RFID Progress: CHEP Makes Important Advances in RFID; Progress in Both Research & ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... leader in pallet and container pooling solutions, has announced a series of new developments in the company's Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) program. ...

... CHEP, the global leader in pallet and container pooling solutions, has announced a series of new developments in the company's Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) program. From participating in the largest RFID test market in the US, to establishing an industry wide pilot implementation with the aim to better understand RFID/EPC applicability to the Brazilian marketplace, CHEP is at the forefront of RFID implementation in the supply chain around the world. To meet the requests of retailers like Wal-Mart, Tesco, Target, Metro and others, CHEP has strengthened its PLUS ID offering, which features pallets embedded with RFID tags and now includes technical and strategic consulting to assist in RFID implementations. ...

CHEP is the global leader in pallet and plastic container pooling services serving many of the world's largest companies. The company has more than 7,700 employees in 42 countries. Combining superior technology, over five decades of experience and an asset base of more than 265 million pallets and containers, CHEP handles pallet and container supply chain logistics for customers in the consumer goods, produce, meat, home improvement, beverage, raw materials and automotive industries. With global partners that include Wal-Mart, Procter & Gamble, SYSCO, Kellogg's, Kraft, Nestle, Rich Products Corporation, Ford and GM, CHEP is known for Handling the World's Most Important Products. Everyday.