RFID Journal Videos
Real-Time Visibility of Mobile Inventory, Assets and Field-Based Employees Using RFID (Part 3)
Manufacturers face significant challenges managing inventory from remote locations. The manual nature of managing inventory impacts manufacturers and retailers alike. Sales reps spend more time counting and less time selling. Operations lack visibili...
Aerospace/Defense: Tracking Assets at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
Even a small tool left on the launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center could potentially damage a spacecraft during liftoff, jeopardizing a mission. To prevent tools from being left behind by workers, Boeing has employed a real-time location syste...
How Wal-Mart Derives Business Value from RFID
When Rollin Ford took over as Wal-Mart's CIO in April 2006, he launched a bottom-up review of the company's RFID initiative to ensure Wal-Mart had the right strategy and right implementation plan. In this thought-provoking keynote address, Ford expla...
Using EPC and GS1 Identifiers to Drive Business Value
The Electronic Product Code is part of GS1’s integrated suite of global standards, which provides for accurate identification and communication of information regarding products, assets, services and locations. These standards can be employed to un...
RFID Helps Hospital Maintain Patient Safety, Reduce Labor Costs
Children's Hospital Colorado is installing RFID sensors to monitor the temperatures of refrigerators, blood coolers, blanket warmers and other heating or cooling appliances within the new 10-story tower that it is currently constructing. Temperature ...