White Papers
Each month, RFID Journal receives numerous white paper submissions from outside experts. We read each paper carefully and select the most informative articles. Please note that we cannot guarantee the accuracy of facts or claims in these papers.
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most recent white papers
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How to Implement a Successful RFID Project
Published October 2010RFID technologies can provide increased efficiency, security and visibility into a company's business processes, and make a firm more profitable—but only when implemented smartly. Barcoding Inc.'s Bill Poulsen offers 10 strategies to help make RFID integration projects flow more smoothly, as well as provide a baseline of knowledge for each new project. (6 pages)
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Motorola’s Manufacturing RFID Solutions
Published September 2010Manufacturers are faced with globalization, increased competition and other economic pressures, and must continuously look to drive costs down, increase asset utilization and reduce material expenses, while at the same time addressing clients' demands for faster delivery, better customer service and customized products. Motorola explains why many manufacturers are looking to RFID to address these challenges. (4 pages)
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Supply Chain Management Solutions for Federal Agencies
Published September 2010Federal agencies need a fully integrated solution that leverages RFID and related sensor technologies in order to get a complete picture of their supply chains, as well as the assets that move about within them. Savi Technology examines how agencies can manage critical mobile assets and shipments within their facilities, and throughout the federal supply chain. (14 pages)
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RFID Solutions in the Oil & Gas Industry
Published September 2010From the offshore oil rig to the plant, RFID gives companies a tool to maximize uptime, respond faster to day-to-day business needs, restore production more rapidly in the event of an incident, and better protect employees. In this industry brief, Motorola explains how the technology provides the automated end-to-end visibility needed to streamline the tracking of materials, equipment and personnel in the oil and gas industries. (8 pages)
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Why RFID Means Big Savings for the Oil and Gas Industry
Published August 2010Xerafy explains how radio frequency identification can help offshore oil platforms maintain an adequate supply of parts, in order to deal with extreme temperature fluctuations, constant exposure to saltwater and other environmental challenges. (5 pages)
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Rethinking How to Purchase WMS Software
Published August 2010Synergy North America discusses its Snapfulfil warehouse-management software, designed to facilitate professional purchasing. (9 pages)
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Facility Management With RFID
Published August 2010In the dynamic world of construction, coordination is a top priority. Inclusive in a construction site manager’s daily tasks are the ordering, receiving, handling and distribution of raw materials. Currently, these tasks are handled using manual tracking with paper manifests, manual data entry in facility and material logs, and perhaps through "mental notes" taken by the construction foreman. Xerafy explains how RFID can better meet facility-management challenges. (8 pages)
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Data Center Re-architecture With RFID
Published August 2010Sarbanes-Oxley and other regulations mandate that all companies maintaining sensitive data such as financial and health records not only prove they own their own equipment, but also have complete control over equipment content security. Xerafy explains how RFID can help address the challenge of conducting inventory in the metal-rich environment of a data center. (3 pages)
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Can RFID Tags Work Inside Metal?
Published August 2010Xerafy examines how RFID can significantly reduce the time it takes a company to conduct inventories, as well as how to embed tags in products made of metal, such as automobiles, at the point of manufacture. (4 pages)
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Intelligent Foreign Object Prevention
Published August 2010Airports and airlines must constantly monitor for foreign objects (FO)—any substance, debris or article alien to a vehicle or system that could potentially cause damage. Millions of dollars' worth of damages and injuries result from FO, in fact, every year. In this white paper, XERAFY examines the use of RFID in aviation to ensure that aircraft and airports are kept clean and properly maintained, in order to keep those who operate, work on and ride such craft safe. (7 pages)
