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.
Using RFID In Manufacturing – A Pilot Case Study
Published May 2006
Written by Genpact's Kirit Goyal, this white paper discusses in detail the design and deployment of a closed-loop automatic identification and data-collection system. Utilizing Oracle’s Sensor Edge Server, this system is designed to improve material visibility and labor efficiency in a manufacturing assembly line.
Real-World RFID
Published December 2005
This white paper by John Burnell explains how the METRO Group has used RFID to reduce labor costs and increase stock availability.
Mastering RFID Label Converting
Published September 2005
This white paper, written by Mark Blitshteyn of Ion Industrial, analyzes existing ESD control standards and interprets them for RFID label converting; examines available static control methods in RFID converting; and discusses a case study for static control on an RFID tag insertion module for a narrow-web press.
Beyond the Tag: Finding RFID Value in Manufacturing & Distribution Applications
Published June 2005
Companies need to look beyond the tag to see the true value of RFID. This white paper from Intermec describes how businesses have used internal RFID systems to reduce costs, improve efficiency and explain how lessons learned can be applied to a variety of industrial ooperations.
Beyond Compliance: The Future Promise Of RFID
Published May 2005
Complying with RFID mandates imposed by customers is an imperative for manufacturers. How can the technology improve efficiency, lower costs, enhance quality and boost competitiveness throughout the manufacturing and supply chains? Bearing Point, a business consultancy and systems integrator, addresses the broad issues manufacturers are facing.
Building a Business Case for RFID at Dell
Published March 2005
This white paper, authored by Mark Dinning, RFID Project Leader in the Supply Chain Engineering Group at Dell Inc., and Edmund W. Schuster, a Research Consultant to Auto-ID Labs, provides a case study for determining RFID's potential ROI, along with a method to evaluate the costs and benefits of the technology.
RFID: Making a Difference at Boeing
Published February 2005
This paper explains how Boeing's Integrated Defense System site in Philadelphia benefited from a UHF RFID system and the challenges it faced in deploying the system.
RFID – Tackling Product Lifecycle Management Issues
Published September 2004
This white paper, written by Rajaravisankar Shanmugam, a Product lifecycle management consultant with TATA Consultancy Services in India, looks at how RFID can be used for product recalls, service and maintenance, recycling and other PML business issues.