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 Retail/CPG Summit
The Retail/CPG Summit of the RFID Journal Industry Summits is designed to meet the educational, buying and networking needs of executives and technologists in the retail/CPG industry. The Retail/CPG Summit will take place in a relaxed environment where you can meet, listen and discuss with other RFID professionals the issues that impact your business the most. Retail/CPG Pharmaceutical Summit attendees are welcome to attend sessions from each of the other three co-located summits, as well as the shared technology exhibition.
Various pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors and retailers will come together to share their experiences using RFID, as well as what methods work best and why. During the Retail/CPG Industry Summit, you will have the opportunity to attend interactive sessions where your questions will be answered by leading early adopters and industry experts. You will also learn:
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UHF's impact on Retail/CPG and how to ensure RF energy doesn't damage products in the supply chain |
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How to get around key technical obstacles to adoption |
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Insights into the business case for RFID in a variety of applications in the Retail/CPG sector |
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 Retail/CPG Summit Sessions
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| September 26 |
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| PRE-CONFERENCE |
| 12:00 pm |
Pre-conference seminar opens
Working Lunch: RFID Basics
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| 12:45 pm |
Break |
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| 1:00 pm |
Pre-conference seminar continues
RFID Journal University
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| 5:00 pm |
Day 1 concludes—pre-conference adjourns |
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| September 27 |
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| CONFERENCE |
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| 7:00 am |
Registration opens
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| 8:00 am |
Continental breakfast
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| 8:45 am |
Welcome and Introduction
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| 9:00 am |
RFID: A Global Update
EPCglobal US has brought together global companies from all industries to help achieve mass adoption of EPC/RFID technology. In this session, you'll hear about the progress being made towards adoption of EPC/RFID in Europe,
Asia, and the Americas. You;ll also learn about the progress EPCGlobal subgroups are making toward creating standards for data sharing among companies in specific industries.
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Are RFID Privacy Best Practices Enough?
Industry leaders have proposed a set of best practices around protecting consumer privacy when using RFID
technologies. But are these enough? Or does the technology need a foolproof way to protect consumers? Or
is legislation required? Our panel of experts examines these issues and addresses ways to avoid becoming the
subject of negative headlines.
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Paula Bruening, Center for Democracy & Technology
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Sandra Hughes, Global Privacy Executive, Proctor & Gamble Co.
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Elliott Maxwell, RFID Consultant & Fellow, Center for the
Study of American Government, Johns Hopkins University
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| 10:10 am |
Refreshment break in Exhibit Hall |
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| 11:00 am |
Retail/CPG:
Using RFID to Gain Insight with Out-of-Stock and Promotions
While retailer RFID mandates may initiate RFID tagging
programs, RFID gives new insights into the operations of your end to end supply chain. These continual "micro views" of store operations have not been possible before RFID. T3Ci has worked with 25 of the leading CPG companies including 6 of the 8 early adopters. In this talk, they will discuss key insights gained from their promotional compliance and out of stock projects.
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Understanding how to gain insight that can go beyond
only RFID enabled stores
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How to establish ROI opportunities to justify the
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| 11:45 pm |
Lunch in Exhibit Hall |
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Retail/CPG:
How to Leverage RFID Supply-Chain Data
Though not among Wal-Mart's top 100 suppliers, Hampton Products was one of the first companies to comply with RFID tagging mandates from retail customers. The company has been among the most innovative in analyzing RFID data provided by its supply-chain partners and has developed an in-house application to analyze and extract value from the information. In this thought-provoking presentation, Hampton Products' vice president and chief information officer, Brian Millsap, discusses the challenges of gathering and analyzing RFID data, how his company is using the data collected and how other companies can benefit from a similar approach.
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Insights into what RFID data is available and how it can be analyzed |
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An understanding of how RFID data can be used to improve supply-chain operations today and in the future |
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Retail/CPG:
Visibility Is Not Enough—Turning Data Into Business Value
When linked to back-end systems, RFID technologies can deliver improved asset visibility, but visibility alone won't deliver many benefits. Companies need to work together to change business processes. Our panel of experts explores which processes can be RFID-enabled and how they can be changed.
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Best practices for implementing RFID supply chain processes |
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Understanding the EPCglobal Network, advance ship notices and other technologies needed to deliver supply chain benefits |
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Retail/CPG:
Staples Business Depot (Canada) Measures Process Benefits of RFID
Staples Business Depot (Canada), the 260-store Canadian subsidiary of this global office-products leader, has completed
an end-to-end supply-chain pilot from a group of its vendors to a delivery center, as well as direct-to-store to test the process benefits of utilizing EPC-ready Gen 2 technology.
