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The Past, Present, and Future of Technology in the Warehouse

Logistics Bureau

That’s probably one of the first differences you’d notice between a warehouse of today and that of 25-plus years ago—and of course it’s down to technology. There’s another supervisor, and another over there, although you can hardly see her for all the operatives moving among the pick faces in that aisle.

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Industry View: When to RFID and When to Barcode

Logistics Business Magazine

When it comes to RFID and barcoding, both technologies may have their flaws, but the benefits prevail and are thus reason enough to take a closer look at the future. The QR Code is a 2D barcode and can blur the lines a little with RFID in some situations,” explains Bradshaw. Of course, every technology has its flaws.

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What is the Hyperconnected Era & “The Internet Of Things” and What does it Have to Do with Manufacturing & Logistics?

GlobalTranz

IoT makes use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips that “talk” to each other. Bill Joy envisioned Device to Device (D2D) communication as part of his “Six Webs” framework, presented at the World Economic Forum at Davos in 1999. The implication of this capability will be immense.

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Nursing Hospital and Healthcare Supply Into a New Age

Logistics Bureau

It actually extends all the way through to technology choices, such as bar code and RFID tracking to improve inventory management. That said, more than 100 hospitals in the United States are using RFID in some areas of supply chain management. However, RFID has also proven its value in managing other types of hospital inventory.

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Robust, Fanless Panel Industrial PC

Logistics Business Magazine

Rocksmart RSC800 will be officially introduced and presented at the start of LogiMAT 2023. In the course of the year, the series will be expanded to include additional display sizes up to 32 inches. Interested visitors can get to know the models at the trade show in hall 8 at booth 8G33.

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Connecting the dots

Automotive Logistics

The barcode – invented in 1952 – is still the industry’s lingua franca , with the use of RFID lagging far behind. It’s not absolutely clear to everyone yet how onboard telematics might work in a finished vehicle logistics context, what its advantages are over RFID and barcodes, how the costs compare and how practical the technology really is.

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What does the Logistics World of the Future look like?

Logistics Business Magazine

Richard grabbed attendees from the off by revealing he has had an RFID chip inserted into his wrist and hopes to have another in his brain in due course. They’re like tattoos – once you have one, you want another,” he announces). You’ll never need your wallet again, he promises. I’m not convinced. Not yet, anyway.