Conair offers a variety of products, from personal grooming tools to upscale kitchen appliances. Faced with meeting retailers’ RFID mandates, the company had the daunting task of tagging the cases and pallets it shipped without incurring high costs. Conair also worked with U.S. Customs and Homeland Security to solve several cargo security challenges. In this session, learn how and why the firm developed a suite of solutions ranging from item-level labels for source tagging to EPC-compliant ISO 17712 high-security cargo seals and cargo GPS devices. Discover the advantages of employing RFID at the manufacturer and supplier levels. Learn how Conair’s approach enabled it to quickly become compliant while staying within budget, and how the firm is realizing benefits as a result of RFID-tagging. Conair is currently source-tagging all products supplied to Sam’s Club at the item level, and is ready to do the same for Wal-Mart and others. Learn Conair’s plans for the future, and why RFID is part of its strategy to remain competitive.
Speakers: Paul Arguin, director of technology and engineering, CONAIR/USAID; John Mayorek, senior VP, Conair