Operations

This section includes articles about how companies across many different industries are using RFID to improve operational efficiencies.

New York Medical Center Tracks OR Equipment for Trauma Care
The SUNY system's University Hospital has deployed a Wi-Fi-based RFID solution to track the location of its emergency equipment, as well as the temperatures of drugs and tissue samples in 100 refrigerators, and expects an ROI within one year.

Marigold Industrial Gets a Better Grip on Glove Production, Inventory
The Portuguese maker of protective work gloves says it has streamlined operations thanks to an RFID system based on passive EPC Gen 2 tags and readers.

Drilling Company Taps RFID Benefits
Nabors Canada is installing passive high-frequency tags on its oil rigs, to help it track equipment and manage inspection and certification procedures.

Kuwaiti Car Dealership Streamlines Repair Service
Al Ghanim Automotive is using Zebra's RFID technology to improve customer service, document the repair process and save time.

Altierre Sees Opportunity for Temperature Tags
The company's new RFID-enabled temperature sensors are designed to help retailers track the operation of refrigerators, freezers and hot-food display cases in their stores.

RFID Journal LIVE! 2009 Report

At RFID Journal's seventh annual conference and exhibition, held in Orlando, Fla., 2,400 industry professionals learned from organizations using RFID to improve their operations. View the presentations from the event.

Bar-Code Technology Is Not Cheaper Than RFID

Many companies miss the opportunity to lower costs and boost sales because they confuse the expense of the data carrier with that of data acquisition.

Targeted Attack

The U.S. Department of Defense aims to use RFID to eliminate waste, improve services and bolster security in its complex supply chain. The DOD's successes so far have convinced allies and some defense contractors to follow suit.