Xerox Printable RFID Silver Bullet

Xerox develops a new silver ink that the company will commercialize for low-cost manufacturing of printable electronics. ...

... "Printable electronics offers manufacturers a very low-cost way to add intelligence or computing power to a wide range of surfaces such as plastic or fabric. This development will aid the commercialization of new applications such as smart pill boxes that track how much medication a patient has taken or display screens that roll up to fit into a briefcase. " ...

Via Xerox: Replace Silicon Circuits with Low-Cost, Durable Plastic

Smart Container RFID Intro

RFID Smart Container Takes Inventory

ODIN will supply the Department of Defense / DOD with self-inventorying SMART Containers that provide a detailed view of items inside the container via passive UHF RFID. ...

... "The ODIN self-inventorying SMART Container was initially conceived to close the gap in the supply chain where items were put into closed containers. It has been refined over the past several years to help fulfill the Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD) order to suppliers to provide low cost passive RFID (pRFID) tags on assets shipped to the government, and provide visibility from the factory to the foxhole. The ODIN self-inventorying SMART Container automatically reads the tagged items from suppliers as they are loaded or unloaded from shipping containers of various sizes and configurations. The items can also be inventoried from anywhere in the world with the click of the mouse. The SMART Container depends on ODIN’s patented Blackbird technology to provide unparalleled visibility, security, accuracy and efficiency. " ...

Via ODIN Tech: Self-Inventorying SMART Container

RFID Optimizes the Sales Chain

SkyeTek introduces MetaFi which is an application that will provide sales chain optimization. Using RFID technology, MetFi will improve the visibility of goods as they move outside the factory to customer locations through the sales chain. ...

... "Manufacturers currently struggle to gather accurate and timely data on inventory levels throughout the sales chain due to manual tracking methods used inconsistently by time-constrained field sales and service representatives. MetaFi leverages RFID and wireless technologies to provide manufacturers with the means to automatically collect, analyze, and act on real-time data from mobile field representatives and remotely located smart-containers including cabinets, totes, and shelves. " ...

Via SkyeTek: MetaFi Application for RFID-Based Sales Chain Optimization