Inventory / Warehouse Management News

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

Tag-Reading Robot Wins RFID Journal's Coolest Demo Contest

Keonn Technologies was recognized for the second year in a row for having the coolest demonstration at the RFID Journal LIVE! conference and exhibition.

Tags: Retail, Innovation, Inventory / Warehouse Management

• Social Security Administration Tracks Data-Center Assets
• RFID, GPS Bring Visibility to Construction of BP Oil Platform
• Coster Group Boosts Logistics Efficiency
• RFID Journal, Microelectronics Technology Inc. and Enso Detego Introduce FiND-iT
• Fraunhofer IFF Develops Tracking Solution Using RFID, GPS and Cellular Technology
• Hong Kong Rail Company Tracks Components Via RFID
• New Alien UHF Tags Target Challenging Retail Environments
• C&A Expands RFID Usage to Track Inventory
• University of Arkansas Researchers Study How to Link Visual Identification Technology With RFID

Inventory / Warehouse Management Case Studies

Marks & Spencer Rolls Out RFID to All Its Stores

The U.K. retailer is updating its radio frequency identification technology as it moves to tag all apparel and hard goods.

Tags: Retail, Apparel, Supply Chain, Inventory / Warehouse Management

• Cessna Looks to RFID for Unlimited Visibility
• Global Logistics Company Monitors Shipments' Temperatures
• Portuguese Airline TAPs Into RFID
• RFID Helps U.K. Tool-Rental Company Better Serve Customers

Inventory / Warehouse Management Features

RFID Journal LIVE! 2013 Report, Part 1

AT RFID Journal's 11th annual conference and exhibition, attendees learned how to use RFID technologies to track and manage a wide variety of assets. View the presentations from the event's keynotes, general sessions, preconference seminars and post-conference workshops.

Tags: Defense, Aerospace, Health Care, Pharmaceutical, Retail, Apparel, Supply Chain, Innovation, Inventory / Warehouse Management, Inventory / Warehouse Management

• Benefits Fuel RFID Deployments
• It's Time for CEOs to Take the Lead
• RFID Journal LIVE! Europe—UK Report
• Manufacturing Value

Inventory / Warehouse Management Editor's Notes

Can Anyone in the Obama Administration Spell 'RFID'?

The president called for Congress to authorize $1 billion for ill-defined support for manufacturing, while ignoring the RFID revolution in its backyard.

Tags: Defense, Health Care, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, IT/Infrastructure, Asset Tracking, Inventory / Warehouse Management

• Predictions for RFID in 2013
• 2012: A Year of Progress
• RFID in Brazil
• Embedding RFID in Electronics Makes Sense

Inventory / Warehouse Management Expert Views

Don't Just Automate—Innovate!

RFID can do much more than speed up existing processes.

Tags: Retail, Apparel, Innovation, Inventory / Warehouse Management

• Innovative Manufacturing Execution System Reduces Barriers to RFID Adoption in South China
• Move to 0HIO
• Tracking Your Competitors
• Next-Generation EPCIS

Inventory / Warehouse Management Best Practices

A Guide to RFID Apparel Retail Solutions

Tagging and tracking items can help clothing merchandisers better manage inventory, improve on-shelf availability and reap other benefits to boost the bottom line. Here's what you need to know to choose the best solution for your company.

Tags: Manufacturing, Apparel, Asset Tracking, Inventory / Warehouse Management

• Plan an RFID Rollout That Stays On Track

Inventory / Warehouse Management How To Articles

How to Deploy a Health-Care Real-Time Location System

Strategic advice from four hospitals that are tagging and tracking assets—and achieving a return on their investment—can help you plan a successful solution.

Tags: Health Care, Pharmaceutical, IT/Infrastructure, Asset Tracking, Inventory / Warehouse Management

• How to RFID-Enable Your Warehouse
• How to Evaluate Competing Tag Technologies
• How to Select the Right RFID Tag
• How to Choose RFID Middleware

Inventory / Warehouse Management Videos

• Visual Tagging: The Next Generation of Auto-ID
  Automatic-identification technology has traditionally relied upon machine-readable identification (bar codes and RFID) to track assets and ensure that processes remain reliable and repeatable. Today, ...
  Tags: Aerospace, Asset Tracking, Inventory / Warehouse Management, Logistics, Manufacturing, Webinars
• Learn How RFID Can Help Your Business With RFID Essentials Web-Based Training
  RFID Journal's RFID Essentials is an interactive, Web-based training course developed by industry experts that puts you, the learner, in the driver's seat. Real-world applications requiring critical t...
  Tags: Asset Tracking, Innovation, Inventory / Warehouse Management, Inventory/Warehouse, IT/Infrastructure, Registration Not Required, Supply Chain

Inventory / Warehouse Management White Papers

• The Explosion of Retail Item-Level RFID: A Foundation for the Retail Revolution
  Published April 2013
  This white paper, authored by ChainLink Research's Bill McBeath in collaboration with Tagsys, provides a comprehensive overview of what to look for in an end-to-end item-level inventory implementation. It uses Tagsys' holistic system approach, with its FiTS integrated hardware and software offering, as well as real-world experiences from retailers and logistics suppliers, such as Port Logistics Group, to outline best practices for deploying a system that maximizes the benefits of RFID-based inventory management. (24 pages)
  Tags: Retail, Logistics, Supply Chain, Inventory / Warehouse Management