Last week’s RFID Live show highlighted many new uses cases that continue to develop for RFID technology. Some of the keynote highlights included BP, which has added $150 million to its bottom line by deploying 37 RFID projects throughout the company. In addition, retailer American Apparel revealed that it is now nearly fully deployed at [...]
The 11th annual RFID Live Journal conference kicked off yesterday in Orlando with an increased confidence in the role that RFID will play in businesses moving forward. While retail continues to have a major focus in the exhibit hall, asset tracking solutions also had a strong presence, as did systems for the healthcare and medical [...]
BP is deploying RFID technology to monitor its supply chain during construction of the $7 billion Clair Ridge oil platform located in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland. BP has chosen Mojix Inc., a provider of wide-area passive RFID solutions, to deliver a track-and-trace technology solution that supplies real-time visibility of oil platform [...]
Warehouse management has come a long way and is crucial to retailers and manufacturers alike when it comes to re-stocking stores in a timely fashion or having the parts required for assembly. RFID technology is helping warehouses to take the next step to assure increased productivity and traceability within the warehouse, which can transform enterprises [...]
Fashion retailer Faconnable recently deployed item-level tagging at 70 of its branded retail stores and distribution centers on two continents, including its 12 retail locations and two DCs in the U.S. The retailer will consume more than two million RFID tags each year, and has been source tagging all the items it sells for nearly [...]
The Chicago Public Schools, the nation’s third largest school district serving over 402,000 students, is turning to RFID to protect and track technology assets and other expensive equipment. The school system is deploying a solution from Radiant RFID, LLC to manage the school district’s highly diverse and mobile inventory of more than $450 million in [...]
SML Group Ltd., a global supplier of brand identification labels and RFID data solutions, and Nordic ID, an RFID technology specialist, have joined forces to bring a new range of RFID applications designed to accelerate the movement to source tagging and enhance the supply chain for apparel retailers and brand owners. The companies have developed [...]
After successfully piloting RFID in five stores in Germany, retailer C&A is extending its pilot project to 20 more stores in Germany. The RFID expansion, designed to improve supply chain efficiency and decrease out-of-stocks, will allow the retailer to further evaluate the technology in order to consider a storewide rollout. “Having made quite positive experiences [...]
Networking giant Cisco is chasing the Internet of Things in a big way. Last week Cisco announced that it is leading the charge in developing the Internet of Things World Forum, an event designed to accelerate the development of the Internet of Things market. The Forum will be held in Barcelona, Spain in October. Cisco [...]
Tagsys RFID and Port Logistics Group have entered into a partnership to enable RFID solutions for Port Logistics Group customers at its U.S. gateway facilities. The pilot program is already underway at Port Logistics Group’s gateways at LA/Long Beach and New York/New Jersey, two of the busiest container ports in the country. The companies will [...]
