R2 Education Series at E-Scrap

R2 Solutions and the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) are presenting the R2 Education Series on Tuesday, September 18, 2012.  The workshops will be held prior to the opening of the E-Scrap Conference in Dallas, Texas.  From 8:00am - 12:00pm two mini-courses will focus on the basics of R2:2008, Due Diligence, Refurbishment Best Practices, and changes under consideration for R2:2013. 

  

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R2 Solutions Updates

OEMs, corporate/governmental customers, auditors, consultants and peers who visit Supply-Chain Services, Inc. (SSI) all compliment SSI for managing one of the most well-organized and professional operations in the electronics recycling and technology asset recovery industry. This reputation has been earned through 15 years of hard work since its inception in 1997. Today, SSI stands out in the industry as the company holding the most key certifications - eight (8) in total. In addition to R2 and RIOS, SSI is also certified to ISO 14001, ISO 9001, OHSAS 18001, and three NAID certifications on data sanitization, hard drive destruction and solid state storage devices destruction.

SSI's President and CEO Jade Lee was a member of the original small stakeholder group assembled by the U.S. EPA to develop the landmark R2 standard for the electronics recycling industry from 2006-2008. Naturally, SSI is among the pioneering recyclers that embraced the R2 certification in 2010 when the certification program was embarked. Since then, Ms. Lee has been invited to make multiple presentations on R2 certification to peer recyclers. Her speeches have been well received as they underscore the importance of setting the right mentality for pursuing R2 certification. Instead of thinking about the immediate return on investment that the certification may bring, recyclers should first view the R2 certification as a valuable blueprint to build a solid company. When a solid foundation is built, customers will see the differences and then they will be pleased to use the company as a service partner. This is exactly what has distinguished SSI over the years in the eyes of its customers. SSI has fully utilized the stringent stipulations demanded by the eight certifications to continuously sharpen its service offerings, management capabilities, as well as its hardware and software infrastructure. SSI's well-versed ability to discern customers' strategic vision and develop detailed and meticulous programs to deliver their vision, strategies and goals was all built from the relentless pursuit of excellence through the rigorous certification process.

SSI is also well-known for its capabilities in providing high-level customized solutions. Customers rely on SSI to help them resolve complex and challenging issues globally. As one OEM customer recently remarked "We know that we always can rely on SSI for a best solution to solve our pain points and implement a best-in-class program." Over the years, it has been this type of close partnership with customers that has empowered SSI to shape these multi-disciplinary service capabilities. In addition to electronics recycling and technology asset recovery management, SSI also has one of the best service parts harvest and inventory management programs that have greatly benefited many OEM customers. The staging and configuration services have helped corporate customers re-align their supply chain infrastructure. The reverse logistics services integrate innovative technologies with operational precision to achieve high accuracy rates for OEM's return product management.

SSI has a high reputation for its stringent chain-of-custody data protection and destruction program that combines the requirements of both NAID and R2 certification standards. The multi-level data sanitization and verification procedures, as well as the state-of-the-art secure data sanitization facility have made SSI the service provider of choice for customers who put data security as their top priority. Today, SSI has moved to the next level in developing next generation software and hardware that could resolve the complex solid state hard drive and media data sanitization issues.

From SSI's perspective, R2 and the other seven key standards to which we are certified are invaluable tools to help us build a strong foundation on which we can continue to enhance service capabilities, develop best-in-class programs and enjoy healthy growth. Certification standards to us are blueprints for every day practices, not something that only applies at the time of audit. We devote significant human and financial resources to ensure that all of our staff members are well-trained in adhering to jointly developed procedures. We retain the best consultant to help perform regular internal audits throughout the year to make sure that all the certification standard requirements in environmental, quality, health/safety and data security are met with high level performance. As many of our customers have commented, this spirit of seriousness toward certification is the essence that positions SSI at the forefront of the industry.