RFID Journal Webinars Archive

Retailers are accelerating their adoption of radio frequency identification to improve inventory accuracy and dramatically boost customer service. With the adoption of RFID comes a series of changes that retailers must manage. These changes involve many stakeholders, as well as technology partners. This webinar will share some of the lessons learned across the spectrum, from source tagging to in-store operations and ROI, that have led to some of the most notable global successes in the RFID retail market to date. » Learn More

Forward Vision Marketing asked RFID and technology companies at RFID Journal LIVE! 2018 and the Aerospace MRO Show what they thought worked best for their business-to-business marketing efforts, as well as how they measure their results. Among the questions asked were: • What's the biggest challenge facing technology marketers? • What's more effective as a marketing tactic: trade shows, white papers or webinars? • Is marketing effectiveness measured by leads or conversions to sales? Join this webinar to learn the results to the survey, and find out which marketing strategies work best for solution providers of RFID and other technologies. » Learn More

Learn how RFID4U's TagMatiks – FI (Field Inventory) platform and Zebra Technologies' RFD8500 and RFD2000 readers can be used by companies in manufacturing, health care, fashion, energy and other verticals to perform cycle counts, inventory management, field audits and transfers, as well as build out predictable analytics. Find out how to increase the visibility of your inventory and operations while cutting down on manual processes. In this session, the speaker will cover the benefits of leveraging RFID and related technologies for field and consignment inventory management, while discussing how to automate workflows, such as cycle counting and reconciling captured data. With this newfound data and automated workflows, businesses can better control their expiry management, write-offs, and stock and par levels, as well have more concrete visibility into their supply chain and assets. » Learn More

Learn how Patti Engineering harnessed Siemens' UHF RFID systems, coupled with the power of Siemens programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and industrial-strength networks, to significantly improve inventory tracking for a distribution center of a Fortune 100 company. Managers can now pinpoint inventory down to the SKU, tray and pallet at any moment, which enables customized product mixes to be built for each customer. This webinar will describe how the system was designed to overcome stray reads and other issues commonly faced in a DC deployment of RFID technology. » Learn More

SML RFID, an industry leading full service RFID solutions provider and a trusted partner to the world's largest retailers and top fashion brands, delivering proven results and rapid ROI for customers has partnered with Zebra Technologies, an industry leading provider of RFID capture and printing technologies that generate actionable information and insight to give companies unprecedented visibility into their business, giving physical things a digital voice. Learn how retailers can expose more inventory to existing and gain new customers through online sales channels maximizing revenue opportunities. Retailers today are taking advantage of item-level RFID solutions to gain real-time visibility of their inventory. With this increased visibility, it opens up a world of possibilities for retailers to focus on the delivery of this value through the customer's preferred shopping channel, key to building customer loyalty. The speakers will discuss how RFID can enable a single, cohesive picture of inventory in real time across the entire enterprise, enabling more product availability through more selling channels to deliver on a "buy anywhere, fulfil anywhere" vision. » Learn More

There’s never been more pressure to manufacture with less cost. To remain competitive, successful companies are looking for practical ways to obtain better information faster. Radio frequency identification (RFID) is a proven technology that lends itself to a wide array of data collection applications in the warehouse and on the factory floor, but adoption hasn’t taken off - until now. With global standards, lower system costs and enhanced solution reliability, adoption is on the rise. In fact, nearly half of all manufacturers are expected to implement passive RFID solutions within the next five years. In this webinar, the speakers provide a brief overview of that state of RFID in supply chain and manufacturing today. Then, they’ll explore several use cases highlighting the successful application of RFID in real-world environments, including a global manufacturer of agricultural, industrial, and consumer products that is more accurately monitoring cycle times to drive continuous improvement; a major appliance manufacturer that streamlined visibility and verification of inventory delivery from the manufacturing floor to finished goods warehousing; and a leading electronics component provider that’s leveraging RFID to track mission critical assets on a global scale. Finally, The presenters will explore the three traits common to all successful RFID implementations and how you can use them to ensure RFID project success within your organization. » Learn More

This webinar will feature an in-depth discussion on the ever-changing landscape of retail and the growth that has been seen in the e-commerce channel. Speakers will explain indetail how RFID can get the right product to the customer, saving time and undue costs, while meeting customer expectations. We'll explain the importance of RFID's role in the supply chain and why RFID is not limited to the four walls in retail. » Learn More

That’s exactly what a small retailer, a large manufacturer, and a national laboratory experienced. Register to attend this frank discussion about RFID with Zebra Technologies and software provider Portable Technology Solutions. Learn how enterprises of all sizes – from the small single-store retailer to a large manufacturer of building materials, to a national laboratory – are taking advantage of today’s best-in-class RFID solutions to gain real-time visibility into their assets and inventory. RFID provides them with critical data at their fingertips to make smarter and faster decisions for their businesses. Hear how a widely-used turnkey solution is taking the frustration and complexity out of deploying RFID and how keeping it simple from the start, is so important. We’ll focus on: • Best practices for deployment success • How RFID can offer benefits to any size business • How to choose if a mobile handheld or a fixed reader is the right solution or if you could benefit from a combined solution • Keeping RFID affordable and reaping a quick ROI » Learn More

This webinar will walk through a survey of the last six years of RFID's significant year-over-year adoption growth in the global retail apparel and footwear market. The speaker will discuss all components that make up a solution deployment, such as ROI analysis, technology selection, business-process change when using the technology, tagging methodologies, the importance of standards, and project team structures that produce best results. The webinar will also feature a focused segment on the role and impact that RFID solutions have in new and essential omnichannel retail models. The goal is to provide attendees with a complete picture of best practices, while pointing out common costly mistakes to avoid when striving for technology-driven business-performance improvement. » Learn More

Every industrial application presents a unique set of challenges and demands to a radio frequency identification (RFID) solution. By understanding the unique capabilities each system offers, companies can select the best option for their particular application. » Learn More