Maybe not—if you think of the technology as infrastructure that can deliver many benefits, then calculating the ROI on any one application becomes less critical.
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Container Centralen Adds Active Tags to U.S. Carts
The horticultural logistics company is installing 150 RFID readers at nurseries, greenhouses and fields, as well as at its depots, to track the whereabouts of 250,000 metal carts.
Logwin Rolls Ahead With RFID
The logistics provider attaches EPC Gen 2 passive tags to the wheels it assembles and ships to its automotive customers.
RFID News Roundup
Rutgers opens RFID center; Axcess licenses HID Global proximity technology; Schreiner-LogiData unveils rugged tag that withstands heat, chemicals; Voyantic launches new tools for RFID tag measurements; RFID TagSource to distribute Tracient RFID readers in North America; Avery Dennison RFID’s new Web site offers tools, scenarios.
Linentracker Automates Management of Towels, Sheets
A hotel has attached rubberized RFID tags to 20,000 items, enabling it to know if storage closets are adequately stocked, and to improve laundering and replenishment processes.
GS1 Taiwan Pushes for EPCglobal E-seal Standard
A review of user requirements for the proposed standard for passive e-seals—containing EPC Gen 2 RFID tags—is expected to begin soon.
Registration Open for RFID Journal LIVE! 2010
The RFID industry’s largest conference and exhibition, to be held on Apr. 14-16 in Orlando, Fla., will feature three co-located events designed to deliver additional value to attendees.
Don’t Forget the People Factor
Several presenters at RFID Journal LIVE! Europe 2009 made it clear that if you don’t train people to use a new RFID system, you won’t achieve the full benefits the technology was designed to deliver.
Interactive Wine Kiosk Wows Customers
Bacaro, a wine retailer and delicatessen at Zurich Airport, says its sales have increased since installing the system, which uses passive RFID tags to provide information regarding each selection.
Metro Details Some of Its RFID Successes
Speaking at RFID Journal LIVE! Europe 2009, Gerd Wolfram, head of the retailer’s CIO office, provided metrics on how EPC RFID technology is improving its operations.
Pramari Launches Free Open-Source RFID Middleware
The Rifidi Edge Server can manage EPC Gen 2 RFID interrogators and RFID reader data, as well as information from bar-code scanners, sensors and other hardware.
Massachusetts General Uses RFID to Better Understand Its Clinics
A patient- and employee-tracking system, provided by Radianse, will enable the Boston hospital’s clinics to gather complex information regarding patient flow and bottlenecks, with the goal of improving care.