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.

RFID News Roundup

Connect&GO signs strategic partnership with Amusement Services International ••• Ambrosus launches blockchain-IoT platform to improve supply chain transparency ••• Edwards selects MapR Technologies for real-time data-analysis solution ••• Ayla Networks announces IoT platform with improved wireless module, application-development capabilities ••• Neology drops lawsuit against STAR Systems International ••• Zigbee Alliance says 3.8 billion ZigBee chipsets expected to be sold by 2023 ••• Industrial Internet Consortium, Internet of Things Alliance Australia announce liaison.

Tags: Supply Chain, RFID Channel, Internet of Things

• Registration Now Open for RFID in Retail and Apparel 2018
• Registration Now Open for RFID Journal's 14th Annual European Event
• IoT News Roundup
• Savi, DoD Contract Brings Cellular Connectivity, Mobility to Asset Management
• 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

Supply Chain Case Studies

Scalpers Deploys RFID Across 150 Stores

The company is rolling out a solution from Nedap by first bringing nine "champion" stores live, then using those stores for training and rollout of the entire chain across Europe and globally.

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

• Hellenic Army Finds Reduction in Time and Cost With RFID in Supply Chain
• Aerospace Company Gains Efficiency Threefold With RFID
• RFID Journal LIVE! 2018 Report, Part 2
• RFID Journal LIVE! 2018 Report, Part 1

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

Retail Digital Transformation Guide

RFID Journal's new white paper explains what digital transformation means for retailers and how to do it right.

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

• Why More Retailers Haven't Invested in RFID
• 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

Supply Chain Expert Views

The Challenges of Industry 4.0 in Brazil

In addition to investing in modern products and services, it is necessary to have professionals who are able to understand the production process more broadly.

Tags: Logistics, Supply Chain, Innovation, Operations

• Learned Lessons from MRP and the Promise of the IoT
• The Importance of Integrating RFID Into Ecommerce Business Strategies
• RFID and Blockchain Are Changing Supply Chains
• Eight More Surprising Uses of RFID

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

• The EPC Mandate ROI Guide
  Published August 2018
  CYBRA has published this e-book, written by Sheldon R. Reich, to help retail manufacturers and distributors understand the intricacies of RFID implementation and EPC mandates, as well as how to benefit from such mandates. Aspects highlighted include how RFID can benefit retail brand owners, how to move an RFID pilot to production and the five-step plan for RFID deployment success. (10 pages)
  Tags: Manufacturing, Retail, Supply Chain, Inventory / Warehouse Management, EPC Technology
• The Drug Supply Chain Security Act and Blockchain
  Published July 2018
  The Center for Supply Chain Studies has released this white paper, which provides a comprehensive overview of its recent study that explores the potential use of blockchain technology as a way to address the data-sharing requirements of trading partners outlined in DSCSA. (54 pages)
  Tags: Health Care, Supply Chain, Security and Access Control