BEST PRACTICES

Thinking Inside the Box
A new era of smart packaging—embedding RFID in boxes—is on the horizon. But first, technical challenges and cost concerns need to be overcome. PREMIUM CONTENT (More Info)

The Smart Way to Print Smart Labels
Kimberly-Clark's John Onderko explains the issues you need to consider before purchasing an RFID label printer-encoder or label applicator. PREMIUM CONTENT (More Info)

The Secrets of Their Success
Companies that are tagging goods for retailers—and Wal-Mart's Simon Langford—reveal how to turn an RFID mandate into a competitive advantage. PREMIUM CONTENT (More Info)

Access Controlled: Limiting Employee Tracking
RFID access cards can do more than let people into their workplace. If you're collecting information about your staff, here's what you—and they—need to know. PREMIUM CONTENT (More Info)

Plan an RFID Field Trial That Delivers
Now there are established best practices to help retailers, manufacturers and distributors determine when and where to use RFID to achieve a return on investment. PREMIUM CONTENT (More Info)

7 Reasons to Act Now
If you make, move or sell products, you will need to deploy RFID at some point. What you do—or don't do—today could mean the difference between saving millions of dollars each year and wasting a fortune on a bundled implementation. PREMIUM CONTENT (More Info)

Choosing the Right Systems Integrator
There are many companies that will help you with your RFID pilot or deployment, but finding the best one requires matching your needs to the firm's capabilities. PREMIUM CONTENT (More Info)

Privacy & Profits
Consumer concerns about privacy invasion could undermine RFID deployments. By following established best practices, companies can protect consumer privacy, avoid bad publicity and enhance customer loyalty. PREMIUM CONTENT (More Info)

The Right RFID Reader Strategy
Companies need to understand the reader requirements for each of their major RFID applications and the features of common types of readers—and then match them. PREMIUM CONTENT (More Info)

The End of Trial and Error
The RFID Alliance Lab conducted more than 5,000 tests on the 10 commercially available UHF EPC tags. This article, adapted from the lab’s first report, will help companies make smart decisions about which tags are best for their products. PREMIUM CONTENT (More Info)