Willhite, Vice President of Operations.

  • 2009

    AGI Worldwide Introduces new Web Based Retail Distribution and Allocation Module to Warehouse Management System.

    AGI Worldwide, provider of the industry's most innovative software solutions for supply chain execution, introduces their new Web Based Retail Distribution and Allocation Module to help clients further improve operational efficiencies in their warehouse and distribution operations.

    Allocation is typically executed between the primary systems supporting the warehouse operations and some type of scanning application. Orders that are downloaded via the scanning application are then available to pick. Orders are downloaded order by order and picked accordingly. Information exchange (usually via email) between the customer service department and the warehouse normally facilitates the process of identifying particular allocation of product. Otherwise, the order is processed if an order is available and there is product to fulfill the order. The customer service department uses a variety of informational screens and inbound reports to govern allocation of product among customers. There are a wide range of decision criteria and variables that make up these decisions.

    "Many of our clients have communicated the need for this solution", and said Tracy Perdue, VP of Sales for AGI Worldwide. We are extremely proud to be able to give them a fantastic tool that will significantly increase the performance of any Retail Distribution Operation".

  • 2008

    AGI Worldwide Announces New Business Partnership with Loftware, Inc.

    Alpharetta, GA -AGI Worldwide, provider of the industry's most innovative software solutions for supply chain execution, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Loftware, Inc., the leader in Global Marking Solutions for Enterprise Applications. The new partnership allows AGI and Loftware to offer clients with mission critical supply operations the benefits of integrated enterprise labeling, printing, and RFID solutions.

    "We are very excited about our new partnership with Loftware", said Tracy Perdue, Vice President of Sales for AGI Worldwide. "Combining Loftware's premier labeling software with our robust Warehouse Management System solution offering will increase our clients' internal capabilities as well as their Return on Investment."

    "Loftware is pleased to be partnering with AGI Worldwide" said Jim Thompson, Vice President of Sales of Loftware, Inc. "The Loftware Barcode and RFID Smart Label Printing solution delivers reliable, fast, and cost-effective label printing to AGI Worldwide Warehouse Management System users. Together our products deliver tremendous operational value to our customers."

  • 2008

    Trinity Storage & Transport Partners with AGI to Provide Inventory Mgmt and Supply Chain Visibility.

    Third Party Logistics Provider will implement AGI's Warehouse Management System to provide world class services and support to manufacturers and retailers with complex warehousing and inventory requirements.

    AGI Worldwide, provider of the industry's most innovative software solutions for supply chain execution, announced today that Trinity Storage &Transport, with one million square feet of warehouse space in Lafayette GA, will deploy AGI's Warehouse Management System to support their rapidly expanding operations and the associated increase in supply chain complexity.

    "We selected AGI Worldwide not only for their WMS, but because it was obvious that AGI is passionate about partnering and has the experience and expertise to help me grow my business." said Les Williams, President of Trinity Storage and Transport.

    "We are honored to have been selected by Trinity Storage and Transport, and we look forward to helping Les implement the right technology and processes to attract new clients and grow his business." said Tracy Perdue, VP of Sales for AGI Worldwide.

  • 2008

    Brown Industries Selects AGI Worldwide's Warehouse Management System.

    Leading Merchandiser and Distributor to lower cost, increase productivity, and improve warehousing and distribution capabilities with AGI's Robust Warehouse Management System and Supply Chain Execution Solutions.

    AGI Worldwide, leading provider of the industry's most innovative software solutions for supply chain execution, announced today that Brown Industries has selected its Warehouse Management System solution to help the company improve operational efficiencies in its warehouse and distribution operations.

    Brown Industries, located in Dalton, GA, with over 700 employees and one million square feet of facilities, has been helping companies bring their products to market for over 50 years. Brown's services include Printing, Displays, Sample Kits, and Warehousing and Distribution. Brown Industries will deploy AGI's Warehouse Management software and related solutions at multiple warehousing facilities to accommodate Brown's significant growth, as well as growing requirements for better accountability, enhanced operations performance, and increased service delivery.

    "We were looking for a solution that would help us drive operational efficiencies, integrate easily with our existing corporate systems, provide uniformity throughout our plant operations, and provide a high ROI," said Forrest Mohler, VP, Sample / Distribution Operations for Brown Industries. "AGI provides us with the many unique capabilities and an approach that will enable us to lower our costs, and improve customer service." AGI's solutions will integrate with Brown's existing order processing and accounting systems.

