RFID Distribution Logistics

RFID technology enables business process improvement for manufacturing and warehouse operations. The shipping process is particularly suited for RFID enablement. RFID supports real-time business process automation at the shipping dock, where paperwork and shipment picking is accelerated to speed the delivery to the customer. ...

... "Once that pallet passes through a specific point at a shipping dock, then the tag is read and the contents of the data loaded earlier gets processed into the enterprise software. This in turn will generate invoices, initiate courier tracking, adjusts inventories, initiates material purchases to name just some of the impact RFID can have for your day-to-day business. Gone too are many of the headaches associated with bottlenecks in the shipping process such as verifying shipments against the bill-of-lading while drivers queue up for their pick-ups, the potential for human error in getting the wrong product on the wrong truck. " ...

Via GAORFID: RFID Technology Simplifies Distribution

Global RFID Partner Symposium ...

Upcoming RFID symposium ...

... "The RFID Global Partnering Symposium is an international market network, connecting RFID vendors and start-ups with: new market opportunities; alliance partners; investment funding; research establishments and technology innovators. " ...

Via Global RFID Partnering Symposium

The World's RFID Vendor Community to Gather at the RFID Global Partnering Symposium 2006: "As the international RFID sector develops, hundreds of companies are now seeking to establish and develop their market position. With innovative technology, new players, new partnerships and new business models creating business opportunities across many geographical markets and vertical industry sectors, the RFID Global Partnering Symposium, announced today, will bring together the global RFID vendor community and vendor start-ups to discuss new market opportunities, alliance partnering, investment funding, research establishment and technological innovation. Taking place over two days, the 24th and 25th May 2006 at the Olympia 2 Conference Centre in London, the RFID Global Partnering Symposium promises to be the premier meeting place for RFID vendors, VARS, system Integrators, distributors, resellers and consultants to make the contacts and forge the relationships that will bring RFID systems and services to market. "

RFID Growth: Dallas Opportunity ...

RFID and other wireless technologies are seen as a growth opportunity for the Dallas Tx area ...

... "That includes things such as applications for cellphones and the wireless sensor and tracking technology known as radio frequency identification, or RFID. " ...

RFID Growth: Dallas Opportunity: Via Dallas Morning News: Panel: Dallas lags in nurturing start-ups ...

RFID Company Raises Capital ...

Impinj raises another round of investment funding from venture capitalists to sustain its growth in the RFID technology industry. ...

... "Impinj, Inc., the fabless semiconductor company whose patented Self-Adaptive Silicon technology enables its two business lines: semiconductor intellectual property and high performance radio frequency identification (RFID) products, announced it has secured a $26.5 million round of funding. Participants in the funding round included new investors GF Private Equity Group LLC, who led the round, and VentureTech Alliance along with existing investors ARCH Venture Partners, Madrona Venture Group, Mobius Venture Capital, Polaris Venture Partners, Unilever Technology Ventures, UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund and the Viterbi Group. This new injection of capital allows Impinj to maintain our excellent progress delivering the semiconductor solutions that our customers in the explosive RFID and the nascent embedded nonvolatile markets are demanding, said Dr. William Colleran, President and CEO of Impinj. We will continue to aggressively drive our product development and operations to maintain our leadership positions in those markets. " ...

RFID Company Raises Capital: Via Impinj: Impinj Raises $26.5M, Cements RFID Leadership Role ...

Impinj, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company whose patented Self-Adaptive Silicon® technology enables its two synergistic business lines: high performance RFID products and cost-effective semiconductor intellectual property (SIP). A leading contributor to the RFID standards for high volume supply-chain applications worldwide, Impinj leverages its technical expertise and industry partnerships to deliver the GrandPrix™ solution, comprising tags, readers, software and systems integration to offer RFID that just works™. Impinj’s innovative SIP products, core to the company’s RFID tags, are licensed to leading semiconductor companies worldwide, allowing them to cost-effectively integrate crucial nonvolatile memory (NVM) alongside analog and digital functionality on a single chip. Impinj's SIP products include the popular AEON™ memory, the world's first rewriteable NVM technology compatible with logic CMOS manufacturing, and AEFuse™, the world's first rewriteable fuse architecture.

