Retail RFID Implementation Tracks Clothing Through the European Supply Chain

Alien Technology teams up with Eren Holding to implement a high-volume RFID garment tracking installation in Istanbul, Turkey. The solution will provide end-to-end RFID traceability in the garment supply chain of retail stores (88) with a volume of nearly two million items. Eren Holding manufactures and distributes high-end garments, with brand names such as Lacoste, Burberry, Calvin Klein, Coach and Blank. ...

... "Eren Holding had a need to enhance its supply chain traceability process and reduce inventory control/labor costs, so it approached the Alien integrator, STS for a complete hardware and Oracle based software solution. Eren Holding’s main objective in adopting RFID was to provide 100 percent traceability of the clothing articles, from the manufacturing site to the distribution centers, and, finally, to the retail outlet. " ...

Via Alien Technology: RFID Retailing Installation in Europe with Lacoste, Calvin Klein and Burberry

Hawaii RFID Tracking Process

State of Hawaii departments collaborate to pilot RFID technology in the Produce Traceability initiative. ...

... "Growers were offered the opportunity to participate by either slap-and-ship tagging or usage of a hand-held RFID system. Boxed produce is read at the distribution center upon entry and exit of both the physical facility and cold storage. " ...

Via Packaging Digest: Hawaii New RFID System

RFID Drug Traceability Pilot

A pharma track and trace RFID system is successfully piloted in a live operating, global supply chain. ...

... "Data carriers, including GS1 bar codes (data matrix) and EPC/RFID tags, were used in the pilot to enable the full traceability of every single drug product in the supply chain on all levels of packaging and to monitor the progress of its transportation lorries. The implementation of a 4 string data set which included the product code, serial number, expiry date and batch number enabling mass serialisation of packaging items, together with the EPCIS system, delivered the necessary traceability information which was recorded in and out of each supply chain participants’ custody. All data stored in the EPCIS system provided real time visibility of the tracked products such as where the product is, which company has it now and how long have they got it for, as well as historical data. " ...

Via GS1 UK: First drug traceability pilot

RFID Food Traceability

RFID technology looks to be the natural choice to safeguard food and pharmaceuticals in the supply chain, as the need for traceability is elevated in importance. ...

... "observers expect RFID to emerge as the long-term technology of choice in both the pharmaceutical and food industries. " ...

Via Computerworld: Food poisoning

Metro RFID Traceability Manages Product Replenishment

METRO Group will implement IBM software to capture and manage inventory and expiration dates for meat sold in its retail Future Store. ...

... "The IBM software automates the process of identifying items nearing their expiration dates and alerts staff when the store is low on a particular meat item. In the past, these tasks have been performed manually by employees, who visually scanned shelves for items about to expire, and surveyed the freezer frequently to determine which meats needed to be restocked. Using IBM's RFID technology, METRO Group can improve customer satisfaction and boost sales by ensuring that its freezer is stocked with the meats shoppers are looking for. " ...

Via IBM: METRO Group Selects IBM Traceability Solution to Manage Products Better

RFID Inspection Services

WiscoLift selects Field ID to manage their inspection, testing, certification and repair services. The Field ID solution enables WiscoLift to provide safety traceability of their products and to participate in the Field ID Safety Network that shares safety data with vendors and customers. ...

... "Field ID is extremely user friendly and provides the traceability that our customers are looking for. We’ve been looking for a solution like this for a while and Field ID is the perfect complement to the services we provide. Field ID’s unique use of RFID, the web, and mobile computers will allow us to provide our customers with a safer work environment which is our number one goal”, noted Bob Kinney, President of WiscoLift. " ...

Via N4 Systems: Field ID to Manage RFID Based Inspection and Safety Services

Korea RFID Beef Tracking

Korean officials implement tracking process for beef distribution. ...

... "And as the second step, either the radio-frequency identification (RFID) or the bar-code recognition system will be introduced in 2010. " ...

