COVER STORY Leveraging the Internet of Things With standards for exchanging information over the EPCglobal Network being finalized, the vision of using RFID to track goods in the supply chain is about to become a reality. And it will change business as we know it.
CASE STUDY Ultimate Control: RFID-Enabled Manufacturing At its semiconductor plant in East Fishkill, N.Y., IBM has used RFID to completely automate the manufacturing of advanced microchips from 300-millimeter silicon wafers. The high-tech facility optimizes production, speeds up product development and improves customer service.
VERTICAL FOCUS RFID Isn't Clicking With Internet Retailers Dot-coms led the Internet revolution. So why are these tech-savvy companies sitting on the sidelines while brick-and-mortar retailers lead the RFID revolution?
BEST PRACTICES Plan an RFID Field Trial That Delivers Now there are established best practices to help retailers, manufacturers and distributors determine when and where to use RFID to achieve a return on investment.