UPS Facility Technology Wins Prestigious Innovation Award
May 10 2018 - 2:00PM
A UPS (NYSE:UPS) technology platform that gives facility operators
mobile, real-time data access that improves network efficiency and
customer service, earned the company the 2018 Red Hat Innovator of
the Year Award.
The technology, known as Center Inside Planning and Execution
(CIPE), is an important UPS innovation and part of a suite of
data-driven solutions that comprise UPS’s Enhanced Dynamic Global
Execution (EDGE) platform. When it’s fully deployed, EDGE will
enhance network planning and equipment utilization, increase
throughput, and improve flexibility and reliability, especially
when managing weather or other network disruptions. The projects
are also expected to help UPS reduce operating costs.
“UPS has been innovating for 110 years. It’s important now more
than ever for us to continue pioneering new technologies that
integrate our global smart logistics networks and help us generate
new customer benefits,” said Nick Costides, UPS vice president of
information technology. “We are deploying and enhancing more
data-driven tools than at any time in our history – both for our
customers and our facilities around the world.”
CIPE is an important example of this initiative. It delivers
data on expected package volume, which enables facility managers to
properly staff their centers.
“CIPE will reduce our costs by providing our facility leaders
with better tools to manage their operations more efficiently,”
said Jim Collins, UPS vice president, corporate industrial
engineering. “Ultimately, innovations like these enable us to
better serve our customers.”
Red Hat, a provider of open-source solutions, received more than
60 award nominations from customers around the world. The company
selected five winners of its annual Red Hat Innovation Awards, and
a public vote determined the winner of the Red Hat Innovator of the
Year award.
“The UPS CIPE platform uses cloud-based technology to provide
facility supervisors with real-time information on many processes,”
said Joe Lawless, UPS vice president of information technology.
“Increased usage of cloud-based solutions is central to the ongoing
UPS IT transformation that will carry us into the future.”
About UPS
UPS (NYSE: UPS) is a global leader in logistics, offering a
broad range of solutions including transporting packages and
freight; facilitating international trade, and deploying advanced
technology to more efficiently manage the world of business.
Headquartered in Atlanta, UPS serves more than 220 countries and
territories worldwide. The company can be found on the web
at ups.com or
pressroom.ups.com and its corporate blog can be
found at longitudes.ups.com. To get UPS news
direct, follow @UPS_News on Twitter.
Kyle Peterson
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kylepeterson@ups.com
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