CHEP, a global enabler of pallet and container pooling services, has selected Omnitrol Networks, a provider of end-to-end SaaS (News - Alert) solution delivering real-time collaborative supply-chain as a partner in its development project for the track and traceability of CHEP assets.

“CHEP’s selection of the OMNITROL platform is a powerful endorsement of our vision towards the delivery of a real-time collaborative and operations intelligent supply-chain network,” said Raj Saksena, president and chief executive officer at Omnitrol Networks, said in a statement.

The Omnitrol Networks’ real-time distributed application network platform has been selected by CHEP for the development of real-time asset and material tracking solutions. The OMNITROL product is believed to deliver the process-centric visibility and business intelligence required in challenging manufacturing and warehouse environments using a mix of Unique Identification Technologies, sensors and wireless mobile computers that are used to capture product events, status and timing information.

The OMNITROL programmable platform is also believed to create a powerful new vision by pushing real-time M2M and process-centric operational intelligence to the edge, and automatically correlate asset location, status and timing information with tasks directly on the operations floor as they happen.

As a global leader in managed, returnable and reusable packaging solutions, CHEP has been serving many of the world's largest companies in sectors such as consumer goods, fresh produce, beverage and automotive. CHEP claims that its service is environmentally sustainable and increases efficiency for customers while reducing operating risk and product damage.

In related news, OMNITROL announced the addition of Puneet Arora to the company's Board of Advisors. Arora is founder and CEO of Ensuant, a company delivering an event-driven framework and subsequent applications, products and solutions in industries such as airlines, retail, banking, and telecommunications.