Dole Foods Named as Top 100 Progressive Manaufacturer by Managing Automation; Award Based on InSync's GREENTRace Food Safety and Harvest Management Application

NEW YORK, NY, February 9, 2010 – Managing Automation, a Thomas Publishing Company, LLC publication, has announced Dole Foods as a winner of its sixth annual Progressive Manufacturing 100 Awards. The PM100 recognizes 100 projects that have achieved distinction in at least one of the eight core disciplines defined by Managing Automation Media as critical to business success in the years ahead.

As part of Dole’s comprehensive food safety program, the Ideployment features an RFID and sensor-driven agricultural track-and-trace solution InSync calls GREENTrace. GREENTrace was built on the iApp Builder and Food Safety and Harvest Management Solution Template. The  system uses an innovative Auto-ID and sensor hardware combination to track RFID-Tagged produce bins from the harvest fields, throughout possessing steps that include weighing, cooling, and cold storage.

Should contamination be detected at any point in the cold chain, the system allows for traceability down to the GPS coordinates of the field where the product was picked. contamination. InSync Software's Edgeware provides device management, dashboard views of harvest and subsequent movements. Logic is built into GREENTrace, incorporating time fencing into the movements of freshly harvested goods. As product moves from one stage to another, i.e the field to weighing, if it exceeds the pre-determined threshold for  time in-between, alerts are sent to the process owners, who can then prioritize incoming shipments to insure the lowest levels of spoilage, mitigating risk further.

"We are always pleased to see our cusomtesr recognized for adopting best-in-class solutions for their track and trace and asset management applicaitons Dole is no exception, and the encredibly timely nature of this applciation speaks to millions of Americans around the country, as it is actively improving the quality and safety of the fresh foods they eat every day." Says Ashish Chona, CEO of InSync Software, Inc.

“This new crop of Progressive Manufacturing winners reflects the amazing creativity and determination alive today in the manufacturing community,” said David R. Brousell, Editor-in-Chief of Managing Automation. “These companies are taking bold steps to rethink their business models and processes, their relationships with customers and partners, and to create new advantages for themselves in business speed and value. In doing so, they are positioning their organizations for greater success now and in the years ahead.”

About Managing Automation PM100
The PM100 recognizes 100 projects that have achieved distinction in at least one of the eight core disciplines defined by Managing Automation Media as critical to business success in the years ahead.

Business Model Mastery
Customer Mastery
Supply Network Mastery
Data & Integration Mastery
Innovation Mastery
Training & Education Mastery
Leadership
Operational Excellence

An independent judging panel chaired by David R. Brousell, Editor-in-Chief, Managing Automation Media, and Jeff Moad, Executive Editor, Managing Automation Media, reviewed project nominations.