    "Brown Industries is another big win for AGI", said Tracy Perdue, VP of Sales for AGI Worldwide. "We are honored to have been selected as their partner and look forward to helping the company continue to drive operational improvement."

  • 2007

    Store Opening Solutions Partners with AGI Worldwide to Improve Inventory Management and Warehouse Productivity.

    Leading Full Service Retail Logistics Provider to Improve Warehouse Operations with AGI Worldwide's Warehouse Management System.

    AGI Worldwide, provider of the industry's most innovative software solutions for supply chain execution, announced today that Store Opening Solutions, a leading full service retail distributor, has selected its WMS SCE solutions to help the company support it's rapidly expanding operations and the associated increase in supply chain complexity.

    Store Opening Solutions, with 1.5 million square feet of retailer occupied warehouse space in Murfreesboro, TN, and over 60 employee installation teams strategically located across the United States, will deploy AGI's Warehouse Management System at its national distribution facility to accommodate their significant growth and increasingly demanding customer requirements.

    "We were looking for a solution that would help us drive operational efficiencies, simplify and standardize processes throughout our plant operations, and provide a high ROI," said Joe Hamblin, CIO for Store Opening Solutions. "We selected AGI as our WMS partner because of their expertise, flexible approach, pricing model, and the overall ease of usability of their Warehouse Management System."

    AGI's solutions will integrate with Store Opening Solutions' existing order processing and accounting systems. Key components of the total solution will include: "A growing number of retail distributors and logistic providers are recognizing the payback from Their investment in warehouse productivity and inventory management," said Tracy Perdue, Vice President of AGI Worldwide. "Store Opening Solutions is another huge win for AGI. We are honored to be selected as their WMS partner and look forward to helping them continue to drive operational improvement."

  • 2007

    Shakespeare Fishing Tackle Partners with AGI Worldwide to Optimize Warehouse and Distribution Operations.

    Worldwide Leading Fishing Tackle Manufacturer and Distributor to lower cost, increase productivity, and significantly improve warehousing and distribution capabilities with AGI's Robust Warehouse Management System and Supply Chain Execution Solutions.

    AGI Worldwide, provider of the industry's most innovative software solutions for supply chain execution, announced today that Shakespeare Fishing Tackle, the World's most recognized brand in fishing tackle equipment and supplies, has selected its Warehouse Management and Supply Chain Execution solutions to help the company improve operational efficiencies in its warehouse and distribution operations. Shakespeare Fishing Tackle, a K2 company, located in Columbia SC, will deploy AGI's Warehouse Management software and related solutions at multiple warehousing facilities to accommodate Shakespeare's significant growth, as well as growing requirements for better accountability, enhanced operations performance, and increased service delivery. "We were looking for a solution that would help us drive operational efficiencies, integrate easily with our existing corporate systems, provide uniformity throughout our plant operations, and provide a high ROI," said Becky Callahan, IT Director for Shakespeare Fishing Tackle. "AGI provides us with the many unique capabilities and an approach that will enable us to lower our costs, and improve customer service."

    AGI's solutions will integrate with Shakespeare's existing order processing and accounting systems.

    "Shakespeare Fishing Tackle is a huge win for AGI Worldwide." said John Bryant, President and CEO for AGI Worldwide. "We are honored to have been selected as their partner and look forward to helping the company continue to drive operational improvement."

  • 2007

    Savino Del Bene USA Partners with AGI Worldwide to improve Warehouse Productivity.

    Leading Worldwide provider of Freight Forwarding, Customs Brokerage, and Warehouse and Distribution services to gain efficiency in both service levels and overhead costs with AGI's Subscription Based Warehouse Management Solution.

    AGI Worldwide, provider of the industry's most innovative software solutions for supply chain execution, announced today that Savino Del Bene USA Inc., a world leading transportation and logistics provider with facilities throughout the United States, has selected AGI's Subscription Based WMS solution to help Savino improve operational efficiencies in its Chicago warehouse operations.

    "We were looking for a flexible WMS that would support the complex business processes required for our operations. AGI's Subscription Based WMS solution provides us with the ability to implement the full capabilities of an advanced Warehouse Management System without the typical significant upfront investment and provided a packaged, risk free solution to our immediate operational requirements", said Charles Rocha, Information Technology Manager for Savino Del Bene USA Inc., Chicago Office.

    AGI's Subscription Based WMS solution will integrate with Savino's existing order processing and accounting systems, and will enable Savino to streamline receiving processes through use of Advanced Shipping Notices, achieve real-time inventory visibility and lot control, improve order picking productivity, and have paperless operations though use of radio frequency terminals.

