One Web site that aims to help businesspeople understand technology claims RFID is going nowhere, and that voice technology is really the next big thing in the supply chain.
Producers of the region's air-cured ham want to use passive 13.56 MHz RFID tags to protect their brand, tracking the supply chain from slaughterhouse to retailer.
The Swiss company is using active tags with built-in sensors to measure and log the temperatures of freezers and refrigerators. Later this year, it hopes to expand the application to track perishable foods as they move through the supply chain.
The Dutch supermarket operator and wholesaler says its Vers Schakel produce-tracking project proves the use of passive EPC RFID tags can provide many benefits—but only if all supply chain partners participate.
The Italian project will track packaged meat at the factory, distribution center and retail store, in an effort to quantify the benefits of using RFID and EPCglobal services in the fast-moving consumer goods supply chain.
The one-day conference is focused on helping health-care providers understand how the technology can be employed to improve patient safety, hospital operations and supply chain efficiencies.