Air Force Base RFID IT Asset Management

The Scott AFB Medical Center implements RFID system to track its medical center IT assets. ...

... "These technologies include passive, semi-passive, and active RFID, as well as bar codes. Tracking IT assets using RFID was a high priority project within the Medical Center, and as a preliminary step Scott AFB decided to use EPC Gen2 passive RFID technology with handheld readers. In consultation with AssetPulse, a variety of passive RFID tags from different vendors were tried out by Scott AFB. The factors taken into consideration by Scott AFB included readability, type of mounting surface, and aesthetics. Aesthetics were especially important for the tags that had to be mounted on the mobile devices. RFID tags manufactured by Confidex were found optimal and were chosen for over 90% of the IT assets. RFID tags were also used to identify the rooms, in order to increase efficiency of the scanning process. Additionally, AssetPulse developed special tools and processes, in consultation with Scott AFB Medical Center, to help streamline the process of tagging all the assets and locations. " ...

Via AssetPulse: Scott Air Force Base

Zebra RFID Printing Enables USAF Operating Supply Chain Model

Zebra Technologies is shipping RFID printer/encoders to the U.S. Air Force (USAF), enabling the USAF Cargo Movement Operation System (CMOS) at more than 214 locations world-wide. ...

... "The planned RFID initiative is expected to improve overall efficiency and productivity of the USAF's and Department of Defense (DoD) supply chain and other logistical operations. CMOS is a DoD support system designed to automate and streamline logistical processes and cargo movement through the strategic application of Automatic Identification Technology (AIT). The AIT Program Office at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is responsible for the implementation plan to promote the use of RFID automatic identification technology in the USAF." ...

U.S. AIR FORCE'S CARGO MOVEMENT OPERATION SYSTEM'S LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT