A new partnership announced with RFID Academia, North America's leading Center of Excellence in RFID Technology |
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October 01, 2008 - Beirut, Lebanon / Dubai, UAE / Montréal, Canada: SNS, the leading provider of supply chain solutions in the Gulf and Middle-East, is proud to announce its strategic partnership with RFID Academia, North America's leading Center of excellence, to introduce expert RFID training and consulting services for Operations Directors, Logistics Managers, IT professionals and executives looking to understand and deploy RFID solutions within their business processes.
Renowned for excellence in the quality of its research and comprehensive, cutting-edge RFID courseware and driven by a network of PhD-level researchers and RFID industry experts, RFID Academia qualified, trained and certified the team at SNS to offer University-level RFID training courses to their customers.
"It was an important opportunity for us to develop a partnership with a company like SNS," said Anthony Palermo, Director of Business Development for RFID Academia. "It was both strategic from a logistics industry market share standpoint and for geographical positioning. We believe we've partnered with the right company with the right credentials in the Gulf and Middle-East."
SNS' team of logistics' specialists have started to deliver RFID training courses including RFID 101 (Fundamentals of RFID technology), RFID ROI (Measuring RFID's Return on Investment), RFID LOG (RFID Applications and Best Practices in Logistics) as well as advanced, customized, industry-specific courses to meet their customers' needs. In addition, with the assistance of RFID Academia's network of industry experts, SNS has started implementing RFID technology for the shipping/receiving and picking operations in their customer's warehouses.
"SNS has taken an oath on itself to provide their client base with the highest level of customer service and the latest innovations and technical improvements in the industry," said Mario Ghosn, General Manager for SNS. "Our partnership with RFID Academia is nothing but keeping our promise."
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About SNS EMEA
SNS (Supply Network Solutions) is a leading provider of superior supply chain services including distribution center design, system integration and implementation, training, support, solution development and supply chain consulting. SNS provides its services to companies operating in various industries such as third party logistics, distribution, wholesale, retail and freight forwarding. SNS' cutting-edge services are delivered by a professional team of supply chain specialists with a highly customer-oriented culture.
SNS is a privately-held company with offices in the Middle-East area and with operations spanning globally through a strong partnership network in Europe, Asia and North America. For additional information, visit the SNS website at www.sns-emea.com.
About RFID Academia
RFID Academia is a world-class training, research & development and consulting center driven by a team of PhD researchers and accredited RFID instructors in the fields of industrial engineering, operations management, supply chain management, transport & logistics, distribution & retail, and e-commerce marketing. Creator of RFIDRadio.com (a bi-monthly educational podcast), RFID Academia offers RFID training and certification courses worldwide in-lab, on-site or on the web. Please visit the RFID Academia website for more details and schedules at www.RFIDacademia.com
Contact:
Micheline Daaboul
Marketing Officer
Supply Network Solutions (SNS)
T. 00961 1 884700 ext 200
E. micheline.daaboul@sns-emea.com
© Press Release 2008
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