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Components and make-up of an end-to-end RFID pilot project |
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Analyzing the process benefits of utilizing RFID technology in your supply chain |
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Lessons learned and future opportunities for RFID applications |
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How to create a collaborative RFID pilot among supply chain partners |
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Retail/CPG:
Examining the Business Case
In this interactive session, attendees engage thought leaders in a discussion of the key issues surrounding the business case for implementing RFID in the retail/CPG industry. The issues discussed will include the cost of tags and readers, where cost savings can be found today and how to achieve benefits by sharing data with supply chain partners. The panel will also answer questions submitted by attendees and raised in online surveys conducted by RFID Journal.
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| 4:45 pm |
Day 2 program concludes |
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| September 28 |
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| 8:00 am |
Breakfast |
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Technology vs. Law: Navigating the RFID Regulatory Process
Complying with privacy, security, and FCC regulations have become
issues of concern for RFID system users. Balancing legal
requirements with a successful business approach can prove to be a challenging task. How can companies stay on top of an effective compliance strategy in this ever-changing legal landscape while using the technology to its fullest potential.
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Doug Farry, Managing Director, Mckenna Long & Aldridge
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Getting Top Performance from RFID Tags
Learn about the process used to develop durable tags, which applications
require them, and how to select the appropriate materials to improve tag
performance. In this session, leading technologists discuss, compare and
contrast solutions geared for various industry needs.
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| 10:40 am |
Refreshment break in Exhibit Hall |
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BREAKOUT SESSIONS BEGIN |
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Retail/CPG:
Leveraging RFID in the Cold Chain
The RFID Research Lab at the University of Arkansas, one of the leading RFID research organizations, is studying the potential impact of RFID and RFID temperature loggers in the cold chain. The lab is conducting field trials. This session will explain what types of products exist today for using RFID in the cold chain, the impact environmental conditions have on RFID systems and how RFID can be used to improve cold chain monitoring.
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An understanding of how and where RFID can be used to improve cold-chain monitoring and deliver a return on investment |
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An understanding of the current state of RFID technology designed for use in the cold chain |
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| 12:30 pm |
Lunch in Exhibit Hall |
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Retail/CPG:
Supply Chain Collaboration—"Working With Partners"
(Round Table Forum)
Many of the key benefits of using RFID are achieved when companies share data and work together to change supply chain processes. In this interactive session, find out the status of data sharing standards in the retail/CPG industry, what infrastructure is needed to share accurate data securely and how to effectively begin and maintain resourceful data sharing operations with supply chain partners. Our panel of experts will also answer questions from attendees and address issues raised in an online survey of RFID Journal readers.
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Day 3 concludes—conference adjourns |
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RFID Journal Industry Summits are produced by RFID Journal, the
World's RFID Authority.
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Among the Retail/CPG companies that have previously attended RFID Journal events are:
ACH Food Albertsons Altria Corporate Services American Signature Anheuser Busch Archer Daniels Midland Associated Food Stores Atlas Cold Storage Best Buy Blyth HomeScents International Boise Cascade Bush Brothers & Co. Camino Real Foods Campbell Soup Co. ChelanFresh Marketing Chick-fil-A Coca Cola Enterprises Cole's Quality Foods Dillards Doane Pet Care Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Energizer EPCglobal Canada Ever-Fresh Products Fiskars Brands General Mills Gillette GS1 Hampton Products Hearth and Home Technologies Heinz Corporation High Liner Foods
Home Automation Design Hy-Vee Inc Information Resources John Soules Foods Kao Brands Co. Kimberly-Clark Kraft Foods Lancaster Colony Corp. Loblaw Companies Lowe's Companies Master Lock Nogales Masterfoods USA McIlhenny Co. Mead Johnson Nutritionals Meijer Nestle Nestle Purina Global Resources Newell Rubbermaid O.K. Foods Office Plus Limited Pacific Coast Producers Pierre FoodsProcter & GamblePublixQuaker House ProductsReady Pac Produce RSI Home ProductsSara Lee Corp.Sara Lee Food & BeverageSC Johnson & SonSchoenmann Produce Co.StaplesSturm FoodsSunkist GrowersSun-Maid Growers of CaliforniaSuper Store IndustriesTanimura & AntleTargetThe Clorox Co.The Home DepotThe Kroger Co. The Schwan Food Co. The Scott Co.UnileverWal-MartWegmans Food Markets |
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