Industry Tracks

Manufacturing

Manufacturing companies across many 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. This track will focus on how leading manufacturing companies are using RFID to achieve benefits today.

Retail and consumer packaged goods companies have been among the early adopters of RFID technologies, both internally and within their shared supply chains. Many are already seeing benefits and are prepared to share their insights about those benefits and the implementation issues they needed to address before achieving them.

Leading-edge companies are improving their supply chains and logistics operations, including warehouse management, by taking advantage of the greater visibility that RFID data provides. In this track, you will hear from some of the companies that have successfully deployed these systems, and learn their best practices.

The U.S. Department of Defense, as well as airplane manufacturers Boeing and Airbus, have deployed RFID systems to improve their supply chains and operations. This track focuses on the benefits they are achieving, and how their suppliers are meeting tagging mandates and achieving benefits, both internally and across their supply chains.

Pharmaceutical companies have been exploring RFID's potential for collecting pedigree data. But RFID can deliver other benefits, such as reducing counterfeiting and theft and improving shipping accuracy. Learn how early adopters are using RFID within their supply chains and their own internal operations to improve efficiencies.

RFID Journal LIVE! 2009 is produced by RFID Journal, the World's RFID Authority.