Nestle Waters Deploys Wireless Vehicle Management
To improve supply chain productivity, Nestle Waters North America is deploying PowerFleet VMS from I.D. Systems Inc., a provider of wireless vehicle management systems (VMS) at two sites, with expansion planned to more than 100 sites globally based on expected system benefits.
"Nestle has a culture of innovation and initiative, and Nestle Waters continuously seeks new ways to improve our supply chain operations," says Chris Lyon of Nestle Waters North America's National Fleet Services group. "Wireless vehicle management for industrial trucks is a technology that we intend to further explore in our enterprise to maximize the safety, efficiency and productivity of our material handling activities."
Wireless vehicle management systems aim help improve supply chain productivity by establishing accountability for the use of equipment, ensuring equipment is in the proper place at the right time, streamlining material handling work flow, and providing unique metrics on equipment utilization. A wireless VMS can also help reduce fleet maintenance costs by automatically uploading vehicle data, reporting vehicle problems electronically, scheduling maintenance according to actual vehicle usage rather than by calendar or manual data entry, and helping determine the optimal economic time to replace equipment. In addition, a wireless VMS helps improve workplace safety and security by restricting vehicle access to trained, authorized operators, providing electronic vehicle inspection checklists, and sensing vehicle impacts.
"Nestle has a culture of innovation and initiative, and Nestle Waters continuously seeks new ways to improve our supply chain operations," says Chris Lyon of Nestle Waters North America's National Fleet Services group. "Wireless vehicle management for industrial trucks is a technology that we intend to further explore in our enterprise to maximize the safety, efficiency and productivity of our material handling activities."
Wireless vehicle management systems aim help improve supply chain productivity by establishing accountability for the use of equipment, ensuring equipment is in the proper place at the right time, streamlining material handling work flow, and providing unique metrics on equipment utilization. A wireless VMS can also help reduce fleet maintenance costs by automatically uploading vehicle data, reporting vehicle problems electronically, scheduling maintenance according to actual vehicle usage rather than by calendar or manual data entry, and helping determine the optimal economic time to replace equipment. In addition, a wireless VMS helps improve workplace safety and security by restricting vehicle access to trained, authorized operators, providing electronic vehicle inspection checklists, and sensing vehicle impacts.