Supply Chain NEWS
Hong Kong Tests RFID for Product Authentication
A GS1 Hong Kong-led project uses UHF EPC tags to allow consumers to verify that goods purchased at Hong Kong International Airport are not counterfeit.
Study Finds Disposable Tags Can Be Reused
A Reusuable Packaging Association study indicates Gen 2 UHF RFID tags can be expected to continue performing on containers making multiple trips through a supply chain—even in harsh conditions.
Altierre Sees Opportunity for Temperature Tags
The company's new RFID-enabled temperature sensors are designed to help retailers track the operation of refrigerators, freezers and hot-food display cases in their stores.
Keynote Speaker, New Content Announced for RFID Journal LIVE! Canada
The fourth annual event will feature a keynote address by Keith Sheardown, Bombardier Transportation's general manager for technology solutions, and new tracks focused on traceability and health-care solutions.
Emirates SkyCargo Demonstrates RFID's Business Value
Having carried out technology trials involving passive EPC Gen 2 UHF tags and active 433 MHz active tags, the company is now ready to implement the technology "at the push of a button."
ATA Approves RFID Data Structures for Spec 2000
The agreement paves the way for parts suppliers, airplane manufacturers, airlines and maintenance companies to adopt radio frequency identification to track parts.
American Apparel's Zander Livingston to Keynote at RFID in Fashion 2009
Livingston, the retailer's head of RFID, will explain how his company increased sales by 15 percent, at RFID Journal's fourth annual event, to be held Aug. 12-13.
New Belgium Brewing Rolls Out RFID to Track Kegs
The company expects the system will decrease the man-hours spent tracking the kegs and the product they contain, as well as reduce the need to order extra kegs.
H&M Bay Cools Its Freight With RFID
EPC Gen 2 passive tags enable the shipping company to track the location of temperature-sensitive goods at its new cold-storage facilities, and to share that information with its customers.
Volkswagen de Mexico Employing RFID to Improve Parts Distribution
The application enabled the company's Puebla plant to lower its yearly expenses associated with parts distribution by 30 percent.
VCF, TMPA to Sponsor RFID in Fashion Conference
The fourth annual RFID Journal apparel event, to be held in New York City on Aug. 12-13, will focus on helping retailers and suppliers improve on-shelf availability, increase sales and reduce supply chain costs.
Vietnamese Seafood Producers Look to RFID
The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers is working with IBM to provide a system that can track products from farm to point of sale.
Dayton to Foster New RFID Solutions
A local group will open an incubator for RFID technology research at the city's Tech Town campus in July.
RFID Journal LIVE! Wins Broad Industry Praise
RFID Journal's seventh annual conference and exhibition is being widely hailed as a huge success, despite taking place during the most difficult economic conditions in a generation.
EPCglobal Reveals Details of Tokyo-Amsterdam Shipment Project
Supply chain partners and customs authorities used EPCIS database software to gain information regarding containers loaded with Canon printer cartridges, and secured with 433 MHz active RFID seals.
IBM, Motorola Execs Say RFID Is Key to Better World
RFID can be used to instrument social, economic and environmental changes globally, according to IBM's Martin Wildberger and Motorola's Jerry McNerney.
RFID Plays Crucial Military Role in Middle East
Major General James L. Hodge says the technology helps move cargo into and out of Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan, despite bad weather, theft and pilferage, attacks and other problems.
Charles Voegele Group Finds RFID Helps It Stay Competitive
Switzerland's largest clothing retailer says that despite the economic recession, the best time for retailers and product suppliers to invest in RFID technology is now.
Voegele, Vail, FOCUS and ODIN Technologies Win RFID Journal Awards
The winners of the third annual RFID Journal Awards were honored at RFID Journal LIVE! 2009.
ODIN Technologies Unveils End-to-End EPC Gen 2 Tracking for Supply Chains
The new solution combines passive and active RFID, as well as satellite and cellular technologies, to track individual items packed in shipping containers as they traverse a supply chain.
