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- What are some of the RFID applications implemented by companies in the retail/CPG industry?
- Today, CPG and retail companies are using RFID to track promotional displays, reduce out-of-stocks and improve shipping and receiving accuracy.
- What are some of the RFID applications implemented by companies in the manufacturing industry?
- Manufactures are using RFID to track work-in-process, perfect just-in-time manufacturing, improve shipping accuracy, and manage inventory and warrantee information.
- What are some of the RFID applications implemented by companies in the automotive industry?
- Auto manufactures are among the leading users of RFID technology today. Most cars have an RFID reader in the steering column and a transponder in the key. If the ID in the key doesn't match the number the reader is looking for, the car won't stop. This system has greatly reduced auto theft. Auto companies also use RFID to track work-in-process, perfect just-in-time manufacturing, improve shipping accuracy, and manage inventory and warrantee information.
- What are some of the RFID applications implemented by companies in the health-care industry?
- Hospitals and health-care providers are using RFID technology to track patients and high-value assets, as well as ensure patient safety. One company offers a system to track surgical sponges to ensure they are not inadvertently left behind in patients. And many hospitals are now tracking patients to ensure the right patient is given the proper care. These systems tend to reduce the data-entry workload of nurses, and also let them spend more time caring for patients and automate the process of billing. Additionally, hospitals are tracking high-value assets, including gurneys, wheel chairs, oxygen pumps and defibrillators. These systems reduce the time employees spend looking for assets, improve asset utilization and enhance the hospitals' ability to performed scheduled maintenance.
- What are some of the RFID applications implemented by companies in the pharmaceutical industry?
- Pharmaceutical companies are exploring RFID's potential in many areas, including improving supply-chain efficiencies, complying with government information-collection requirements, reducing counterfeiting, creating electronic pedigrees and ensuring public safety by making sure only legitimate drugs enter the supply chain.
- What are some of the RFID applications implemented by companies in the distribution/logistics industry?
- Distribution and logistics companies are looking at RFID technologies for both internal operational improvements and external benefits. Companies are tracking assets, such as containers, axles and chassis, to improve asset utilization and schedule routine maintenance. Many are also looking to use RFID to provide information to their customers on the location of products in transit. Eventually, logistics providers envision linking passive RFID tags on cases and pallets with active RFID tags on containers, and having that data communicated to GPS or satellite communication systems, enabling shippers to view the locations of their products as they move on land, on sea or in the air.
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