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Suppliers Find No Incentive to Adopt RFID for Direct Store Delivery A report issued by international trade association Global Commerce Initiative recommends suppliers and retailers initially focus instead on using RFID for products shipped to distribution centers.

Mojix Takes Passive UHF RFID to a New Level The startup draws on RF expertise from deep-space signal processing to create a system that it says will offer improved performance, new capabilities and lower deployment costs.

American Apparel Makes a Bold Fashion Statement With RFID The retailer has already adopted item-level tagging at its Columbia University store, and expects to RFID-enable its 16 other New York City locations during the next three months.

Weyerhaeuser Offers High-Volume Source Tagging, But Demand Still Low The company is supplying pretagged cardboard boxes to several of its customers, and plans to license its process for manufacturing RFID-tagged cardboard to International Paper and other firms.

All Eyes on FDA for Drug E-Pedigree Now that California has extended its electronic-pedigree deadline to 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration could become the first governing body to issue e-pedigree requirements for protecting the pharma supply chain—assuming it meets its goal.

RFID Helps Continental Clean Up Its Operations The automotive parts supplier is using passive HF tags to make sure components are properly cleaned prior to assembly, helping to speed production flow and improve quality.

ISCEA to Offer Supply Chain Education at RFID Journal LIVE! 2008 The International Supply Chain Education Alliance will run a training seminar during RFID Journal's sixth annual conference and exhibition, being held April 16-18 at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas.

Plywood Maker Gets On Board With RFID Krono Holding has embedded passive low-frequency tags in its warehouse floors to help it track the movements of forklift trucks and the wood products they load and unload.

Painting Contractor Saves More Than a Drop in the Bucket Using EPC RFID to track its leftover supplies, Vulcan saves thousands of dollars each month.

Companies, Agencies Use Clandestine RFID Systems to Catch Thieves The NOX system includes RFID readers embedded in walls, surveillance cameras and—in some cases—luminescent dust to track the movement of personnel and assets.