Kimberly-Clark RFID Adoption Recognized ...

Kimberly-Clark is recognized for its adoption of RFID technology. ...

Kimberly-Clark RFID Adoption Recognized: Via Dallas Morning News: Honors and awards in the Dallas-area business community ...

... "Consumer Goods Technology magazine has presented Kimberly-Clark Corp. of Irving with its RFID Early Adopter Award. The new award recognizes the consumer goods company that has most successfully implemented tracking products with microchips. " ...

Kimberly-Clark is making serious investment and organizational committment to RFID technology for internal use and to support the industry. ...

Via Kimberly-Clark: Kimberly-Clark RFID Lab is One of Two in North America to Receive Accreditation as a Global Performance Test Center: Accreditation underscores Kimberly-Clark's leadership in the adoption and implementation of RFID technology ...

... "The accreditation also certifies that Kimberly-Clark's RFID lab capabilities, including the RFID tags, readers, printers, and applicators used in the facility, have been rigorously tested against EPCglobal standards, and have demonstrated the ability to present retail customers winning, innovative and cost-effective EPC and RFID solutions for the global supply chain. As we continue to explore the potential of RFID technology, we believe it will enable Kimberly-Clark to become an indispensable partner with our retail customers, allowing us to be more responsive to their needs and to provide them with accurate and up-to-the-minute EPC information to jointly enhance supply chain applications, concluded Perkins. " ...

Kimberly-Clark maintains its focus on leadership of the latest RFID standards and is involved in shaping the Generation 2 RFID standards. ...

Via Kimberly-Clark: Kimberly-Clark Leads Consumer Products Industry in the Adoption of RFID Technology; Begins Testing Generation 2 RFID Hardware ...

... "The Generation 2 RFID hardware to be tested includes tags, readers, printers, and applicators. The tests, scheduled to begin July 6th at Kimberly-Clark's dedicated RFID research lab in Neenah, Wis., will allow the company to determine which hardware is the most compatible with its conveyor, packing, logistics and shipping systems. " ...

Kimberly-Clark and its well-known global brands are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 150 countries. Every day, 1.3 billion people – nearly a quarter of the world's population – trust K-C brands and the solutions they provide to enhance their health, hygiene and well being. With brands such as Kleenex, Scott, Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex and Depend, Kimberly-Clark holds the No. 1 or No. 2 share position in more than 80 countries.

RFID Superior Supply Chains ...

Randy Weston and Robert Garf explore the superior supply chains of WalMart and UPS and how RFID technology is enabling world-class performance. ...

RFID Superior Supply Chains: Via AMR Research: Wal-Mart and UPS: Tales in Superior Supply Chains ...

... "Its well-publicized Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) project isn't just about tracking goods from manufacturer to distribution centers. For WalMart, it's vital for letting store associates know if product not on the shelf is actually in stock. " ...

G2 Microsystems RFID Smart Tags: Location Based Services

G2 Microsystems RFID Smart Tags: Location Based Services: Via G2 Microsystems: UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund Invests in G2 Microsystems ...

... "The G2 Microsystems SmarTag(tm) products go beyond today's basic radio frequency identification (RFID) technology and offer intelligent tracking and sensor capabilities that can be used with the global 802.11 (Wi-Fi) network. These advanced capabilities coupled with SmarTag's low power consumption will significantly lower the cost of ownership and expand the applications for LBS. " ...

G2 Microsystems designs and markets low power MRM SoCs that provide ubiquitous asset tracking and telemetry solutions leveraging existing wireless 802.11 network infrastructures. Our SoCs significantly reduce the cost of ownership of deploying sophisticated LBS or asset tracking services so that businesses can more efficiently manage their mobile resources.

The UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund is the private equity strategic investment arm of UPS. The Fund is a corporate venture capital group which focuses on developing critical partnerships and acquiring knowledge returns from its investments in information technology companies and emerging market spaces. UPS is the world's largest package delivery company and global leader in supply chain services, offering an extensive range of options for synchronizing the movement of goods, information and funds.

