Inventory/Warehouse Management NEWS
U.S. Army Deploys 'Soldier-Friendly' System to Track Thousands of Vehicles in Kuwait
The Logistics Innovation Agency is installing active mesh-networking tags to military vehicles, in order to manage each one's preparation for shipment back to the United States.
Auchan Tracks Produce Containers Via RFID
The French supermarket employs EPC Gen 2 tags and readers to track 1.8 million plastic reusable containers moving through the supply chain.
Rockwell Collins Explores Ways to Benefit From RFID
The aviation electronic equipment provider is using the technology to automate entry of a part's shipping information, and plans to use tags to track the location and status of each unit on its production floor.
Lord & Taylor Tags Shoes, Boosts Sales
By attaching EPC Gen 2 RFID tags to shoes displayed on its sales floor, the retailer can ensure that customers can see every shoe style it sells.
ShelfX Unveils Store Shelves for Automating Purchases
The system, slated for supermarket pilots, will weigh products, determine what has been removed, and automatically charge a customer based on that person's RFID-enabled loyalty card or wristband.
New Brazilian Fashion Chain Launches With RFID
At its debut store, Memove is using its garments' sewn-in EPC Gen 2 tags to increase efficiency at its DC and store, as well as improve its customers' experiences.
10 Fields Automotive Dealerships to Adopt RFID
The MyDealerLot solution, using passive UHF radio frequency identification technology, enables the dealerships' maintenance and sales staff to greet customers personally, and provide more efficient service.
Container Centralen Says RFID Provides 'Substantial' Cost Savings
The horticulture logistics provider reports that less than a year after its 3.84 million trolleys were fitted with RFID tags, the company and its customers are seeing real benefits.
RFID Cooks Up Tray Visibility for Chicago Bakery
Alpha Baking Co. is identifying the routes on which reusable trays are delayed or lost, enabling it to take corrective actions that ultimately result in significant cost savings.
Brooke Army Medical Center Prepares RTLS Expansion
The 3-million-square-foot facility is adding Ekahau's Wi-Fi-based tags and Conexus' Plexus software to its new 200-bed tower, scheduled to open next month.
At TAITRONICS 2011, Vendors Present a Variety of New RFID Products
The 37th annual Taiwanese electronics show included about 25 RFID companies selling hardware and software solutions for Asia and the rest of the world.
Rush Tracking Systems Acquires ShockWatch Equipment-Monitoring Division
With this acquisition, the company has adopted a new name—TotalTrax—and will now offer a complete solution that can track not only a forklift's location and cargo, but also its driver's identity and any collisions that may occur.
RFID Delivers Unexpected Benefits at American Apparel
A major reduction in employee theft, fewer processes errors and lower employee turnover add to the company's return on investment in RFID.
University of Parma's RFID Lab Launches Test Program for Apparel
The "RFID 4 fashion certified" initiative is intended to determine how well EPC Gen 2 UHF RFID readers, tags and printer-encoders perform in real-world use cases for Europe's garment industry.
Macy's Inc. to Begin Item-Level Tagging in 850 Stores
The company plans to RFID-enable its Macy's and Bloomingdale's stores in 2012, and will tag garments most often replenished—accounting for about 30 percent of the retailer's sales.
French Supermarket Tests NFC Tool for Visually Disabled Shoppers
Groupe Casino has teamed with the Institut de la Vision to try out an NFC-based solution from Think&Go so that customers with vision impairments can access data about the products they are considering purchasing.
Grupo Vidrala Tracks Bottles From Production to Shipment
The Spanish glass manufacturer is using a system from JSV Infomatica y Comunicaciones to improve efficiency and reduce errors as pallets of product move though its warehouse and on to customers.
Resort Uses RFID to Track Uniforms
Fallsview Casino Resort will track up to 40,000 garments as they are assigned to staff members, laundered and then returned, using InvoTech's UHF RFID and conveyor solution.
RFID Brings Intelligence to Billabong Store in Brazil
The store is applying EPC Gen 2 tags to its merchandise, and piloting applications that allow customers to make clothing selections in changing rooms, and provide inventory, point of sale and security data to the staff.
Aerospace Materials Provider Automates Prepreg Temperature-Tracking
The company is using ZigBee-based RFID logger tags to measure the amount of time that rolls of composite material are outside of freezers.
