Best RFID Implementation: Keeping Tabs on Printers
Hewlett-Packard Brazil is a winner of the first annual RFID Journal Awards. By tagging individual printers, HP has not only gained visibility into its supply chain but also is addressing inefficiencies in its manufacturing and distribution processes.
By Jill Gambon
Jun. 1, 2007—On May 2, 2007, RFID Journal presented the first-ever RFID Journal Awards for outstanding achievement in radio frequency identification technology, at RFID Journal LIVE! 2007, our fifth annual conference and exhibition. Hewlett-Packard Brazil was the winner for Best RFID Implementation.
HP's use of RFID illustrates how an enlightened, methodical and sophisticated approach toward the utilization of automatic data capture systems can lead to beneficial business process changes. HP facilitated improvements in its manufacturing and supply chain processes. The scale and scalability of the solution are also impressive.
As one of the largest technology vendors in the world, $94 billion Hewlett-Packard has an abundance of many things—customers, products, suppliers and distributors. But one thing was lacking: information about the location of its products as they made their way from distribution centers to retailers' shelves. At any given time, 5 percent of the goods in HP's consumer products supply chain—including its widely selling printers—were unaccounted for. That meant that the products had shipped, but HP wasn't sure where they were.
Jun. 1, 2007—On May 2, 2007, RFID Journal presented the first-ever RFID Journal Awards for outstanding achievement in radio frequency identification technology, at RFID Journal LIVE! 2007, our fifth annual conference and exhibition. Hewlett-Packard Brazil was the winner for Best RFID Implementation.
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As one of the largest technology vendors in the world, $94 billion Hewlett-Packard has an abundance of many things—customers, products, suppliers and distributors. But one thing was lacking: information about the location of its products as they made their way from distribution centers to retailers' shelves. At any given time, 5 percent of the goods in HP's consumer products supply chain—including its widely selling printers—were unaccounted for. That meant that the products had shipped, but HP wasn't sure where they were.
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