Supply Chain News

This section includes articles about how companies are using RFID to improve their supply chain operations and collaborate with supply chain partners.

Savi, DoD Contract Brings Cellular Connectivity, Mobility to Asset Management

The U.S. Department of Defense has signed its latest RFID-IV contract with Savi as the sole provider for updated technology, including hybrid RFID and cellular tags, lighter infrastructure kits and interrogation capability for RFID transponders when readers are unavailable.

Tags: Defense, Logistics, Supply Chain, Asset Tracking, Infrastructure

• RFID Pilot Brings Intelligence to Solid Tires
• New Wi-Fi Access Points Come With BLE
• Battling Cargo Theft in Brazil
• RFID Technology Tracks Conditions Under the Big Top
• Largest RFID File-Tracking System Goes Live in Qatar
• Japanese Auto-Checkout Piloting Expands
• RFID News Roundup
• Companies Testing IoT System When Goods Are 'On the Road'
• Smart Label Solutions, Brazil's Mozaiko Sign RFID Partnership

Supply Chain Case Studies

Aerospace Company Gains Efficiency Threefold With RFID

BAE Systems' deployment of RFID technology, enabled by sensor integration from Boeing's Tapestry Solutions, has boosted efficiency and reduced labor for supplies management, tool and asset tracking, and work-in-process visibility.

Tags: Aerospace, Supply Chain, Asset Tracking, Inventory / Warehouse Management, Sensors, Efficiency

• RFID Journal LIVE! 2018 Report, Part 2
• RFID Journal LIVE! 2018 Report, Part 1
• Florida Fire and Rescue Supplier Extends Visibility via RFID
• Rebecca Minkoff Extends Its RFID System Beyond the Store

Supply Chain Features

RFID Journal LIVE! 2018 Report, Part 2

RFID Journal's 16th annual conference and exhibition was held last month. View the presentations from the event's main-conference sessions and the RFID Journal Awards.

Tags: Defense, Aerospace, Health Care, Pharmaceutical, Manufacturing, Retail, Logistics, Apparel, Supply Chain, IT/Infrastructure, Innovation, RFID Journal Awards, RFID Journal Events, Internet of Things

• RFID Journal LIVE! 2018 Report, Part 1
• RFID in Aerospace and Defense 2017 Report
• RFID in Retail and Apparel 2017 Report
• Why Standardization Is Fundamental for the IoT in Brazil

Supply Chain Editor's Notes

Why More Retailers Haven't Invested in RFID

Is it that they don't understand the value of the technology, are afraid to take risks, or have other priorities?

Tags: Retail, Supply Chain, Innovation, Inventory / Warehouse Management

• Déjà Vu at NRF's Big Show 2018
• Some Defense and Aerospace Companies Are Becoming Serious About RFID
• Delta's $2 Million Gift to the Auburn RFID Lab
• Leading Indicators of RFID Trends

Supply Chain Expert Views

The Importance of Integrating RFID Into Ecommerce Business Strategies

Whether startups or SMEs, companies should consider integrating the technology into their strategy for success.

Tags: Retail, Supply Chain, Operations, Efficiency

• RFID and Blockchain Are Changing Supply Chains
• Eight More Surprising Uses of RFID
• Welcome to the Data-Driven Supply Chain
• The Rise of Logistics Tech Activates Entrepreneurs

Supply Chain Best Practices

RFID Journal LIVE! 2018 Report, Part 2

RFID Journal's 16th annual conference and exhibition was held last month. View the presentations from the event's main-conference sessions and the RFID Journal Awards.

Tags: Defense, Aerospace, Health Care, Pharmaceutical, Manufacturing, Retail, Logistics, Apparel, Supply Chain, IT/Infrastructure, Innovation, RFID Journal Awards, RFID Journal Events, Internet of Things

• RFID Journal LIVE! 2018 Report, Part 1
• Best Practices: RFID Change Management
• Plan an RFID System With People in Mind
• Thinking Inside the Box

Supply Chain How To Articles

RFID Journal LIVE! 2018 Report, Part 2

RFID Journal's 16th annual conference and exhibition was held last month. View the presentations from the event's main-conference sessions and the RFID Journal Awards.

Tags: Defense, Aerospace, Health Care, Pharmaceutical, Manufacturing, Retail, Logistics, Apparel, Supply Chain, IT/Infrastructure, Innovation, RFID Journal Awards, RFID Journal Events, Internet of Things

• RFID Journal LIVE! 2018 Report, Part 1
• How to Develop an RFID Training Program
• How to Select a Real-Time Locating System
• How to Write a Request for Proposal

Supply Chain Videos

• Using Small Drones to Read RFID Tags Indoors

  The MIT Media Lab has developed an RFID system that would allow users to capture tag reads with a small drone carrying a virtual antenna array to forward data between tags and a reader. The UHF R...

  Tags: 2018, Event Presentation, LIVE, Logistics, Supply Chain, Tracks
• Fire and Rescue District Increases Visibility Via RFID

  Bonita Springs Fire Control and Rescue District has reduced its inventory spending by 30 percent through the use of RFID technology to prevent duplicate ordering and expirations. The district's c...

  Tags: 2018, Event Presentation, LIVE, Logistics, Supply Chain, Tracks

Supply Chain White Papers

• Using RAIN RFID Technology to Fulfill the FDA's UDI Regulation and Improve the Health-Care Supply Chain
  Published May 2018
  The FDA passed a regulation in 2013 mandating the identification of medical devices using a UDI labeling system. Device manufacturers and hospitals are now realizing the benefits emerging from this mandate in terms of patient safety, clinical outcomes, operational efficiencies, cost savings and revenue capture. This paper, from VUEMED's Arnold Chazal and Lana Makhanik, illustrates how RAIN RFID can satisfy the UDI mandate and transform the health-care supply chain. (6 pages)
  Tags: Health Care, Supply Chain, Standards, Standards and Regulation
• Hospital Supply Chain Survey
  Published April 2018
  Operating rooms require better supply chain management systems and analytics to help reduce costs and support patient safety, according to a new Cardinal Health survey of surgical personnel and hospital supply chain decision-makers. This document details the results of that survey. (31 pages)
  Tags: Health Care, Supply Chain