Two years after EPCglobal’s Hardware Action Group first began meeting to discuss a proposal for a high-frequency (HF) EPC air-interface protocol, there is still no such standard in place.
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Why Aren’t More U.S. Retailers Adopting RFID?
A variety of factors, from misinformation about performance to cultural issues, have prevented RFID from becoming a mainstream in-store technology.
A Guide to RFID Analytics Software for Retail and CPG Companies
Firms that are RFID-tagging and tracking products can get more bang for their buck by analyzing all the tag-generated data to improve business processes and increase revenues.
Europe Takes the Lead
In the late 1990s, American companies liked to boast that they led the Internet revolution, implying that the United States was still the dominant economic and technological power. And a few years later, the United States did jump-start the next technological...
Mississippi County Tracks Waste Pickup
Using RFID readers on trucks and tags on waste carts, Monroe County identified 600 customers who were receiving service without being billed.
DHL Says Its SmartTrucks Save Money, Time and CO2
Field tests of the company’s RFID-enabled delivery vans showed that the initiative reduces fuel consumption and improves customer service, but read rates need some improvement.
MoLo Unveils Universal RFID-enabled Loyalty Card
The company envisions its system as a replacement for the multiple retailer loyalty cards and clipped coupons that consumers currently carry to realize savings.
For Small to Midsize Container Companies, RFID Makes Sense
Based on a study involving a real-life logistics provider, the average payback period for an EPC Gen 2 RFID implementation is between 12 and 24 months.
RFID Helps York Improve Patient Safety, Satisfaction
A Wi-Fi-based system enables the 580-bed Pennsylvania hospital to better manage its assets, allowing its staff to focus more on patients than on equipment.
RFID Is Golden to Nevada Mine
Newmont’s Leeville gold mine is using an AeroScout Wi-Fi-based system to track workers and equipment at its underground operation.
Selling RFID Short
Many vendors spend too much time touting the advantages of their technology over another, and not enough time promoting the benefits of RFID.
Mobile RFID Device for Shoppers Boosts Store Sales
A Utah supermarket retailer uses The Giving Cart system to gain insight into consumer behavior, as well as provide shoppers with coupons, prizes and promotional material as they traverse the store’s aisles.