If there is one question that leaders could answer quickly and with the confidence to make successful decisions it would be “where’s my stuff?” Total Asset Visibility (TAV), the concept of monitoring the movement and location of assets from their initial acquisition through the supply chain, to their final destination is enhancing the logistic practices of the enterprise. TAV is achieved through Automatic Identification Technology (AIT) that collects real-time data about an asset through use of barcodes, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), or sensors to monitor and accurately act on the event as it occurs. Lean Manufacturing, Total Quality Management (TQM), and Six Sigma all teach that to achieve a Best Practice, the focus must be on anomalous events. AIT enables users to be alerted when an anomaly occurs, and even why it occurred, so that it can be resolved while normal processes continue.

Helping enterprises with their TAV initiatives is what Integrated ID Solutions (IIDS), a Greenville, SC based company offers with a comprehensive set of professional services proven to reduce risk, enhance effectiveness, and speed the time-to value of AIT-based solutions. The company’s experts with industry-standard certifications and vast practical experience help to drive successful implementations. “We provide subject matter expertise in AIT, Project Management, and Systems Integration throughout the systems development life cycle to incorporate lean practices, technology, and capabilities in accord with existing processes,” says Amber Richards.

As the world of connected business requires faster and more interdependent sources of supply, clients require total situational awareness of their internal and external supply chains as well as interoperability with their business partners and customers. In one such instance, IIDS provided its expertise and business systems analysis to address unique identification, asset management, and enterprise architecture for a client in the Defense industry.