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VTT and Finland Post Corporation develop intelligent logistics
02.05.2006
Partners to strengthen co-operation
VTT and Finland Post Corporation have strengthened their co-operation in research and development. The new co-operation agreement allows Finland Post Corporation to utilise VTT's versatile knowledge of intelligent logistics in technology projects. The first joint projects relate to RFID (Radio frequency identification) and automation technologies.
Finland Post Corporation is a service company that specialises in intelligent
logistics and invests actively in new technologies. The Technology Centre of
Finland Post Corporation co-ordinates technical development projects and
focuses on the new business opportunities that the near future has to offer.
Networking
with research partners such as VTT allows Finland Post Corporation to create
technologies for the future. Finland Post Corporation is interested in the new
opportunities of both production technology and electronic communications.
VTT
turns technology into business operations. VTT offers Finland Post Corporation
internationally acknowledged expertise in various fields, including
information and communications technology and innovation management.
The
opportunities provided by future technologies combined with a knowledge of
changes in the market serve as an excellent starting point for the development
of new business. VTT finds it natural to co-operate with Finland Post
Corporation, as the company is a leader in the development of logistics as a
user of its technologies.
The partners already have tangible
results of their co-operation in fields such as RFID technology, the
automation of distribution and usability.