    "Logistics providers like Savino are often faced with the increasing challenges of service demands, process requirements, efficiency, and accurate inventory management," said Tracy Perdue, Vice President of AGI Worldwide. "AGI's subscription based approach will help Savino identify and prove the benefits that they know they can gain and will lead to a more comprehensive understanding of the enabling value of WMS capabilities. We are very excited to partner with Savino Del Bene USA Inc., and to help the company continue to drive operational improvement.

  • 2007

    AGI Worldwide Announces Successful Go Live of a Comprehensive WMS Solution for BCBG Max Azria Group Inc., Greatly Improving Efficiency and streamlining Operations.

    Leading Apparel Manufacture to lower cost, increased productivity, and greatly enhanced automation with AGI's project management and professional services expertise.

    AGI Worldwide, provider of the industry's most innovative professional services and software solutions for supply chain execution, announced today the successful deployment of a comprehensive warehouse management solution for BCBG Max Axria Group Inc., a leading apparel design and manufacturer.

    BCBG Max Azria, with distribution facilities in Vernon California accomplished their objective of implementing advanced distribution processes and material handling automation providing a platform for substantially decreased fulfillment costs and greatly enhancing their ability to provide industry best distribution services to their customers.

    "We were looking for a firm that could effectively partner with both our internal teams and additional vendors to bring a successful deployment within our budget and accomplish our operational efficiency projections in a short period of time. AGI provided the necessary flexibility, team mentality, and technology expertise to enable us to meet our goals." said Alonzo Plater, Vice President of Supply Chain for BCBG Max Azria. "AGI provided us with many unique capabilities and an approach that enables a smooth and successful deployment of our PKMS application suite."

    It was a pleasure to be a part of a cross functional team that were all focused and equipped to accomplish the business objectives at BCBG" said John Bryant, CEO of AGI Worldwide. "It is a keystone of our organization to strive to work within the culture and environment of our clients in order to ease the difficulty in deployment major process change. This approach again proved its value at BCBG.

    BCBG has laid the foundation for significant global growth and has met the challenges of reducing their cost per line of over 80%. This solution places the distribution operation of BCBG at the top echelon of apparel manufacturers.

  • 2006

    Schneider National Selects AGI Worldwide's Leading Supply Chain Integration and Visibility Suite to Anchor its International Logistics Technology Offering.

    AGI Worldwide, a leading global supply chain software and professional services company today announced that Schneider National, a leading provider of transportation, logistics and related services serving more than 80 percent of the Fortune 500 companies, has successfully deployed AGI's Integration, Visibility, and Event Management applications to provide a key component of Schneider's International Logistics Solution.

    AGI will provide the backbone for international transloading host data processing, global supply chain visibility across multiple heterogeneous enterprise applications, EDI transmissions, and supplier interfaces, and enable proactive supply chain management of critical events and exceptions throughout inbound and outbound operational processes.

    "Enterprise real time supply chain visibility is critical to our customer offerings in our International Logistics business and further exemplifies our ability to provide the highest level of services and technology to our customers," said Tom Escott, President of Schneider Logistics. "We were looking for a proven solution that adapted very well to our strategic business model. After seeing AGI's software implemented in support of the world's largest retailers in the international logistics space, we felt that it was the obvious choice."

    When implementing complex international supply chain technologies, a flexible leading edge product is only one ingredient to ensuring success," states John Bryant, President and CEO of AGI Worldwide. "Our ability to deploy a complex and tightly integrated solution within 90 days was another important factor in the selection of AGI's Integration and Visibility Software."

    "The expertise of AGI's professional services staff was a key component in our selection. After working with AGI on a several key strategic initiatives it became clear that they had an enormous amount of expertise in a number of supply chain execution and management areas including warehousing, yard management, systems and data integration, EDI, and key performance metrics to name a few," stated Tom Escott.

  • 2006

    Blommer Chocolate Company partners with AGI Worldwide to Improve Warehouse Productivity and Meet FDA Regulations.

    Leading Chocolate Manufacturer to lower cost, increase productivity, and meet government regulations with AGI' Warehouse Management and RFID Tracking Solutions.

