RFID Cylinder Tracking through Supply Chain

IBM will implement Radio Frequency Identification solution for Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, a Fortune 500 petroleum company in India. The solution will use RFID to track LPG products from the point of production through the supply chain to the customers. ...

... "HPCL will leverage IBM's technology expertise to deploy an end-to-end tracking solution based on RFID technology at HPCL's Nashik plant. Signed in March 2008, this US$2.2 million deal is one of the single largest implementations in India for RFID-based tracking solutions and involves infrastructure services. ... Under this agreement, IBM will design, deploy and integrate the RFID solution for tracking LPG cylinders from plant to the end-consumer. The solution will streamline the process of identification of LPG cylinders during bottling, distribution and supply chain, and is expected to cover 500,000 cylinders in the initial phase. HPCL intends to evaluate the technology and deploy the same in a phased manner to cover the entire supply chain from bottling plant, logistics, and distributors to the end-consumers. " ...

Via IBM: Path-Breaking RFID Solution