Boosting Profits in a Sluggish Economy
RFID can help companies make more money when sales are growing slowly, by squeezing inefficiencies out of their operations.
Northern Arizona University to Use Existing RFID Student Cards for Attendance Tracking
The system takes advantage of passive tags already embedded in student IDs, to automate what is currently a manual process, saving time for instructors of large classes.
Queensland Tests RFID to Track Kangaroo Meat
Participating hunters are applying RFID tags to animals harvested in the field, in order to improve traceability and the recording of health-related information.
Can RFID Manage Flood Risk?
As I understand it, the physical properties of radio frequency identification are not constrained by water. I am thinking about using RFID tags as sensors for flood detection, as well as for monitoring water elevation, flow speed and perhaps water quality. Are there...
Chitale Dairy Uses RFID to Improve Milk Yields
The system, developed at Bombay Veterinary College, combines RFID and cell-phone technologies to track data related to cow and water buffalo health in small farms.
Can RFID Thwart Supermarket Theft?
I have a retail business—a supermarket. We currently use bar codes at our point of sale, but we have a lot of theft from cashiers and customers. We sell groceries, frozen foods and so forth. From my limited understanding of RFID, it seems as if it would go a long way...Can RFID Tags Be Used in a Microwave Oven?
Does any company manufacture an inexpensive radio frequency identification system for reusable coffee mugs that can withstand repeated microwave usage? —Name withheld ——— I’ve not heard of any RFID tags that can survive placement in a microwave oven, but perhaps...RFID News Roundup
Damco joins Dash7 Alliance; NXP opens RFID application and system center in China; Cubic acquires assets of Impeva Labs; DeviceFidelity announces mobile contactless payment solution for iPhone; Arbor Technology intros rugged tablet PC with HF RFID reader; Avera McKennan expands use of Versus RTLS to surgery center.
GS1 Group Completes Early Phase of E-Pedigree Model
The organization’s 2015 Readiness Program includes 50 companies in the pharmaceutical supply chain simulating the movement of products from a manufacturer to a drug store, as well as the electronic data that is captured, stored and shared along the way.