Vertical Focus
Around the World in Real Time
Logistics providers are a key link between manufacturers and stores. RFID could help them speed deliveries, improve the flow of information and secure the supply chain.
A Prescription for Pharmaceuticals
RFID could help reduce counterfeiting and improve patient safety, but the costs are high and there are technological and privacy hurdles to overcome.
Best Buy Aims for Item-Level Tagging
Best Buy plans to move swiftly to item-level tagging.
The Buzz in Consumer Electronics
By enabling companies to react quickly to sudden changes in demand for new products, RFID adoption in the consumer electronics supply chain could benefit manufacturers as well as retailers.
I Want You to Tag Your Shipments
The U.S. Department of Defense wants to use RFID to transform its supply chain. But large and small suppliers alike are struggling to understand and meet tagging requirements.RFID Marching Orders
An overview of the U.S. Department of Defense's RFID tagging requirements.
RFID Takes Wing in Aviation
Airbus and Boeing are turning to RFID to give their supply chains and manufacturing operations a lift. Tagging of parts could reduce counterfeiting and provide other supplier benefits.Standard Deviation
Most industries are debating whether to adopt RFID technology based on standards created by EPCglobal, the nonprofit group commercializing Electronic […]
Can RFID Save the Cattle Industry?
RFID holds the promise of enabling governments to trace livestock and control the outbreak of diseases, but there are challenges to deploying the technology within the industry.