Transmed Foods, Inc., the U.S. distribution arm of Crespo Foods, has selected Savi Networks to provide automated wireless monitoring to improve shipment visibility and security while reducing the supply chain costs of sourcing and transporting perishable food products from North Africa to distribution centers throughout the United States. The initial rollout applies to ingredients that Transmed delivers to two of the world's largest convenience pizza and sandwich restaurant franchises.

The SaviTrak™ intelligence service, which leverages GPS, cellular, electronic security bolts and sensor technologies, is being implemented in an effort to cut the time Transmed holds safety stock, reduce inventory carrying costs, improve product freshness and enable a more agile, responsive supply chain. It is expected the SaviTrak system will also reduce the administrative costs of managing trades, enhances ordering, forecasting, replenishment and customer service.

The web-hosted SaviTrak service will enable Transmed to collaborate in near real-time with customers, carriers and terminal operators on the status of their shipments in order to jointly take quick action on unplanned events, such as delays, misroutes or security breaches. Automated alerts transmit information about events and exceptions. SaviTrak™ also reduces manual processes such as faxes, phone calls and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) entries.