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News for the Week of Feb. 3, 2003
RFID Benefits Span the Supply Chain
New Ink for Printed RFID Antennas
Warehouse Apps Get RFID Upgrade
ISO Moves on RFID Standards
Savi Wins $90M RFID Contract
CASE STUDY: RFID Speeds P&G Plant Throughput
OPINION: The End of Cynicism
RFID Benefits Span the Supply Chain
The Auto-ID Center has published five new papers spelling out the business case for adopting its Electronic Product Codes technology. The papers, prepared by Accenture and IBM Business Consulting Services, suggest that RFID will produced shared benefits across the entire supply chain.
Full Story
New Ink for Printed RFID Antennas
Parelec Inc., a startup that makes conductive inks and pastes, says it has developed an ink that enables companies to print highly conductive RFID antennas on paper and polyester. Parmod VLT is commercially available and is being marketed as a way to produce low-cost RFID tags at high speed.
Full Story
Warehouse Apps Get RFID Upgrade
RedPrairie is upgrading its warehouse management system (WMS) to give customers a way to transition from bar codes to radio frequency identification tags. The next version of the company's DLx Warehouse product, due out at the end of this quarter, will be able to handle data from both bar codes and RFID tags.
Full Story
ISO Moves on RFID Standards
The International Organization for Standardization is making progress on a number of standards related to the use of RFID in the supply chain. That's the good news. The bad news is it may not matter.
Full Story
Savi Wins $90M RFID Contract
Savi Technology revealed that the US Department of Defense has awarded the company a three-year, $90 million procurement contract for radio frequency identification hardware and related logistics software and services. This deal, Savi's third with the DOD since 1994, brings the total value of the company's DOD contracts to $280 million.
Full Story
CASE STUDY: RFID Speeds P&G Plant Throughput
When Procter & Gamble's facility in Spain boosted throughput, the loading dock became a bottleneck. RFID increased the speed at which pallets could be loaded on trucks -- and it eliminated mistakes and cut costs.
Full Story
OPINION: The End of Cynicism
More and more people are starting to learn about RFID. The media is hyping RFID as the Next Big Thing. But hype is a double-edge sword. Nothing bombs faster than a movie that doesn't live up to the buzz created by a studio. Only fair and accurate information about what RFID can and can't do will end cynicism among technology buyers.
Full Story
The Auto-ID Center has published five new papers spelling out the business case for adopting its Electronic Product Codes technology. The papers, prepared by Accenture and IBM Business Consulting Services, suggest that RFID will produced shared benefits across the entire supply chain.
Full Story
New Ink for Printed RFID Antennas
Parelec Inc., a startup that makes conductive inks and pastes, says it has developed an ink that enables companies to print highly conductive RFID antennas on paper and polyester. Parmod VLT is commercially available and is being marketed as a way to produce low-cost RFID tags at high speed.
Full Story
Warehouse Apps Get RFID Upgrade
RedPrairie is upgrading its warehouse management system (WMS) to give customers a way to transition from bar codes to radio frequency identification tags. The next version of the company's DLx Warehouse product, due out at the end of this quarter, will be able to handle data from both bar codes and RFID tags.
Full Story
ISO Moves on RFID Standards
The International Organization for Standardization is making progress on a number of standards related to the use of RFID in the supply chain. That's the good news. The bad news is it may not matter.
Full Story
Savi Wins $90M RFID Contract
Savi Technology revealed that the US Department of Defense has awarded the company a three-year, $90 million procurement contract for radio frequency identification hardware and related logistics software and services. This deal, Savi's third with the DOD since 1994, brings the total value of the company's DOD contracts to $280 million.
Full Story
CASE STUDY: RFID Speeds P&G Plant Throughput
When Procter & Gamble's facility in Spain boosted throughput, the loading dock became a bottleneck. RFID increased the speed at which pallets could be loaded on trucks -- and it eliminated mistakes and cut costs.
Full Story
OPINION: The End of Cynicism
More and more people are starting to learn about RFID. The media is hyping RFID as the Next Big Thing. But hype is a double-edge sword. Nothing bombs faster than a movie that doesn't live up to the buzz created by a studio. Only fair and accurate information about what RFID can and can't do will end cynicism among technology buyers.
Full Story