Via Donga: Beef to Be Traced

RFID Tracking in PCB Manufacturing

Omnitrol Networks and Texas Instruments have formed an alliance that will deliver radio frequency identification (RFID) to enable real-time traceability in applications for printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing. These RFID solutions will enable visibility to location, status, and time information on PCB items in the production process. TQ Components is piloting the RFID-enabled PCB tracking solution in Germany. ...

... "The new offering, which integrates Omnitrol Networks' Work-in-Process visibility software and TI's Gen 2 chip technology, provides electronic and contract manufacturers a highly automated method of simultaneously identifying and tracking PCBs from the manufacturing floor to customer delivery. The demand for higher quality, flexibility and efficiency in PCB manufacturing is driving the need for non-line of sight RFID work-in-process tracking that offers several improvements over relatively large, fixed memory barcodes. RFID's small chip size can effectively be used on increasingly scarce board real estate, and its programmable memory allows PCB manufacturers real-time work-in-process visibility into parts, labor and finished goods throughout their manufacturing operations. In addition, RFID solutions provide a highly accurate and comprehensive view of manufacturing data throughout the product lifecycle which can help reduce warranty, safety and liability costs. The complete solution integrates Omnitrol Networks' award-winning Work-In-Process (WIP) visibility software and industrial sensor integration appliance, Gen 2 RFID readers and Texas Instruments' RFID Gen 2 UHF chips." ...

Via Omnitrol: Real-time RFID traceability to printed circuit board manufacturing

Cattle RFID Making a Difference

Digital Angel is positioned well in the Canadian market for animal identification using its RFID technology. The mandatory program in Canada is showing benefits in identifying and locating infected animals. ...

... "The Company's products play a key role in identifying diseased cattle before they enter the food supply and tracing other animals that may have been exposed. In January 2005, the Canadian government instituted a mandatory RFID cattle identification program following previous confirmed cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Canada. Earlier this week, a six-year-old dairy cow infected with BSE was discovered in Alberta. " ...

Via Digital Angel: CANADA'S LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM

64Kb RFID Tag

Fujitsu introduces high-capacity RFID tag that delivers high-speed data writing and durability. The product is targeted for applications in highly efficient aircraft maintenance processes. Its high memory capacity (64KB RFID tag) supports automated data exchange and data management for tracking important assets over their lifecycles in the aviation supply chain. ...

... "Fujitsu developed a 64 KB high-capacity RFID tag memory for the aviation industry. Fujitsu's new RFID tag will increase the quality and the efficiency of aircraft maintenance operations by enabling the traceability of various products and maintenance information for parts exchanged between companies and across nations around the world. Overall, customers will realize improved supply chain management through shorter cycle times and lower costs. " ...

Via Fujitsu: World's First 64KByte High-Capacity FRAM RFID Tag for Aviation

Intel RFID Technology

Fools take on Intel and RFID technology in the blood supply chain. ...

... "RFID technology could also reduce waiting time, errors, and blood-type mismatches by strengthening quality control and logistics systems. " ...

Via The Motley Fool: Intel Has RFID Technology in Its Blood

RFID Technology Goes Postal in Spain

Spanish Postal Service, Correos, deploys the RFID Anywhere platform in Europe. its implementation of a radio frequency control system, called Q-RFID, is in a number of Automated Processing Centers and bulk Admission Centers. The RFID technology deployment enables the company to drive quality control and traceability of deliveries. ...

... "Correos' successful implementation of one of the largest RFID projects in Europe highlights the potential of RFID solutions. The state-controlled company required its RFID solution to be integrated into the Correos computer systems, resulting in the purchase of 13,000 passive electronic labels and installation of more than 2,300 permanent antennas and over 331 readers for the 16 APCs and the additional Admission Centers. The RFID Anywhere-powered solution gives Correos the ability to monitor the status and transit time of a letter at each stage of the delivery process, allowing the company to oversee the entire process and adopt corrective measures when a fault is detected in the system. Correos is one of the earliest to use RFID technology to comply with the standards set by the European Union (ETSI EN 302 208-1 and EPC GEN 2) and to be approved at the state level by the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade. " ...

Via Sybase iAnywhere: Spanish Postal Service Deploys Sybase iAnywhere RFID Technology