Rfidjournal.com Supply Chain RSS Feed http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/rssheadlines/topic/1/ RFID Journal News en International Group Tests RFID for Food Safety to Hawaii http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/9216/ The project is using radio frequency identification and GPS technologies to track the temperature and location of produce as it is shipped from Taiwan and California to Armstrong Produce, a food company in Honolulu. Goodpack to RFID-enable 2.6 Million Bulk Containers http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/9201/ The Singapore-based container company is using EPC tags and readers to track the locations and conditions of its reusable steel IBCs at its depots, and at its customers' facilities, across the globe. GS1 US Offers "EPC Item-Level Readiness Program" Aimed at Retailers, Suppliers http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/9178/ The program, consisting of webinars, discussion groups and support tools, is intended to help U.S. consumer goods suppliers and retailers pilot and deploy EPC-based UHF Gen 2 item-level RFID technology. Survey Shows Half of U.S. Retailers Have Already Adopted Item-Level RFID http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/9168/ The survey, conducted by Accenture on behalf of the VICS Item Level RFID Initiative, finds that if tag prices continue to drop and adoption momentum remains steady, most retailers will be using RFID technology within five years. Researchers Seek to Reduce Wastage for First-Strike Rations http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/9162/ A Florida group is studying ways to track the temperatures of food rations traversing the U.S. military's supply chain, and is developing software that would calculate how temperature could alter shelf-life. Sensors Track Consumer Goods Bound for Troops in Afghanistan http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/9138/ To combat theft or security breaches, American President Lines is using Cubic's Container Tracking and Monitoring Solution to monitor overseas shipments to U.S. post exchanges. PigTracker Project Finds UHF Tags Effective for Swine http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/9129/ The Danish Agriculture & Food Council conducted a three-year pilot at five farms to learn how well EPC passive UHF tags performed for tracking pigs. Apparel Retailers Get RFID http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/9119/ The VICS Item Level RFID Initiative's recent meeting and dinner revealed that great progress is being made toward the technology's adoption in retail apparel. A New Approach to Pharmaceutical E-Pedigrees http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/9115/ EPCIS can support chain-of-custody verification—without a cumbersome data burden. RFID Takes Root at Baas Plantenservice http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/9113/ The Dutch horticultural distributor has found a number of ways to benefit from EPC tags attached to trolleys for transporting plants.