A new study of 400 supply chain executives around the world indicates supply chain visibility is still cloudy, but IBM believes RFID, sensors, GPS and other real-time technologies can help companies to manage risks, improve customer relations and contain costs.
Walgreens is promoting the success of its RFID-enabled promotions tracking program. The drugstore chain and GOLIATH Solutions, which developed the RFID system, issued a joint press release in which Walgreens calls the system a “game-changer” for improving store operations and sales.
At its factory where vehicular heating and air-conditioning systems are made, employees press a button to alert management whenever parts need to be replenished, thereby preventing work stoppages and part overstocks.
Mercedes Benz of Buckhead is using MyDealerLot’s RFID-enabled Service Drive Concierge system to identify customers and their vehicles when they come in for maintenance or repairs.
Of all the things RFID companies can do to influence prospects and build a positive reputation, nothing is more powerful than promoting successful implementations. New research found that RFID users are most influenced by a vendor’s implementations at firms similar to their own.
PeopleVox claims its new handheld EPC Gen 2 interrogators enable retailers to accurately read the tags of hundreds of closely packed garments in less than a minute.
With sales slowing, CEOs worldwide are focused on reducing costs across their operations. That’s bound to make them more open to using new technologies, including RFID.
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The device illuminates an LED upon sensing RFID transmission from a UHF reader, thereby offering a low-cost tool for installers and RFID reader owners.
To control valves and other downhole tools, an operator drops passive RFID tags, encoded with instructions, into a well.