RFID Walmart Dock Door Scenario ...

Testimony of Linda Dillman, Walmart, at the Committee on Energy and Commerce: Explains RFID Dock Door Scenario ...

From The Committee on Energy and Commerce ...

... "During peak shopping times, such as Saturday afternoon, it is a challenge to keep items that sell very quickly, such as health and beauty aids, in stock and on the shelf. Wouldn't the consumer have a better shopping experience if the stock clerk was notified in time to avoid an out-of-stock condition and where to find the replacement merchandise? With RFID tags attached to the cases and readers placed strategically throughout the store's backroom, we can tell the last reader those cases passed by, helping us determine whether the cases went out to be stocked or are just 15 feet away from the dock door through which they arrived. " ...