UPS RFID Strategy ...

UPS RFID Strategy: UPS Pressroom: Fact Sheet

... "UPS shipping tools like WorldShip Domestic and ConnectShip are RFID-enabled. Essentially, this means that a user can print a thermal shipping label with an embedded RFID tag (compliant with major retailer and Department of Defense initiatives) using either of these products - provided of course they have installed and configured an RFID printer, etc. " ...

UPS will continue to assist customers in the evaluation and application of RFID technology in their supply chains. The company will also continue its leadership role in working toward global standards for RFID technology.

Generation2 Radio Frequency Identification: Kimberly-Clark

Generation2 Radio Frequency Identification: Kimberly-Clark: Kimberly-Clark Leads Consumer Products Industry in the Adoption of RFID Technology; Begins Testing Generation 2 RFID Hardware ...

Kimberly-Clark shows their leadership in the CPG industry with Generation2 RFID technology testing ...

... "Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE:KMB) today announced the company will begin formal testing of Generation 2 Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) hardware this summer. The Generation 2 hardware provides a universal solution to RFID technology on a global basis, replacing numerous and incompatible systems with one system used worldwide. " ...

Kimberly-Clark and its well-known global brands are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 150 countries. Every day, 1.3 billion people - nearly a quarter of the world's population - trust K-C brands and the solutions they provide to enhance their health, hygiene and well being. With brands such as Kleenex, Scott, Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex and Depend, Kimberly-Clark holds the No. 1 or No. 2 share position in more than 80 countries.

SAP OATSystems RFID Integration Standardized at Kimberly-Clark ...

SAP OATSystems RFID Integration Standardized at Kimberly-Clark: Standard RFID Infrastructure: Kimberly-Clark Deploys RFID Software from SAP & OATSystems: Results in Standard Product Interfaces between SAP and OAT ...

... "Kimberly-Clark, SAP and OATSystems®, Inc. today announced that the Kimberly-Clark Corporation has initially deployed the 1st standardized interfaces between SAP AII (Auto-ID Infrastructure) and the OAT Foundation Suite. Together, SAP and OAT will provide a complete RFID infrastructure that provides best-of-breed RFID functionality and fully leverages existing investments in SAP. The standardized interfaces are fully supported by both SAP and OAT to minimize the total cost of ownership (TCO) and optimize RFID integration for joint customers. Kimberly-Clark led the effort to develop a standardized RFID infrastructure. Working closely with SAP and OAT, Kimberly-Clark helped design the appropriate interfaces between SAP AII and the OAT Foundation Suite. SAP and OAT continued the collaborative effort to develop the most appropriate interfaces to support broad market needs. " ...

Kimberly-Clark and its well-known global brands are indispensable parts of life for people in more than 150 countries. Every day, 1.3 billion people -- nearly a quarter of the world's population -- trust K-C brands and the solutions they provide to enhance their health, hygiene and well being. With brands such as Kleenex, Scott, Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex and Depend, Kimberly-Clark holds the No. 1 or No. 2 share position in more than 80 countries.

SAP is the world's leading provider of business software solutions*. Today, more than 26,150 customers in over 120 countries run more than 88,700 installations of SAP® software--from distinct solutions addressing the needs of small and midsize businesses to enterprise-scale suite solutions for global organizations. Powered by the SAP NetWeaver™ platform to drive innovation and enable business change, mySAP™ Business Suite solutions are helping enterprises around the world improve customer relationships, enhance partner collaboration and create efficiencies across their supply chains and business operations. SAP industry solutions support the unique business processes of more than 25 industry segments, including high tech, retail, public sector and financial services. With subsidiaries in more than 50 countries, the company is listed on several exchanges, including the Frankfurt stock exchange and NYSE under the symbol "SAP."

