Automation Associates Inc.
Automation Associates Inc. is a privately held Corporation specializing in Warehouse Management and Supply Chain Mobility Software. AAI was founded and incorporated in 1991 in Toronto, Canada. The Company is dedicated to a wide variety of vertical markets encompassing distribution, retail, manufacturing, mining, food processing and third party logistics (3PL). Our system integrates wireless barcode scanning technologies to capture inventory transactions in real time. This information provides real time supply chain visibility and control throughout the distribution network.
RF Pathways is the trademark of our Warehouse Management Software (WMS) that we have developed in house. The system was designed by material handling experts with decades of hands-on experience within a variety of industries. We are committed to continuously improving the functionality of the System to keep pace with ever changing supply chain challenges. We offer a single source solution including wireless hardware, label printing hardware, servers, installation services, logistics consulting as well as project management, training, implementation and startup assistance worldwide. Our growing client base includes many Fortune 500 multinational companies.
Automation Associates has been a Zebra Solution Partner for 32 years. To further complement our support capabilities, we also provide yearly maintenance contracts for all hardware that we supply. In addition to Zebra, we support Sato, TEC and Honeywell bar code label printers.
RF Pathways capabilities include data interfaces to many different host systems: SAP R/3, SAP Business One, Sage, Platinum, Visual Manufacturing, Syteline, Syntax, PeopleSoft (J.D. Edwards), Dynamics, Spire, Navision and BPCS. Legacy interfaces and additional platforms not listed above can be securely integrated by using our proprietary eLink API and Web Services.
RF Pathways WMS is operating throughout North America but can be deployed Worldwide and is only limited by the speed and availability of the Internet. Many of our clients operate multiple warehouses throughout the continent with one server, each capable of providing up to 25 remote sites. The WMS is Microsoft Certified and uses standard Microsoft APIs and support tools as well as hardware available worldwide. The system uses a server based design that can be deployed rapidly on a Microsoft SQL Server databases. Inventory visibility is worldwide and unlimited throughout an organization. We are a financially strong company with over 80 standard RF Pathways installations with over 1400 users enjoying many years of steady growth.