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ManufacturingCompanies across industries are using RFID to achieve major benefits, both in their supply chains and in their factory operations. This can be done cost-effectively by tracking reusable containers, work in process and finished inventory. 
What You Will Learn From This Track: • Understanding how to best track inventory in a fast paced environment April 17, 200811:30 am—Breakout Session How Goodyear Uses RFID For Flawless Execution In racing, time is money and execution is everything. For a third season of the NASCAR racing series, Goodyear is using RFID to manage thousands of tires quickly and efficiently. Now, this successful application of RFID technology has been expanded to include FIA European truck racing and Stock Car Brazil. Learn how Goodyear uses RFID to track tires and execute tasks efficiently in the high-pressure world of racing, and how it can enhance your operations as well. Speaker:Steve Lederer, IT Project Manager, The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Takeaways:• Understanding how to best track inventory in a fast paced environment 12:20 pm—Sponsored Sessions Click here to view ALL sessions w/ descriptions from this time slot How Global Telematics Technologies Combined With Active RFID Deliver an ROI in Track and Trace Sponsored by: Wavetrend Improving Airline Customer Service With RFID for Baggage Tracking Sponsored by: Alien Technology Building an Intelligent Supply Chain Through Discovery Services Sponsored by: Afilias Limited Examining Several Leading Manufacturing Case Studies Sponsored by: OATSystems Case Study: Top Global Retailers Are Evolving to RFID Sponsored by: Checkpoint Systems UHF Gen 2 for Item-Level Tagging of Retail Apparel Sponsored by: Impinj, Inc. Case Studies: Improving Production Shipping and Receiving Processes With RFID Sponsored by: Blue Vector Systems 3:00 pm—Breakout Session BP Tracks Equipment for Safety, Efficiency at Storage Plant BP has deployed an RFID system to track cranes and forklifts and ensure employee safety at its seven-acre storage facility in Louisiana.The active RFID system warns personnel of potential dangers from moving equipment and safeguards drivers and visitors. BP also achieves benefits from leveraging this location capability to manage offshore oil field spare parts for the Gulf of Mexico. Speaker:Robert Waring, Senior Technology Consultant/Chief Technology Office, BP Takeaways:• How to use active RFID to manage the location of equipment and people April 18, 200812:00 pm—Sponsored Sessions Click here to view ALL sessions w/ descriptions from this time slot How End Users Capture Value from RFID Sponsored by: NXP Semiconductors Leveraging RFID Sensors and Printed Electronics in Pharmaceutical Packaging and Cold Chain Logistics Sponsored by: Information Mediary Corp. How RFID-Enabled Applications Are Setting a New Bar for Operational Efficiencies Sponsored by: Xterprise Mojix STAR System: Field Trial Results and New Possibilities for RFID Sponsored by: Mojix Managing and Deploying Assets in Large-Scale Construction Projects Sponsored by: IDENTEC SOLUTIONS AG Enabling RFID Mass Adoption Through the Microsoft BizTalk RFID Platform Sponsored by: Microsoft Corp. How HP Gained Supply Chain Visibility Internally--and for Its Customers Sponsored by: Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) How to Use RFID as an Anti-Counterfeiting Measure Sponsored by: Alien Technology 1:40 pm—Breakout Session Case Study: RFID Smoothes Production for Oil-Pipe Maker Tejas Tubular, a provider of drill pipes and other products to the oil industry is using EPC Gen 2 tags to track and streamline the production process. Learn how the company overcame problems tagging metal objects to achieve significant cost savings. Speaker:Maximo Tejeda, Founder & President, Tejas Tubular Products Takeaways:• How one manufacturer set up a 13.56 MHz system to track inventory and production 2:30 pm—Breakout Session How Durakon Ensures Product Quality and Monitors Assembly Operations Durakon Industries, a maker of bed liners, tonneau covers and other cargo management systems for the automotive industry, began using passive RFID at its factory in Clinton, Tenn., last year. The company launched the implementation to achieve quality control on large items being shipped to customers, and has since discovered other benefits that can be achieved with RFID as well. In this session, hear how Durakon deployed the technology and saved money with quality control, and how it plans to use RFID to track products throughout the shipping process. Speaker:Joe Mawhinney, Director of IS, Durakon Industries Takeaways:• Insight into the various benefits RFID can provide to manufacturers 3:20 pm—Breakout Session How Wilson Sporting Goods Economically Uses RFID
In 2006, one of Wilson Sporting Goods' largest accounts asked it to begin shipping products labeled with EPC-compliant RFID tags. See how the sporting goods company economically met this request, and how it has learned to stay ahead of this ever-evolving technology. Speaker:Edwin Matthews, Director Information Technology, Americas, Wilson Sporting Goods
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