PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS
A Guide to RFID WIP Solutions for Discrete Manufacturers
Tracking work in process with radio frequency identification gives you real-time visibility into your processes and operations, which, in turn, saves time, improves quality and reduces costs. Here's what you need to know to choose a system that's right for your company.
VERTICAL FOCUS
Targeted Attack
The U.S. Department of Defense aims to use RFID to eliminate waste, improve services and bolster security in its complex supply chain. The DOD's successes so far have convinced allies and some defense contractors to follow suit.
FEATURE
Timeline for Tagging Sellable Units
Sam's Club suppliers that want to save money need to start planning now to meet the tagging mandate. The first steps are virtually cost-free—and could make the difference between achieving benefits and drowning in operation disruptions. RFID Journal has developed a timeline that details what you need to do—and why—and how long it will take.

Columns

Radio Europe
A Broader Definition of RFID
BLE promises to blur the line between Bluetooth and radio frequency identification.
Inside the Labs
Beyond the Basics
Innovative RFID applications can deliver more benefits and a faster ROI.
Ashton's View
Lessons From Air Safety
RFID could be the food supply chain's equivalent of the flight data recorder.

Departments

Editor's Note
The DOD's War on Waste
Out in Front
It's the Bee's Knees
A Canadian startup has combined ZigBee technology with 'swarm intelligence' to create a smart system for optimizing energy consumption.
Out in Front
Referees vs. Technology
A team of engineers has infused a web of conductive thread with tiny pressure sensors into a pair of standard-issue gloves, to measure how a wide receiver grips a football.
Perspective
Mending Broken Links
The recent salmonella-peanut butter outbreak reveals how complex the food supply chain is, and why a comprehensive approach to recalls is needed.
Perspective
Reading P&G's Tea Leaves
When Procter & Gamble told its third-party packagers to stop putting RFID tags encoded with Electronic Product Codes on promotional displays bound for Wal-Mart, it set off a wave of speculation among providers of radio frequency identification technologies, other Wal-Mart suppliers and journalists who cover the industry. Why did P&G do it, and what does it mean?