Retail / Consumer Packaged Goods
Companies across the retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) supply chain have been among the early adopters of RFID and EPC technologies. Many are already seeing early benefits and are prepared to share their insights at RFID Journal LIVE!. Below, you'll find the featured speakers, what you will learn in this track and the agenda.
RFID Journal University, EPC Essentials, RFID in Packaging and RFID in the Cold Chain preconference seminars are recommended as strong complements to the Retail/Consumer Packaged Goods conference track. You can attend one of these preconference seminars in addition to all eight conference tracks by selecting the Conference + Preconference Pass when you register.
What You Will Learn In This Track:
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How to use RFID mandates to improve shipping accuracy and drive internal efficiencies |
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How to meet retail tagging requirements while laying the groundwork for internal benefits |
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The results of the latest research into RFID's benefits in the cold chain |
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Real-world insights about RFID's ability to monitor fresh produce |
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Best practices for improving promotional sales using EPC data |
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How various applications on the market can leverage RFID data |
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Ways to use RFID data to create business benefits across the supply chain today |
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| Tuesday, May 1 |
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| 11:30 am—Breakout Session |
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 Retail/Consumer Goods:
RFID's Impact in the Cold Chain—Lessons Learned
Researchers at the University of Arkansas have been working with food companies to quantify RFID's potential benefits in the cold chain. The results of their investigation show RFID will have major benefits. Be among the first to learn the results of this groundbreaking research.
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Bill Hardgrave, Director, RFID Research Center, University of Arkansas |
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Latest research into RFID's benefits in the cold chain |
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Real-world insights about RFID's ability to monitor fresh produce in real time |
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| 12:20 pm—Platinum Session |
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Retail/Consumer Goods:
Using RFID to Gain Insight with Out-of-Stock and Promotions Applications
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 30 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 costs of tagging and RFID
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| 3:00pm—Platinum Session |
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Retail/Consumer Goods:
Making RFID Information Actionable in the Retail Supply Chain
There are a number of challenges that occur between the supplier teams, the retail replenishment teams and the retail store. What is required are new business processes and solutions that take RFID information and integrate it into the business environment. In this session, get a first look at how RFID data can be used to help improve this critical business process. RFID Analytics can only get you so far. What is required are new business processes and solutions that take RFID information and integrate it into the business environment.
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Eric Peters, CEO, TrueDemand Software |
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Understanding how to improve store replenishment operations, increase shelf
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Insights on what you can do today to start moving along in the right direction |
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| 3:50 pm—Breakout Session |
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Retail/Consumer Goods:
Key Applications for Leveraging RFID Data Across the Value Chain
Retailers and suppliers are starting to share data. But what applications are available to help you use the RFID data to create business benefits? In this session, you'll learn about electronic proof of delivery, automated shipping, promotional display tracking and other applications you can use today to benefit your business.
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An understanding of the various applications on the market that can leverage RFID data |
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Ways to use RFID data to create business benefits today |
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| Wednesday, May 2 |
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| 11:30 am—Platinum Sessions |
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Retail/Consumer Goods:
Real-time Promotion Execution Drives Top Line Results for Retailers
Come learn how retailers - in partnership with their leading suppliers - are using Realtime Promotion Execution (RPE) to optimize their promotional activities and increase topline results. Presenters will use case studies to highlight the collaborative best practices and tactics that drive results and ensure successful promotion execution. Attendees will also learn how a standards-based approach enables retailers to set the stage to not only optimize promotions but also improve shelf availability and increase overall effectiveness of their supply chains.
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Best tips on how to use the full benefits of real-time promotion |
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Insight into the results from various case studies on promotion execution |
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| 12:20 pm—Breakout Session |
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Retail/Consumer Goods:
Item-Level Tagging: What’s in it for the End Customer?
Come see Best Buy’s vision for using RFID in the store to improve customer service. Review the business case for retail on item-level EPC tagging, and gain an understanding where the RFID industry needs to go to fulfill this vision.
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The benefits of EPC and RFID technologies for the consumer |
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How RFID can move from the supply chain to the store floor |
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| 2:30 pm—Breakout Session |
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Retail/Consumer Goods:
What You Need to Know About Leveraging the EPCglobal Network
Companies are beginning to use the EPCglobal Network's EPC Information Services (EPCIS) to drive business value. Learn the benefits and challenges of sharing data using EPCIS standards today by hearing from a leading early adopter.
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Simon Ellis, Supply Chain Futurist, Unilever |
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Simon Langford,
Director, RFID Strategies & Transportation Systems, Wal-Mart Stores |
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Ken Traub,
Editor, EPCIS Specification, Member, EPCglobal Architecture Review Committee |
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An understanding of what EPCIS is and how it can be used |
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Best practices for using the EPCIS to share data |
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| 3:20 pm—Breakout Session |
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Retail/Consumer Goods:
Using RFID for Regulatory Compliance
Since the Sept. 11 attacks on New York and Washington, governments around the world have introduced tighter regulations of food and other products. This puts a burden on companies to collect accurate information about their products and their movements through the supply chain. In this session, you will learn how Blommer Chocolate Company, the largest manufacturer of chocolate in North America, deployed an RFID-tracking system to comply with the U.S. Bioterrorism Act of 2002-while simultaneously improving inventory accuracy and warehouse efficiencies.
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Best practices for using RFID to comply with government regulations |
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Insights into how RFID can improve warehouse operational efficiency |
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RFID Journal LIVE! Has All the Content to Meet Your Needs |
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The following companies sent representatives to attend RFID Journal LIVE! 2006
Academy Sports & Outdoors
Albertsons
The ALDO Group
Anheuser-Busch
Best Buy
Blockbuster
Brass Eagle
CDW Corp.
Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream
Electrolux
Energizer Battery
Fuji Photo Film USA
The Gap
General Mills
Gillette Company
Hampton Products
Hasbro
Hershey Foods
Hunter Fan
Hy-Vee, Inc.
Jockey International
Johnsonville Sausage
Kellogg Co.
Kimberly-Clark
Limited Brands
L'Oreal USA
Loblaws
Louisville Bedding
Lowe's Companies
Luxottica Retail
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Maidenform Worldwide
Mars
Marubeni America
Masterfoods USA
McIlhenny Co.
Meyer Corp.
Nestle USA
Newell Rubbermaid
OfficeMax
Pacific Cycle
Payless Shoe Source
Pharmavite
Procter & Gamble
S. C. Johnson
SAKS Inc.
Sara Lee Foods
Schick
Scott Paper Limited
Sears
Sears Canada
Sherwin-Williams
Storekraft
Stride Rite Corp.
Tanimura & Antle
Target Corp.
The Valvoline Co.
Unilever
Walgreens
Wm Wrigley Jr Co
Wegmans |
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