OATSystems, Inc. is the recognized RFID framework leader with software that empowers businesses to achieve competitive advantage from radio-frequency identification (RFID). As pioneers in the development of RFID technology, OAT has been setting the standard in RFID for over half a decade and is responsible for industry firsts that include the largest scale and largest scope of deployments, as well as the most innovative approaches to providing enterprise-wide RFID solutions. OAT's multinational client base, which includes companies such as Hewlett-Packard and Gillette, consists of over 50 customers in retail, CPG, consumer electronics, manufacturing, life sciences, aerospace and defense. Headquartered in Waltham, MA, OAT has offices in Chicago, London and Bangalore.

RFID 2005 Conference UCLA: What's Next

RFID 2005 - What's Next

... "In the year 2005, RFID is being applied to a variety of applications including supply chain, logistics, warehousing, security, brand protection, asset management, shipping, etc. These applications are finding their way into a variety of industries including retail, aerospace, automotive, airport management, pharmaceutical, medical/healthcare, etc. Major organizations have been carrying out trials over the last couple of years and have gained experiences including Walmart, Target, DoD, TESCO, IBM, HP, Albertsons, Fedex, UPS, etc. UCLA-WINMEC is hosting a forum to discuss where this industry is today with respect to actual usage, the successes failures, standards, how RFID projects are justified, how RFID is actually being implemented, deployment issues.

October 25 - 26, 2005 at UCLA. " ...

RFID Investments: Forrester to Showcase Best-of-Breed Tech from VC-funded Start-Ups and Research Labs ...

From Tekrati Research News ...

... "Attendees will get advanced insight on best-of-breed technologies coming from VC-funded start-ups and vendor research labs, in areas such as RFID and X Internet, customer and product data integration, comms and security." ...

RFID Conference: Advanstar Communications Appoints Mary LaSelva as New Group ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... The event provides the largest gathering for automatic identification (Auto-ID), radio frequency identification (RFID), and mobility experts in North America. ...

... Advanstar Technology Group, a division of Advanstar Communications, Inc., today announced the appointment of Mary LaSelva as group director of the Frontline Solutions Conference & Exposition. With nearly 20 years experience in technology marketing, LaSelva brings excellent leadership and a proven track record in events management to the Advanstar team. LaSelva joins Advanstar from leading document management companies such as HP Indigo, RISO, Inc., as well as early stage start-ups. At these organizations, LaSelva developed and managed marketing functions, gaining experience in communications, corporate branding, demand generation, channel marketing, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partnerships, and business development. ...

The Frontline Solutions Conference & Exposition takes place September 13-15 in Chicago, Illinois. The event provides the largest gathering for automatic identification (Auto-ID), radio frequency identification (RFID), and mobility experts in North America. Advanstar Communications, Inc. is a worldwide business information company serving specialized markets with high quality information resources and integrated marketing solutions. Advanstar publishes 92 business magazines and directories, 79 exhibitions and conferences, numerous Web sites, and a wide range of direct marketing, database and reference products and services. Advanstar serves targeted market sectors in such industries as art, automotive, beauty, collaboration/e-learning, CRM/call center, digital media, entertainment/marketing, fashion & apparel, healthcare, internet/e-business, manufacturing and processing, pharmaceutical, power sports, science, telecommunications, and travel/hospitality. The Company has more than 1,300 employees and currently operates from multiple offices in North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia.

RFID Services: RFID Company Adds UPS And Unilever To Its Investor List

From Information Week ... That could come in handy as the company continues its tests of RFID services for customers seeking assistance with their RFID supply-chain applications. ...

RFID Pilot: UPS pilots an RFID rollout

From InfoWorld, CA ... How is UPS, one of the world’s largest logistics companies, approaching RFID? Like many companies, it’s launching pilot deployments ...

SAP Ups Ante In Integration Wars

From Information Week, United States ... For the first time, NetWeaver also supports SAP's Auto-ID infrastructure, piping data between RFID readers to SAP back-end applications. ...

UPS CIO Ken Lacy: Making Long-Term Decisions

From NewsFactor Network ... A lot of people talk about RFID. The biggest question we face is how to get RFID tags to critical mass with small companies that ship 50 packages a week. ...