Transportation & Logistics Solutions

Warehousing and Distribution Management

SATO seeks to ensure the smooth and efficient flow of products and information from goods receipt to inventory management and shipping, as well as effectively managing the returns process, where required. SATO saves business time, cost and waste through enhanced visibility, productivity and efficiency.

Continual monitoring and visibility of goods, integrated into each operational area and business function, supports businesses to drive efficiency, productivity and streamline operations. With customer compliance and profitability at the forefront of SATO solutions, SATO designs agile, flexible smart solutions to support businesses from goods receipt to inventory management and shipping, as well as effectively managing the returns process, where required.

SATO VISUAL WAREHOUSE

SATO developed Visual Warehouse™, the industry’s first wearable navigation system intended for use in logistics centers that combines barcodes and RFID with virtual 3D mapping and indoor locating technologies.

Visual Warehouse™ can locate objects with greater precision - within a 30 cm margin of error - than conventional locator systems, with the help of wearable devices that navigate the worker to items using three-dimensional maps and voice guidance. The system facilitates receiving operations at warehouses that manage inventory in random locations, to improve efficiency in inventory management, speed up shipments by instructing the shortest route, and realise inventory/shipping management suited to the characteristics of each product.

With a remote support feature that instructs the shortest route to a product with easy-to-understand voice guidance such as, "Two more metres to your desired product," "Turn right at the next aisle," or "Changes were made to the type and volume of products to ship," the system helps with labour savings for shipping and improves quality of operation independent of worker experience level.

INTELLIGENT WAREHOUSING AND DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT

SATO solutions integrate seamlessly with warehouse management systems, incorporating data collection and wireless functionality to facilitate real-time awareness of locations, quantities, conditions, origins and destinations of products. Automation of the entire process flow eliminates manual, inconsistent human intervention from receipt to shipping and delivers best in class compliance and safety for optimum business performance.

Receipt of goods	Storage and replenishment	Inventory management	Real time location management	Product picking and assortment

Packing and preparation	Cross docking	Shipping control	Reverse logistics management

Efficient Fleet and Delivery Management

Efficient fleet and delivery management in today’s 21st century omnichannel business world means running efficient operations 24 hours, 365 days a year. With intensive people, goods and transport monitoring needs, businesses require visibility of their operations with continuous, accurate real-time data and information supporting their management decision-making.

Whilst the quality of products is always important, effective fleet and delivery services that can guarantee on-time delivery of the right goods to the right place, backed by continuous updates of real time staging information, secures happy customers and brand loyalty. Distribution profitability and effectiveness therefore relies on supply partners like SATO to understand their unique needs and challenges to deliver tailored auto identification and data collection solutions.

SATO auto-id labelling, barcode scanning and product handling systems enable operators to improve traceability, increase efficiencies, reduce operating costs and achieve a competitive edge. They can reduce inventory management costs, manual checking processes, recall costs, eliminate human error, as well as deliver a lean, competitive and profitable distribution model.

SATO leading track and trace solutions, for example, deal with a wide range of information requirements and can be integrated into company order entry and accounting systems to ensure accurate information and inventory management across the supply chain.

From tracking import and export of raw materials to providing a supported chain of custody for finished goods, integrating SATO track and trace systems with internal company processing systems, organisations are able to document the entire product history, from manufacturing to customer, complying with safety and compliance regulations.

From accurate accounting of materials, parts, recalls and returns, to shipment of products, to creating timely information for business partners and customers, SATO track and trace solutions drive customer satisfaction, reduce losses and inefficiencies and speed up business responsiveness.

To improve the accuracy, efficiency, and reliability of products, processes and delivery to customers, as well as productivity and profitability, track and trace solutions from SATO, including barcoding and RFID technologies, are effective and proven technologies to help deliver efficient fleet and delivery management.

Solutions for CEP & E-Commerce Operators	Tracking shipments efficiently	The fleet management challenge

Efficient Yard and Terminal Management

Safety, security and efficiency are front of mind in modern yard and terminal operations. As with any business operation, the elimination of manual processes to eradicate human error is key to driving efficiency and accuracy. Streamlining, mapping and monitoring workflows enable yard and terminal managers to improve process productivity and drive down costs.

SATO, a leader in auto identification and data collection solutions for the transport and logistics sector, acutely understands the challenges faced in the complex yard and terminal environment.

Ensuring a safe and secure operation, backed by smooth processes that provide transparency and real-time information on activities, ensures employees, contractors, suppliers, partners and customers alike, have clear information on what is happening, wait and turnaround times, as well as ensuring safety and regulatory compliance while on site.

Tracking employees, goods and assets in the yard or terminal is made simple with SATO tailored solutions. With a comprehensive range of fixed and mobile barcode and RFID enabled label printing solutions, software and accessories, SATO delivers the visibility of real-time data and automation of track and trace processes to reinforce regulatory compliance and drive productivity in complex yards and terminals.

Returnable packaging & container management	Driving efficiency in yard operations

DRIVING EFFICIENCY IN YARD OPERATIONS

Smooth tracking of goods, vehicles and assets in the busy yard environment enables managers to focus on productivity, safety and security at all times. From the moment a vehicle enters the yard, is unloaded or reloaded and checked out, automated monitoring of activity is required to ensure human error, time wasting and unnecessary waiting times are avoided.

From the start point of capturing in-bound information at the entry point to the yard, to direct vehicles to the correct unloading dock, SATO automates a range of data collection needs to support yard efficiency and operations.

From having complete visibility of what is on every vehicle, what regulatory and handling requirements are involved, and which employees are available to manage the cargo and vehicles, SATO provides a range of solutions specifically designed to enhance productivity, regulatory compliance and safety for a wide range of yard situations. Enabling asset optimisation for operational efficiency, SATO also helps minimise the time involved in yard checks, equipment searches and data and time verification processes.

SATO has significant experience, from its leading role in multiple solution deployments worldwide, to harness the powers of RFID technologies to support yard operators manage complex processes in multiple languages; identifying priorities and ensuring visibility of information 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.