Inventory/Warehouse Management

This section includes articles about how companies across many different industries are using RFID to improve their inventory management and warehouse operations.

Study Finds Disposable Tags Can Be Reused
A Reusuable Packaging Association study indicates Gen 2 UHF RFID tags can be expected to continue performing on containers making multiple trips through a supply chain—even in harsh conditions.

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.

Plant Nursery Raises Efficiency With RFID
Color Point is employing EPC Gen 2 passive RFID tags to track the metal carts it uses to deliver plants to Lowe's, Sam's Club and other retailers, as well as to speed up the truck-loading process.

RTLS Providers Cite Strong Demand From Hospitals
Vendors of real-time location systems say they experienced growth in the first quarter of 2009, though a survey suggests a lack of knowledge is hampering uptake.

Middle Easterners Imagine RFID's Power and Possibilities
At this week's RFID Journal LIVE! Middle East conference, attendees and speakers are discussing the technology's myriad applications, as well as its prospects for growth in the region.

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.

10 Presentations From RFID Journal LIVE! 2009

Speakers at the conference offered numerous case studies on monitoring assets, inventories, items, temperatures and more.