Gillette RFID Program

Gillette and RFID

Gillette's RFID Buy Sparks CPG Adoption   Gillette's RFID Buy Sparks CPG Adoption. Christine Spivey Overby, Gillette's reported order of 500 million RFID tags portends low-cost ...  

Discussion

Radio frequency identification (RFID) is an enabler of tracking processes in the extended value chain.

Gillette Razor Package with chips   Gillette RFID Images. HOME. Gillette announced in early 2003 that it would test RFID chipping in some Mach 3 Turbo razor packages ...  

RFID: Small Package, Big Problem James Lewis ECE 399H December 8 ...  File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat  ... Figure 1 - Image of Gillette's RFID packaging 3 These issues lead me to wonder whether or not there is value in this technology as it is applied to consumer ...  

Provia Software Ready for RFID ... pilot tests with Gillette. "RFID technology tags are attached to cases and pallets, enabling each piece to be uniquely identified. ...

Tibbett & Britten's Sprague Resigns Logistics / Supply Chain Blog ... ... Viaware WMS product was now RFID ready based on pilot tests with Gillette. "RFID technology tags are attached to cases Read more... #. ...

Gillette Razors Get New Edge: RFID ... ... Starting this month, Gillette will attach RFID tags to Mach 3 Turbo razor blades that ship to two Wal-Mart stores equipped with "smart shelves" capable of ... 

Gillette Pulls RFID Tags In UK Amid Protests  Gillette Pulls RFID Tags In UK Amid Protests -- article related to Privacy and News. ...

RFID Complications at Gillette ... RFID Complications at Gillette Alien Technology-made passive tags not fit for Europe, company reveals Philips tag testing under way in pilot with Tesco, ...

Gillette Plans to Use 500 Million RFID Tags for Sales Tracking News Issue #2003-02 - January 2003 - Gillette Plans to Use 500 Million RFID Tags for Sales Tracking. ...

Gillette Buys Half a Billion RFID Tags Gillette Buys Half a Billion RFID Tags.  ... Will gillette actually save more then 10cents per razor with these RFID tags because of better inventory tracking? ...

Gillette starts smart tag trial ... Gillette is starting a mass trial of radio frequency identity (RFID) tags, which could see half a billion chips being used to track its products through the ...

Boycott Gillette ... Gillette's RFID tagging of individual razor packages ignores a call for a moratorium on item-level RFID tagging spelled out in the "Position Statement on the ...  

i2 launches RFID program   The company has mostly remained on the sidelines for several months as its competitors announced solutions for this burgeoning market. i2's new RFID partnership program is aimed at helping customers use RFID in closed-loop supply chain management systems. Initial partners include GlobeRanger IBM Informatica Sun Microsystems and webMethods.  
RFID's Hidden Costs and Opportunities   Companies struggling to meet the so-called Wal-Mart mandate which requires the retailer's top 100 suppliers to enable tracking using RFID tags by the of the year plan to spend around 2 million each according to research firm ABI. As RFID tags readers software and electronic product codes EPC evolve tying them together becomes harder the Oyster Bay N.Y.  
WJ Communications Announces EPCglobal Membership; WJ Joins the Technical Working Group and Signs Intellectual Property Agreement   EPCglobal is working to help facilitate standardization and cooperative development of radio-frequency identification RFID tag and reader protocols and to drive the adoption and implementation of RFID technology for global supply chain management. As part of the implementation task force WJ will proactively participate in hardware and software action groups to assist the development of useful specifications and open standards for RFID tags and readers.
The Oracle has spoken    The Oracle has spoken Nevil Gibson Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison is well-known for his visionary predictions some good some not so. His latest For the first time in 40 years you no longer have to get bigger computers to get best performance. This is a reference to Oracle's grid computing architecture which runs on multiple cheap servers rather than a few dedicated machines.
Zebra Technologies Corporation Invites You to Join Its 2003 Fourth Quarter And FY 2003 Analyst Conference Call on the Web   More than 90 percent of Fortune 500 companies use Zebra R printers. A broad range of applications benefit from Zebra-brand thermal bar code smart label card and receipt printers resulting in enhanced security increased productivity improved quality lower costs and better customer service. The company has sold more than 3 million printers including RFID printer encoders and wireless mobile solutions and also offers software connectivity solutions and printing supplies.
Geodan Mobile Solutions and CGE&Y Announce Strategic Cooperation for Business-to-business Location-based Mobile Communication Services.    Latest News 5 February 2004 Geodan Mobile Solutions and CGE Y Announce Strategic Cooperation for Business-to-business Location-based Mobile Communication Services. Geodan Mobile Solutions and Cap Gemini Ernst Young Nederland B.V. CGE Y has announced a strategic cooperation to strengthen the offering of location based mobile communication services in the business-to-business market. 

