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RFID Case Study: Can a Supply Chain be Digitised?

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Experts from German RFID specialist Kathrein Solutions say yes: The global market is setting new standards for a more intelligent supply chain. A Stuttgart-based automotive manufacturer wanted to lead the way regarding digitisation and introduced RFID [1] as the basic infrastructure technology in its manufacturing plant.

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Industry View: When to RFID and When to Barcode

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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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Pallets RFID Tagged in Smart Approach

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Equipping each of its pallet with an RFID tag, containing a small chip, will give The Pallet LOOP the ability to scan pallets in and out of its production and collection sites nationwide. This information will be further enriched when our green pallets, tagged with MiTEQ’s RFID technology, hit the market.”

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Sortation Solution for Japanese Fashion Retailer

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Now, an operative simply places a picked item on to a Mini Yellow robot at the induction station and RFID scanning software allocates the correct destination and directs the robot there using the shortest, safest route. Of course, should volume fall, robots can be withdrawn and ‘mothballed’ until they are needed again.

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Amazon and Anticipatory Shipping: Revisiting This Highly Publicized 2013 Patent Ten Years Later

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Of course, the progress of Amazon Prime over the last decade has leveled the playing field quite a bit. Once a final destination is determined, Amazon can either contract with the common carriers to complete the address, or it could be done electronically by assigning an address to a pre-attached RFID tag.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

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The American and Canadian militaries believe that the balloon was for surveillance, while the Chinese government said it was a civilian meteorological research airship that had blown off course. However, the flight path and structural characteristics made it dissimilar from those which have typically been used for meteorological research.

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Omnichannel Retailers Leverage Optimization for Order-Promising

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A customer can of course buy goods in a store. The use of RFID for cycle counting can greatly improve inventory accuracy.” This meant that retailers were not maximizing their profitability. That is changing. Omnichannel refers to the ability of a consumer to get products fulfilled to them in various ways. Manhattan’s Ms.