RFID AIT: Integrating AIT Into Ammunition Logistics

From Integrating AIT Into Ammunition Logistics, John Waddick and Jerry Rodgers write ...

... "The use of AIT to track ammunition shipments had been demonstrated already in the European Ammunition Retrograde Program. Using technological improvements resulting from that effort, the ammunition initiative sought to integrate a suite of AIT to automate source data input, incorporate the various automated information systems and business processes at each node in the ammunition pipeline, and provide in-transit visibility of assets. The POP's scope would be limited to tracking shipments from one or two continental United States (CONUS) depots, through a sea port of embarkation (SPOE) on the east coast, a sea port of debarkation (SPOD) in Europe, and an ammunition supply point (ASP) in Europe.
OSC selected Crane Army Ammunition Activity in Indiana as its initial depot for AIT integration; MTMC selected the Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point, North Carolina, as its SPOE and the Port of Nordenham, Germany, as its SPOD. U.S. Army Europe joined the effort as a stakeholder and selected three sites in Germany the Reserve Storage Activity at Miesau, ASP 1 at Vilseck, and ASP 8 in Weilerbach for AIT integration. A concept of operations based on the class V AIT requirements established by CASCOM for SAAS-MOD was developed, briefed widely, and published. Because of its experience in RFID, radio frequency data collection, and installation of radio frequency systems, Savi Technology, headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, was chosen as the integrating contractor. " ...