RFID Tracks Hazmat Waste Management Chain of Custody

GlobeRanger and Bechtel Jacobs collaborate to manage hazardous waste disposal at East Tennessee Technology Park with RFID technology, ensuring that the appropriate level of tracking is in place to support the chain of custody. ...

... "Utilizing GlobeRanger iMotion software platform, the system is designed to automatically identify vehicles at designated checkpoints, thus giving Bechtel Jacobs visibility into real-time material tracking as well as the ability to remotely manage the RFID systems, even in locations where infrastructures may be non-existent.

GlobeRanger software is responsible for collecting and processing data from a variety of devices including handhelds, fixed RFID readers and weigh scales. The system, based on strict business logic and workflow guidelines, instantly flags and provides alerts and notifications if processes or time schedule variances deviated from pre-defined Bechtel Jacobs’s route expectations. In the first ten months, the system has processed over 17,000 trucks, resulting in increased efficiencies, reduced carbon footprint and significant cost avoidance. " ...

Via Globe Ranger: Track Chain of Custody of Hazardous Materials

SAP RFID Tracking by Zetes

RFID technology will enable inbound material tracking for sugar refiner. ...

... "Zetes has rolled out the pilot phase of a project based on RFID technology at the Azucarera Ebro Guadelete sugar refinery ... " ...

Via Supplychain Standard: RFID for sugar refinery

Metal RFID Applications

Fraunhofer researchers have integrated RFID technology into challenging metal production conditions. ...

... "Fraunhofer scientists can control this process in a manner that allows the RFID to be installed and completely encased by the material. " ...

Via Science Daily: RFID inside metal components

RFID Future Factory

RFID and automated data collection will enable the future factory to operate efficiently and more fully embrace lean manufacturing principles. Shop floor transactions and supply chain material movements will be visible through RFID technology. ...

... "Pushing new manufacturing processes through the above mentioned bottlenecks are Radio Frequency based hardware and software solutions. These do not require line of site and manual intervention anymore to read information on fast moving objects or groups of items in large quantity. " ...

Via PCQuest: Future State for Factory Efficiency

Walgreens RFID in Distribution Channel

Behind the scenes, Walgreens is implementing RFID in its supply chain to create operational efficiencies. ...

... "It is one of the few retailers that is really using RFID for distribution center operations. In 2008, it announced it had integrated RFID with its shipping, warehouse management and material handling operations at its Anderson, South Carolina distribution center. " ...

Via Supply Chain Digest: Walgreens RFID Deployment

Vela RFID Steel Tracking

Standard Supplies implements Vela Systems' Materials Tracker software integrated with building information modeling system that enables radio frequency identification (RFID) tracking of fabricated steel. The solution will be used to drive efficiency in the construction supply chain. ...

... "Standard Supplies will use Vela's Materials Tracker to track RFID-tagged fabricated steel pieces that form the structures for Standard Supplies customer projects. As pieces move through various phases of the production process, RFID information will be fed into Tekla Structures, a BIM solution used by Standard Supplies that covers the entire structural design process from conceptual design to detailing, fabrication and construction.

When enabled with field software and RFID, stakeholders in a construction project can manage critical-path steel fabrication components and visualize the supply chain. The end result is better production and erection management. " ...

Via Vela Systems: RFID TRACKING FOR FABRICATED STEEL

Library RFID Renovation

Library will renovate with RFID technology in its design, in support of materials tracking. ...

... "The interior of the well-used facility will see the introduction of Radio Frequency Identification Technology (RFID) for the circulation of material, the enhancement of the children's area with early literacy workstations and child-friendly furniture, and an additional 3,800 square feet of community space that will be available for public use. " ...

Via Stratford City Gazette: Cyril Clark Library

Library RFID Best Practices in United States

NISO recommends best practices for the application of RFID technology in libraries, such as installing RFID tags early in a book's lifecycle using the tag from publisher and printer to distributor, library, and secondary markets. ...

... "The charge of this working group was limited to item identification - that is, the implementation of RFID for books and other materials - and specifically excludes its use with regard to the identification of people. Thus, this report does not touch on the subject of smart cards and other uses of RFID for the identification of individual persons. " ...

Via NISO: RFID in United States Libraries (PDF)