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 Journal's Mark Roberti to Present Retail Omnichannel Strategies at Latam Retail Show

The company's founder and editor will speak on Aug. 30 about how radio frequency identification can benefit the retail sector.

Tags: Retail, Supply Chain, Innovation, Industrial Internet

• NXP Identifies Top Global Trends in RFID for Retail
• Bauarte Invests in Visibility, Customer Experience
• Registration Now Open for RFID Journal's 13th Annual European Event
• Savi Technology Offers Cold-Chain RFID Deployments in Africa
• Brazilian Retailer Lez a Lez Improves Inventory-Counting Process
• RFID Journal LIVE! News Roundup
• RFID Automates Invoice Data for Bulk Storage Facility
• Factory Reduces Order-Fulfillment Time by 20 Percent
• Polish Retail Chain Keeps Food Cool With RFID

Supply Chain Case Studies

Polish Cancer Center Tracks Drug Temperatures via a Real-Time NFC-enabled Solution

The system, from Bluog and Utz Group, includes NFC-enabled data-loggers, Near Field Communication readers attached to containers, and a cellular or Wi-Fi connection to software managing the read data.

Tags: Health Care, Pharmaceutical, Supply Chain, NFC

• Nebraska Hospital Boosts Efficiency, Patient Care With RFID
• Decathlon Scores a Big Win With RFID
• Resin Supplier Uses RFID to Perfect the Curing Process
• Kuehne + Nagel Monitors Pharmaceuticals to Improve Customer Service

Supply Chain Features

Airbus, Suppliers Employ Automatic Validation System for RFID-Tagged Parts

The aircraft company developed its Airbus Tag Control software internally to automate the arduous process of confirming the operability and proper data storage on every RFID label or bar code attached to flyable parts.

Tags: Aerospace, Supply Chain, Asset Tracking

• Tagging Retail Items at the Source
• RFID Trends: What's Ahead in 2017, Part 1
• Communication Is the Key to Success
• End Users Speak Out

Supply Chain Editor's Notes

• Technology Is the Key to Retail's Future
• Observations from NRF's Big Show, Part 1
• New RFID Journal Awards
• The Network Effect

Supply Chain Expert Views

Why Omnichannel Could Be the High Street's Savior

As RFID and other technologies further establish themselves within retail, it will become easier for retailers to perfect their omnichannel strategy.

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

• Complying With the Food Safety Modernization Act
• An Industry With 'High' Growth Potential
• RFID Replenishment Solutions for Medical Supplies
• Three Boosts for EPCIS

Supply Chain Best Practices

Best Practices: RFID Change Management

Six steps can ensure a smooth transition as you deploy or expand a radio frequency identification system.

Tags: Health Care, Manufacturing, Logistics, Supply Chain, IT/Infrastructure, RFID Channel

• Plan an RFID System With People in Mind
• Thinking Inside the Box
• Seven Reasons to Act Now
• Using RFID Tags to Prevent Theft

Supply Chain How To Articles

How to Develop an RFID Training Program

Preparing workers to use a new or upgraded RFID system is essential.

Tags: Retail, Supply Chain, IT/Infrastructure, RFID Channel

• How to Select a Real-Time Locating System
• How to Write a Request for Proposal
• How to Track IT Assets
• How to Choose RFID Middleware

Supply Chain Videos

• Award Finalists Session: Best Logistics/Supply Chain Implementation: Gerdau
  This award will be given to the end-user company that has demonstrated the best use of RFID technology to improve its logistics or supply chain operations. The finalists, selected by an independent pa...
  Tags: 2017, LIVE, Logistics, RFID Journal Awards, Supply Chain
• Award Finalists Session: Best Logistics/Supply Chain Implementation: Marroquinera
  This award will be given to the end-user company that has demonstrated the best use of RFID technology to improve its logistics or supply chain operations. The finalists, selected by an independent pa...
  Tags: 2017, LIVE, Logistics, RFID Journal Awards, Supply Chain

Supply Chain White Papers

• State of the Global Supply Chain: The Top Issues Facing Industry Executives for 2016 and Beyond
  Published September 2016
  GT Nexus partnered with researcher YouGov, a global online community of more than four million individuals, to determine where senior manufacturing executives stand on such topics as the technologies—including RFID—and issues that have the most notable impact on the supply chain, their primary challenges and their goals for improvement, and whether or not they have a chief supply chain officer in place to help manage the above. This white paper outlines the results of that research. (14 pages)
  Tags: Supply Chain
• Embedded RFID for Medical Devices
  Published February 2016
  Embedded RFID has become a game-changing technology that medical manufacturers and health-care providers are using to satisfy some of their most pressing needs. This white paper, from Jadak, identifies key challenges facing manufacturers of medical devices and supplies, and explains how embedded RFID technology is being leveraged to overcome those challenges in a way that enhances safety and reliability, increases revenue and brand equity, and reduces operating costs. (7 pages)
  Tags: Health Care, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Emerging Technologies