    AGI Worldwide, provider of the industry's most innovative software solutions for supply chain execution, announced today that Blommer Chocolate Company, the largest producer of Bulk Chocolate in North America, has selected its WMS SCE solutions to help the company improve operational efficiencies in its warehouse operations. Blommer Chocolate, with production facilities in Pennsylvania, Illinois, and California, will deploy AGI's WMS and RFID Tracking software solutions at its plant operations and warehousing facilities to accommodate Blommer's significant growth, as well as the Bioterrorism Act's requirements for better accountability related to every movement of product.

    "We were looking for a solution that would help us drive operational efficiencies, integrate easily with our existing corporate systems, provide uniformity throughout our plant operations, and provide a high ROI," said Ernie Redfern, CIO for Blommer Chocolate. "AGI provides us with many unique capabilities and an approach that will enable us to lower our costs, meet FDA Regulations, and improve customer service."

    AGI's solutions will integrate with Blommers's existing order processing and accounting systems.

    "A growing number of food manufacturers are recognizing the payback from investment in warehouse productivity, inventory management, and RFID tracking solutions" said Tracy Perdue, Vice President of AGI Worldwide. "We are very excited to partner with Blommer Chocolate, and to help the company continue to drive operational improvement."

  • 2006

    Alliance 3PL Fuels Significant Growth by Increasing Warehouse Efficiency and Visibility with AGI Worldwide's WMS 3PL Module.

    AGI Worldwide, a top global provider of Warehouse Management Systems, today announced that Alliance 3PL, a leading third-party logistics provider, has significantly grown their business by successfully leveraging AGI's supply chain expertise, industry best-practices, and warehousing technology. Alliance3PL realized that in today's extremely competitive marketplace, the key to winning new clients is increasing capabilities through technology. Alliance 3PL made the commitment to improve operational efficiency, expand service offerings, and provide better visibility within the four walls of their distribution center. The company decided to seek out a strategic partner with extensive retail, 3PL, and manufacturing experience, and after a thorough evaluation selected AGI.

    According to Daniel J. Rimkus, CEO of Alliance3PL,"AGI understands the drivers of our industry, our business, our systems, and our customer's requirements, and their expertise enabled us to rapidly deploy multiple new systems, processes, and technologies that will offer immediate business benefits to our clients."Rimkus continues, "We chose AGI's WMS because of its advanced architecture, scalability, and its ability to support 95% of our business right out of the box. It was obvious that AGI WMS was the right WMS that we needed to attract major customers. AGI's commitment to our success has gone above and beyond our expectations."

    After a thorough assessment of existing capabilities against market drivers, AGI worked with Alliance 3PL to identify, define, and deploy flexible warehouse processes, software, and technology that would set them apart from other logistics providers. AGI optimized warehouse management processes and provided comprehensive supply chain expertise that drove critical initiatives.

    "With greater variability and complexity across the warehouse, logistics services providers like Alliance 3PL are increasingly turning to AGI Worldwide for new levels off lexibility and visibility across their operations,"said John Bryant, CEO of AGI Worldwide."Our exclusive focus on Supply Chain Execution and optimization for Third Party Logistic providers enables us to deliver solutions with a quicker time-to-value than other more generalized providers."

  • 2006

    AGI Worldwide Completes RFID Compliance Initiative at American Port Services' Norfolk Distribution Facility

    American Port Services turns to AGI Worldwide to provide RFID compliance APS is a third-party logistics provider located in Savannah, GA. The services that APS provides for its clients include all modes of transportation, distribution centers, yard management services, cross docking facilities, export-packing capabilities, DC space, a company owned truck fleet, and world-class computer systems. APS currently manages more than four million square feet of warehouse space in Savannah, GA; Charleston, SC; Norfolk, VA; and Houston, TX.

    APS received a customer request to ship RFID-tagged cases to one of its retail customers to meet a compliance deadline. APS needed to find a robust but cost-effective RFID compliance solution to meet its customer's requirements and prepare for the future requests that would inevitably follow.

    APS enlisted help from its trusted partner, AGI Worldwide. "Our customer turned to us for help becoming RFID compliant, so we turned to AGI Worldwide," said Jeff Meraz, MIS IT Lead for APS.

    AGI provided project management, vendor management, integration, and testing services, as well as warehouse management process changes (software and procedures). "We were starting to fall behind our deadlines- an easy thing to happen considering we had seven different vendors involved, including Alien, Printronix, International Paper, HighJump, Loftware, and GlobeRanger. The AGI staff brought the project back under control, and helped us successfully meetour RFID pilot deadline for one of our key clients, a top supplier for a major retailer, "stated Ty Cobler, Vice President of Operations for APS.