RFID Captures Each Time Guests Throw in the Towel
A passive UHF RFID system from Towel Tracker enables health clubs, hotels and other businesses to track towels or other objects borrowed and returned, thereby reducing the loss of those items.Naval Surface Warfare Center Demos RFID Tool-Tracking Solution for Combat Ships
The system uses EPC Gen 2 UHF tags and readers to identify items loaded onboard, in cabinets stored within steel containers, enabling the U.S. Navy to reduce inventory-tracking time from 32 hours to two minutes.- RFID News Roundup
- Intermec Simplifies Printer Configuration Via RFID
- Navizon's Cloud-based RTLS Service Tracks Wi-Fi Tags, Devices
- RFID Helps Xplor Action Park Photograph Visitors as They Zip By
- Johns Hopkins' New Facility Tracks Food, Assets, Staff
- University of Alabama Tags Historical Garments Collection
- Law Firm Uses RFID to Track Every Page of Confidential Documents
- RFID News Roundup
More News
- Linking RFID Product Buyers With Sellers
- RFID's Next Generation of End Users
- New Pricing Models for RFID
- Why the RFID Industry Needs a Certification Program
- Enjoying the RFID Journey
- More Industries Approach the RFID Inflection Point
- Finding RFID Software Solutions
- New RFID Solutions for Specific Business Needs
- The Electronics Industry Discovers RFID—At Last
- Timing Is Everything
More Editor's Notes
- The Truth About RFID Read Rates
- The Year of Low Power
- What's In a Name?
- Migrating to the 5 GHz Wi-Fi Band Will Advance RTLS and M2M Communications
- RFID and Global Warming
- The High Cost of Patent Trolls
- RFID License Plates: A Successful In-Metal RFID Application
- Lessons Learned From ERP Can Help Drive RFID Adoption
- Demystifying the "Low Memory" of Aviation's Low-Memory Tags
- A New Approach to Pharmaceutical E-Pedigrees
More Expert Views
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2.4 GHz RFID-enabled Solution Deployed by China Post in Domestic Mail: Quality of Service Measurement
Published May 2012The Shanghai Research Institute of China Post (SRI) sought to improve the quality of service for domestic mail delivery. China Post required a solution offering good performance, cost efficiency and easy implementation, and that would cause no changes or interference with daily operations. This article describes key points of the 2.4 GHz RFID-enabled solution chosen for this task, as well as its deployment by China Post in measuring the quality of domestic mail delivery. (13 pages)
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Unchaining the Value of RFID for a Fast ROI
Published April 2012This white paper explains how RFID can deliver a return on investment in a number of applications, including asset tracking, item-level inventory management, WIP and RTI tracking and optimizing shipping and receiving.
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Leveraging RFID to Improve Efficiencies, Control Costs and Grow Profits
Published March 2012The pressures to control costs and grow profits during financially challenging times are forcing businesses to streamline operations, grow profits, manage expenses and improve customer service in order to remain viable in their highly competitive markets. A recent market-research study showed that managers in materials-handling environments are looking to key IT solutions to improve overall process efficiencies, better manage inventory and reduce costs. This white paper, presented by Zebra Technologies, Modern Materials Handling and the Peerless Media Research Group, discusses the survey's results and offers insights into how companies are leveraging RFID to improve their overall materials-handling operations. (11 pages)
