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.
Tips for RFID Smart Label Printing/Encoding
Published March 2011
Accurate RFID encoding is critical to every deployment. If a printer-encoder fails to function properly, errors can propagate throughout an entire supply chain. Zebra Technologies offers a set of tips to help end users get more from their smart label printing system, by improving reliability, minimizing operator intervention, reducing wasted labels, preventing encoding and printing errors, and yielding a greater number of usable labels per media roll. (8 pages)
How to Implement a Successful RFID Project
Published October 2010
RFID 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)
What Does an RFID Project Implementation Take?
Published September 2008
This white paper discusses the various technologies available to companies undertaking an RFID implementation, from consultation to system operation.
Five Lessons to Consider Before Formulating a Demand Signal Repository Strategy
Published March 2008
Retail Solutions explains how a demand signal repository (DSR) can provide retailers improved sales performance, product assortment and forecasting, as well as reduced out-of-stocks.
Integrating You-R OPEN and SAP
Published February 2008
RF-iT Solutions explains how integrating SAP and You-R OPEN can help companies employing SAP as an ERP system cover their business processes by using and customizing their existing system, rather than implementing another isolated application.
Life-Cycle Management of Radioactive Materials Packaging
Published December 2007
Authors Y. Liu, S. Bellamy and J. Shuler describe a framework of life-cycle-management (LCM) strategies for type-B radioactive and fissile material transportation packaging used for interim storage, as well as the key attributes in the programs for managing the aging degradation of materials and packaging components. This includes periodic inspection and monitoring, and the application of advanced technologies, such as RFID. (7 pages)
Selecting an Approach for Industrial SAP Data Collection Solutions
Published October 2007
Peak Technologies provides guidance in selecting an approach for use in implementing a SAP data collection solution in industrial environments.
A Practical Guide to RFID Label Quality
Published February 2006
Detailed analysis of RFID label quality can be expensive and require a great deal of skill, but an RFID reader and other common equipment can provide some insight. The tests described in this publication from Paxar Americas provide basic information on how to start assessing label quality via RFID.
VAR Growth, Investment and Profitability
Published January 2006
The purpose of this white paper by Bruce R. Stuart of ChannelCorp is to provide readers with guidance and strategic focus to direct 2006/2007 growth, investment and profit in partner organizations.
Fire Test Findings and Fixes
Published January 2006
Bruce R. Stuart of ChannelCorp discusses a core set of functional challenges facing all or most IT vendors heading into 2006. The author divides his findings up into five sections: Strategic/Architectural/Coverage Challenges; Product Marketing Challenges; Channel Marketing Challenges; Channel Development Challenges; and Channel Management Challenges.