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RFID: The Key to Improving Visibility

20Cube Logistics

RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) is one such innovation which is widely used in Supply Chain and Logistics as it’s efficient and saves time. What’s RFID? RFID is a tool to read & understand digital data encrypted in RFID tags through a reader via radio waves. RFID for container tracking. In a warehouse.

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New Auto-Id Integration Standard in RFID Could Play A Major Role In Adoption & Proliferation of IoT (Internet of Things)

GlobalTranz

The Simplification of Integration Standard to Increase RFID Adoption Laying Ground for Proliferation of IoT. This integration standard change will drive strong growth in the auto-ID market in the future, with ARC Advisory predicting an increase of 15% in RFID adoption in 2015. BONUS: From RFID to the Internet of Things.

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Interoperability in the Supply Chain: Leveraging the OSI Model for Seamless Logistics

Logistics Viewpoints

Technologies like RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) and Bluetooth facilitate data exchange between devices. • Key Consideration: Ensuring compatibility between devices and systems, such as ensuring RFID tags can be read by various scanners across facilities. Real-World Examples of OSI-Inspired Supply Chain Interoperability 1.

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Warehouse Sorting Incorporates RFID Scanning

Logistics Business Magazine

OPEX® Corporation, a global leader in next generation automation for almost 50 years, is expanding the capabilities of its leading-edge ‘Sure Sort® Warehouse Automation’ technology to incorporate radio frequency identification (RFID) scanning to meet client needs and increase operational speed and efficiency.

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RFID in the Supply Chain: Fizzling Technology or the Future of Effective SCM?

GlobalTranz

In 2003, Walmart announced that all of its suppliers would need to have Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on all pallets and cases by 2006. For many reasons, that transformation did not happen and RFID was put on the industry’s back-burner. Two Specific Examples of RFID in the Supply Chain?

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Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative Tackles Warehouse Complexity

Logistics Viewpoints

For example, instead of traditional longitude latitude coordinates, electric power distribution companies often use approaches such as linear referencing and network connectivity to describe asset context and attributes. For example, SMECO wanted RFID capabilities to track the movement of high-value items as they entered and exited the yard.

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60% of Warehouse Leaders Plan to Deploy RFID by 2028

Logistics Business Magazine

Zebra Technologies Corporation today released the findings of its 2023 Global Warehousing Study, which confirmed 58% of warehouse decision-makers plan to deploy radio frequency identification (RFID) technology by 2028 which will help increase inventory visibility and reduce out-of-stocks.