Asset Recovery Specialists (or ARS) is a global resell and reverse logistics provider offering a full range of supply chain solutions for their partners. They maintain four return centers strategically located throughout the Continental US with their main headquarters located in San Diego, CA.
Randy Dillon and his team in San Diego had been using a manual process for years to track their inventory of refurbished copiers, printers and other office technology equipment. The manual system they were using to track their 2000+ assets, Randy explained, was very time consuming and not very effective. Labor expenses due to searching for missing inventory and processing outbound shipments were also rising for the business and they needed to be reduced.
“We were spending a lot of time trying to find inventory and stay organized in the warehouse.” Randy explained.
RFID Asset Tracking
The management team at ARS knew that they needed a modern asset management solution that could leverage the latest RFID asset tracking technology for real-time visibility of inventory. The RFID system had to easily integrate with their existing inventory program which links ARS inventory to the online auction of equipment at www.equipmentrecovery.com. After extensive research, Randy and his team chose A2B Tracking’s RFID software platform.
A2B Tracking’s solution involves the use of fixed RFID gateways from Impinj and mobile RFID readers from Zebra Technologies which link to Android smartphones. With fixed RFID gateways, Randy’s team has real-time visibility of his equipment’s location as it moves through a gateway and enters a zone in his warehouse. Without any human involvement, RFID tracking occurs continuously with updates to the A2B Tracking software in the cloud.
ARS Customer Success Story
Learn how the new RFID asset tracking platform at ARS is saving over 30-hours of labor each week — making a giant impact on the organization.
To read more about the powerful A2B Tracking RFID solution they developed for ARS to achieve total asset visibility read the ARS Customer Success story here.
