SATO Group company PT. SATO Label Solutions, together with local partner CV Dharmatech Indonesia, provided PT Sigma Cipta Utama (hereafter, SCU) with a RAIN RFID1 tracking system to streamline stocktaking and document location in its warehouse.
For asset management traceability, time is of the essence in identifying where an item is located. Ideally, a simple mouse click would give a full view of inventory and traceability reporting. This is possible when done correctly with automation solutions like RFID.
SCU is part of the Elnusa Group, a subsidiary of PT. Pertamina Hulu Energi and Upstream Subholding, which manage oil and gas production in Indonesia. It specializes in data management services that target its customers in the energy sector, handling assets that include physical media such as cartridges and magnetic tapes.
The solution SATO provided included RFID printers, tags, handheld and gateway readers, coupled with a customised software package. The tags are attached to cartons that hold the documents in their large-scale 19,600 m2 warehouse. The RFID system helps monitor new stock placed on shelves and old stock taken out, enabling visibility on whether an item was loaned out temporarily or removed permanently in real-time using a dashboard view. With this info, the company can now see the full history of assets and make quick decisions about managing its stock.
Before implementing the new system, SCU used a barcode-based system to track its physical assets in the warehouse. As its business grew, the volume of assets increased, making individually scanning each item increasingly tedious. With the implementation of RFID, SCU could locate assets faster than before, providing 50 per cent time savings in each stocktaking task2.
SCU also leases out its warehouse space to third parties, adding complexity to asset management in its facility. SATO’s RFID tags are encoded and applied to each asset for complete visibility of all assets safe and kept throughout its warehouse.
“I appreciate the attention to detail that SATO provided to streamline our traceability system,” said Lalang Sugiri, Manager of Warehouse at PT. Sigma Cipta Utama. “Now our staff is able to track and locate each asset in our warehouse faster with accuracy and ease.”
“We are dedicated to helping customers like PT. Sigma Cipta Utama connects every ‘thing’ in their warehouse to connect it to the world,” said Hirotaka Wada, President and Director of PT. SATO Label Solutions and Executive Officer, SATO Holdings Corporation. “We want to help firms in key sectors implement RFID to streamline workflows, boost productivity and make better decisions.”
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- RAIN, derived from “RAdio frequency IdentificatioN” uses the GS1 UHF Gen2 protocol which ISO/IEC has standardized as 18000-63.
- SATO survey, based on average time spent reading and locating individual items.
About PT. Sigma Cipta Utama (SCU)
PT. Sigma Cipta Utama (SCU) which is a subsidiary of PT. Elnusa Tbk (itself a subsidiary of PT. Pertamina Hulu Energi’s Upstream Subholding) was established April 8, 1980. The business enterprise began with data management in the oil and gas industry. Consistent with the policy of the Holding Company Elnusa, SCU was appointed as the only sole subsidiary in charge of Data Management in Elnusa Group.
About PT. SATO Label Solutions
PT. SATO Label Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of SATO Holdings Corporation that was established in 2012. It operates in five locations in Indonesia, namely Bekasi, Bandung, Semarang, Surabaya and Denpasar to provide total end-to-end solutions for customers comprising the best SATO products integrated with offerings from partners.
About SATO
SATO (TOKYO:6287) is a global auto-ID solutions provider for leading companies in manufacturing, logistics, retail, food & beverage and health care. SATO tags every ‘thing’, making it knowable in real time for a connected world of productivity, safety, reassurance and sustainability. An industry pioneer with a focus that is grounded on site, SATO engineers hardware and integrates solutions to streamline the entire supply chain and capture and visualize data from the factory to the consumer. SATO has 82 years of expertise and a presence in 26 countries with its 5,600+ workforce. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, it reported revenues of 124,783 million yen ($1.11 billion*). More information about SATO can be found at www.sato-global.com
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