The Profitability Challenge: Why SKU-Level Visibility Matters
Profit-and-loss visibility at the stock-keeping unit level is so critical, yet so difficult to attain.
IoT Brings Connectivity to Fresh Food Vending
Glory is piloting two smart vending machines that enable consumers to purchase and reserve fresh salads, wraps or yogurts with their smartphones, then pick up their orders when they arrive, while the machine’s 4G connectivity helps providers monitor conditions remotely.
The Truth About Tracking Military Weapons via RFID
A recent story by the Associated Press presented a false picture of radio frequency identification technology and created the wrong impression about tracking military weapons.
Low-Cost Cellular IoT Brings Wireless Connectivity to Everyday Objects
A solution from Blues Wireless includes a cellular sensor device with a built-in STMicroelectronics microprocessor and a secure element, along with other sensors and a prepaid AT&T cellular network.
Slovenian IoT System Manages Electricity Distribution
IRNAS’s NB-IoT and LTE cellular-based device, using a Nordic Semiconductors SiP, captures power surge information and analyzes the data on the edge to enable low-power, wireless transmissions about conditions in the field.
Why ‘Inventory Accuracy’ Is Not an Oxymoron
Supply chains should be viewed holistically to leverage data-infrastructure advances that enable an ecosystem of item- and shipping-specific information across all touchpoints.
IoT With Satellite, Cellular Networks Brings Connectivity Off the Grid
OffGridBox, which brings power and potable water to remote sites in Africa and other parts of the world, is leveraging eze System connectivity—with Swarm satellite technology where mobile service is unavailable—so that each box can be monitored in real time or for analytics.
RFID News Roundup
Xerafy offers on-metal RFID tags with NXP chips; Axia Institute launches RFID tag validation program, partners with Fresenius Kabi; AsReader unveils lightweight RFID reader-writer; CDO Technologies adds DT Research tablet to DoD auto-ID contract; ScaleOut Software upgrades real-time digital twin streaming service; Trackunit, Silicon Labs partner on BLE asset-tracking solution; GS1 US to host virtual healthcare RFID workshop; STMicroelectronics publishes white paper on NFC for CPG.
Telecom Reduces Audit Times, Loss with RFID-Based Asset Management
Indonesia’s Telkomsel has deployed a companywide UHF RFID system to track tens of thousands of office assets, ensuring automatic audits that are faster, more accurate and better centralized than previous methods.
Lado Avesso Tracks Goods from Factory to Store
The company’s implementation of an RFID solution from iTAG follows GS1’s standard and brings benefits to retailers.