The former head of RFID trials at Gap and Abercrombie & Fitch says many variables make deployment tricky.
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RFID-Enabled Phones Assign Work to Airport Crew
Ground personnel at Finland’s Helsinki-Vantaa Airport are using RFID-enabled mobile phones to report their locations and receive job assignments.
RFID to the Rescue: Boeing Uses RFID to Reduce Costs
This guest article from AMR Research’s Kevin Reale looks at how Boeing’s supply chain has expanded in scope and geography for the manufacture of the upcoming 787 Dreamliner and how RFID is being deployed to manage the resulting complexities.
RFID Worker Management Lands at Helsinki Airport
IBM, Nokia, and Finnair have teamed up to deploy an innovative RFID-based worker efficiency system at the Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport. Announced yesterday, the solution dramatically streamlines the administration and allocation of ground worker tasks.
New RFID Bills Moving Through Calif. Assembly
The state’s Assembly Judiciary Committee approved two RFID bills limiting the use of RFID in driver’s licenses and ID cards, and also passed a third bill studying—but not restricting—the use of RFID.
Medical-Tube Couplings Get RFID Technology
Colder Products has added RFID tags and readers to subminiature plastic connectors typically used on tubing in medical and surgical equipment.
Hoboken RFID-enables Its Parking Permits
Armed with handheld RFID interrogators, the city’s parking-enforcement officers can spot scofflaws in just a few seconds.
What the FDA Announcement Means for RFID
Friday’s announcement by the FDA caused a stir throughout the RFID industry, which is asking what this development means in the near term for e-pedigree and RFID adoption in the pharmaceutical supply chain. The answer: not much.
What’s Your Plan B?
Companies need to think about what happens when an RFID tag fails on a case or pallet in transit.
A Graphic Argument for RFID Labels
By modifying their requirements for shipping-container graphics, Wal-Mart and Target could give CPG makers a way for RFID compliance to pay for itself.
Biomet Tags Its Orthopedic Knees
The company hopes its pilot RFID project will improve its customer service, reverse logistics and inventory management.
FDA Announces Pharma RFID Recommendations
The US Food and Drug Administration today released a highly anticipated report with recommendations for combating the issue of countfeit pharmaceuticals. This article contains the need-to-know points.