Silent Commerce Has Arrived
Radio-frequency identification and related sensor technologies are helping a wide array of companies improve productivity and reduce costs today.
Where the Benefits Are
From receiving and warehouse management to yard management and shipping, here’s how RFID is helping five companies save millions.
Who Will Pay the Piper?
Suppliers will eventually be able to pass some of the cost for RFID tags to companies downstream in the supply chain.
Mandate for Change
Thanks to Wal-Mart and the U.S. Department of Defense, suppliers have to spend millions to put RFID tags on pallets and cases. A money pit? Not if companies get smart.
Five More Ways to Save
Depending on the nature of your business, there may be other ways to achieve significant savings with an RFID system.
Top 10 Stories for 2004
This year will be a critical one for the adoption of radio-frequency identification. Here are the 10 top stories that would make waves in 2004.
Guide for the Visually Impaired
Students at the University of Rochester have developed an RFID system that can direct the visually impaired.
Move Over, R2-D2
A robot developed by General Dynamics Robotics Systems for the U.S. military takes inventory automatically with an RFID reader.
The Standard Problem
Achieving the benefits of RFID technology in the global supply chain could hinge on whether two competing protocols can be merged into a single system.