RFID Logistics: Improving In-Transit Visibility ...

From HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON READINESS, UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, REGARDING LOGISTICS, TESTIMONY OF VICE ADMIRAL KEITH W. LIPPERT DIRECTOR OF THE DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY ...

... "To improve in-transit visibility, DLA put radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on all Central Command shipments loaded on containers and air pallets as well as similar shipments to all customers in Europe and the Pacific. RFID tags are the foundation for the in-transit visibility capability being developed by DOD. As their use is expanded, they will enable the capture of in-transit status information to support end to end visibility of each container, case, or pallet of materiel as it moves through the distribution process to, and then within, the operational theater. In the theater itself, and throughout the process, RFID utility depends upon sufficient amounts of equipment, specific procedures, and trained personnel. Collectively, we need to ensure that all parts of the system are working properly to achieve the full capability of this technology, and DLA is collaborating with OSD, TRANSCOM, and the military Services to make this happen." ...