Inventory/Warehouse Management NEWS
German Label Manufacturer Boosts Shipments
Herma is using RFID tags and readers to track the locations of adhesive labels within its warehouse, based on the whereabouts of forklifts that pick up and deposit the pallets loaded with those labels.
A Flurry of High-Memory Tags Take Flight
Marubeni Chemix and Xerafy are the latest companies to announce high-memory UHF passive tags for aircraft components, such as those being made for Airbus' A350 wide-body.
RFID Tracks Wooden Utility Poles at the Factory and in the Field
Cox Industries is using EPC Gen 2 tags to manage the storage and shipment of poles that it makes, while a South Carolina city is employing similar tags to manage its poles' inspection and maintenance.
RFID Journal Offers New RFID in Health Care Report and RTLS ROI Calculator for Health-Care Professionals
The report and return-on-investment tool will be sold online and given away to attendees of the RFID in Health Care preconference at this year's RFID Journal LIVE! event.
Finalists Unveiled for the Fifth Annual RFID Journal Awards
RFID Journal has announced the finalists for the 2011 RFID Journal Awards, including Best RFID Implementation, Most Innovative Use of RFID, Best Use of RFID to Enhance a Product or Service, Best in Show, Special Achievement and the new RFID Green Award. The winners will be revealed next month at RFID Journal LIVE! 2011.
Beverage Metrics Serves Up Drink-Management Solution
The system's active RFID tags can track the amount of liquor poured at a restaurant or bar, while also tracking bottle inventory in the back room and enabling billing of beverage purchases at banquets.
Irish Group Creates Clinical Lab Automated Stockroom System
The project uses RFID and bar-coding to track endovascular devices, with the goal of improving patient safety, lowering costs and reducing the risk of errors, out-of-stocks and product expiration.
RFID Journal Announces Live RFID-Enabled Supply Chain Demonstrations
Top technology companies will provide real-world supply chain demonstrations on the exhibit floor at the ninth annual RFID Journal LIVE! conference and exhibition.
Robots and RFID Help KH Lloreda Distribute Its Products
The Spanish company has launched an automated system for loading and shipping its cleaning products to track where the cartons are being moved, and also capture any errors.
Norsk Lastbaerer Pool Inserts RFID Into the Norwegian Food Chain
The organization is transitioning to plastic pallets and totes with embedded EPC Gen 2 tags, for use by manufacturers of consumer products sold in Norway.
Item Level RFID Initiative Focuses on Supplier Benefits
At a meeting held at NRF's Big Show, in New York, members received an update on retail initiatives and were briefed on the benefits that apparel suppliers can achieve.
University of Arkansas Study Finds 60 Ways to Use RFID in Apparel Supply Chain
Researchers say the results prove their hypothesis that there are a multitude of ways that item-level RFID tracking can benefit garment suppliers.
To Keep Drugs from Expiring, Hospital Tests Intelliguard System
The San Diego facility hopes to save costs by deploying MEPS Real-Time's drug-management system, which uses RFID-enabled drug-dispensing cabinets in conjunction with standard EPC Gen 2 tags.
BT Global Services Offers Retailers a Packaged System for Item-Level Tracking
The solution includes RFID tags and readers, Omnitrol's RFID appliance and software, and BT Global Services' networked server for storing and sharing inventory and supply chain data.
Cleor Strikes Gold With RFID Solution
The custom system enables the French jewelry retailer to read RFID tags on each item of jewelry at its distribution center, as well as in stores, reducing manual labor and improving shipment accuracy.
Mars, Rewe, Deutsche Post and Lufthansa Cargo Work on SmaRTI
The German project's participants, which also include the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics and CHEP Deutschland, are designing smart reusable transport items that can guide themselves through the supply chain.
Mission Hospital Improves Equipment Utility Rate
Vixia, a provider of material-management services to health-care organizations, is using a real-time location system to help manage equipment at the California medical facility.
Turin Business Group Explores RFID's Potential to Add Value to Cheese
The technology would authenticate the product and track its origins—including the very grass eaten by cows supplying the milk from which the cheese is made.
RFID Makes Common People an Uncommon Store
The Mexican retailer is using RFID to enhance the customer experience, and to provide suppliers with better inventory data.
RFID Journal Offers User-Friendly Out-of-the-Box RFID Starter Kits
Motorola and its channel partners have put together new packages that companies can use to test RFID solutions for tracking retail items, IT assets, returnable transport containers and much more.
