COVER STORY EPC's Tipping Point RFID adoption is growing more slowly than many had forecast, leaving some to wonder when Electronic Product Code technology will fulfill the vision of a world where goods are tracked and traced through the global supply chain.
VERTICAL FOCUS Pharma's Bitter Pill The pharmaceuticals industry will adopt track-and-trace technologies—likely including RFID—to shore up its ailing supply chain. But the cure could be hard to swallow unless business benefits, not regulations, pave the way.
LAB REPORT What You Need to Know About RFID Tool-Tracking Systems Across industries—from automotive and aerospace production to oil and gas exploration and even the leasing of tools to customers—it's critical to have the right tool in the right place at the right time. Manufacturers that can't identify and locate tools efficiently often experience delays in production or, worse, total work stoppages.