Knowledge Base     (Back to Top)

• RFID Handbook : Fundamentals and Applications in Contactless Smart Cards and Identification by Klaus Finkenzeller

• RFID Tags and IT Services [DOWNLOAD: PDF] by IDC

• Rfid Handbook: Radio-Frequency Identification Fundamentals and Applications by Klaus Finkenzeller

• U.S. RFID-Enabled Handheld Device Forecast and Analysis [DOWNLOAD] by IDC

• Industry Insight: Benetton Unites with RFID; IDC Predicts Low Adoption in Retail Until 2005 [DOWNLOAD: PDF] by IDC

• Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems by Ross J. Anderson

• Bluetooth: Operation and Use by Robert Morrow

• Supply Chain Strategy by Edward Frazelle

• 802.11 Demystified: Wi-Fi Made Easy (Telecommunications) by James LaRocca

• Adapt or Die: Turning Your Supply Chain into an Adaptive Business Network by Bob Betts

• Tech Trending: A Visionary Guide to controlling your Technology Future by Amy Zuckerman

• Understanding Smart Sensors by Randy Frank

• B2B and Beyond: New Business Models Built on Trust by Harry B. Demaio

• Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Guide to Wireless Enterprise Application Architecture by Adam Kornak

• Security for Ubiquitous Computing by Frank Stajano

• Smart Card Handbook by W. Rankl

• Short-Range Wireless Communication: Fundamentals of RF System Design and Application (With CD-ROM) by Alan Bensky

• Electronic Access Control by Gerard Honey

• RF & Microwave Circuit Design for Wireless Applicatons by Kai Chang

• Wireless Security by Merritt Maxim

• Flip Chip Technologies by John H. Lau

• RF Microwave Wireless Systems by Kai Chang

• Wireless Data Technologies Reference Handbook by Vern A. Dubendorf

• Wireless Intelligent Networking by Gerry Christensen

• Mobile Telecommunications Factbook by Nathan J. Muller

• Advances in Mobile Information Systems by John Walker

• Mobile Communications by Jochen Schiller

• 3G Wireless Demystified by Roman Kitka

• Wireless Internet Enterprise Applications: A Wiley Tech Brief by Chetan Sharma

• The Comprehensive Guide to Wireless Technology by Lawrence Harte

• Mobile Commerce by Paul May

• Smart Card Security and Applications by Mike Hendry

• UMTS and Mobile Computing by Alexander Joseph Huber

• Marketing Without Wires: Targeting Promotions and Advertising to Mobile Device Users by Kim M. Bayne

• The Bar Code Implementation Guide: Using Bar Codes in Distribution by Stephen Pearce

• UPN Bar Code Labeling: A Guide for Implementation in Healthcare by Karen M. Longe

• Bar Code Technology in Health Care : Tool for Enhancing Quality Productivity and Cost Management by Karen M. Longe

• Bar Code Compliance Labeling for the Supply Chain : How to Do It by Rick Bushnell

• Revolution at the Checkout Counter: The Explosion of the Bar Code (Wertheim Publications in Industrial Relations) by Stephen A. Brown

• Lines of Communication: Bar Code and Data Collection Technologies by Craig K. Harmon

• Using Bar Code: Why Its Taking over by Nancy N. Whipple

• Beyond the Bar Code [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (Digital)

• Using Industry-Compliant Bar Codes by Richard D. Bushnell

• Getting Started With Bar Codes: A Systematic Guide by Richard D. Bushnell

• Automating Management Information Systems: Barcode Engineering and Implementation by Harry E. Burke

• Barcode Scanners [DOWNLOAD: PDF] by Global Industry Analysts

RFID References     (Back to Top)

• The Auto-ID Center (PDF)
  ... The Auto-ID Center An open initiative supported by Sun Microsystems. ... For More Information To learn more about the Auto-ID Center, visit autoidcenter.org.

• RFID tags: Big Brother in small packages
  You should become familiar with RFID technology because you'll be hearing much more about it soon...

• SAMSys
  RFID Technology. In the simplest terms an RFID system consists of a tag (transponder) and a reader (interrogator)...

• CULD to Assist with RFID Technology
  CULD to Assist with RFID Technology. June 30, 2003 Blacksburg, VA.  In response to the material handling industry’s strong interest ...

• Potential of RFID Technologies
  Potential of the RFID technology for Telecom Operators running. ... Potential of the RFID technology for telecom operators (report)...

• Wal-Mart Backs RFID Technology - Computerworld
  ... Home > Browse Topics > Software > ERP/Supply Chain > Story Wal-Mart Backs RFID Technology, Will require suppliers to use 'smart' tags...

• Suppliers show off RFID technology
  ... Suppliers show off RFID technology. IBM and a number of other suppliers have met to highlight the use of RFID tags to track products through the supply chain. ...

• RFID Technology
  ...In a few years RFID technology will be ubiquitous. Wal-Mart has already announced ...

• EE Times - Clothier Benetton adopts Philips' RFID technology
  Clothier Benetton adopts Philips' RFID technology for 'smart' labels ... Benetton is using the RFID technology across the company's 5,000 stores worldwide. ...

• Texas Instruments RFID- Technology & Benefits
  Technology & Benefits of TI-RFid. RFID systems consist of a number of components including tags, handheld or stationary readers, data ...

• Avante's RFID Technology
  Welcome to Avante International Technology's RFID Website. AVANTE's RFID Product Portfolio: AVANTE manufactures RFID solderable inlets ...

• Tagsys, the leading specialist in RFID technology
  Tagsys is the leading specialist in RFID technology. ... Tagsys : the leading specialist in RFID. Tagsys is the leading specialist in RFID technology. ...

• RFID Technology & Smart Labels (PDF)
  ... respective companies. P/N 11315L Rev. 1 Page 1 RFID Technology & Smart Labels Application White-paper Page 2. Zebra ...

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