The Six Sigma Supply Chain
RFID gives companies, for the first time, the ability to measure their supply-chain performance—and most are not even close to Six Sigma.
Canadian Retailer Wraps Up RFID Pilot
Canadian supermarket giant Loblaw has recently completed an RFID pilot project and plans to work closely with its suppliers to develop an RFID strategy.
Show Report: RFID Journal LIVE! Canada
At RFID Journal’s first Canadian conference, Wal-Mart Canada and other end users provided progress reports; EPCglobal Canada and EPCglobal US talked about their planned merger; and McMaster University announced the debut of its new RFID applications lab.
Crown Saves Manufacturing Costs via RFID
The lift truck maker says the new system enforces more discipline among factory workers when it comes to checking out and restocking tools.
RFID News Roundup
ViVOtech announces new RFID payment applications; NXP chip supports Advanced Encryption Standard; Ekahau upgrades location engine; TI makes fobs and wristbands for PayPass; SAP certifies SupplyScape’s e-pedigree app; Atmel, Melexis partner on payments, ID apps; Mercury4 gets green light in So. Korea; collaborative RFID approach can hasten ROI, says Aberdeen.
Aberdeen on Getting ROI from RFID
Research firm Aberdeen Group this week released the latest installment in a series of reports on RFID adoption. Entitled , the report is available free. In this guest contribution, report author Russ Klein summarizes the key findings and recommendations for action.
Missouri School District Puts RFID on Buses
The system helps make sure every driver performs a daily safety inspection, that mechanics perform needed repairs and that the vehicles are being operated properly.
China Endorses ISO 18000-7 433 MHz Standard
The move will make it easier for RFID vendors to sell equipment in China, and for goods manufacturers to streamline their global supply-chain processes.
U.S. Army Developing RFID System to Track Weapons Usage
In an effort to make sure ground vehicles’ weapons are properly maintained, Benét Laboratories is working on a system using sensors and passive RFID tags to record the number of rounds fired.
Inability to Measure Process Performance Hides RFID Value
AMR Research analyst John Fontanella argues in this guest article that it is far easier to measure the costs of RFID than it is the benefits, and it is for this reason that determining ROI has been so challenging. But just because measuring the benefits is difficult does not mean they don’t exist, especially when trading partners collaborate.