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01.12.2010 -- To Control, Or Not To Control : That Is The Question

January 12, 2010

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Guest Series

Managing Indirect Materials With RFID, Part 5
This is the final article of this five-part series, written by Robert Holmes, Marketing Director, WinWare. Almost everyone is familiar with the question posed by the title character of William Shakespeare's play Hamlet — "To be, or not to be." It is, after all, one of the most famous quotations in literary history. By reading further into the soliloquy from which the quote is extracted, however, you see that the question is much deeper, and, potentially applicable to making the case for MRO/tool tracking in business operations. Read more in this article, titled "To Control, Or Not To Control — That Is The Question".

Click the following links if you missed Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, or Part 4 of this series.

Featured Articles

A Long Read Range And High Read Rate Handheld RFID Reader — What For?
By Convergence Systems Limited
Traditionally, a handheld RFID reader is designed to do short-range "Tag Commissioning" and "ID Verification" work. As such, the read range and read rate is not a big concern. Typical read range is 2 feet, and typical read rate is a few tags per second. This kind of performance is already acceptable.

A Long Read Range And High Read Rate Handheld RFID Reader, What For?

How To Increase Perfect Orders: RFID And Speech
By Intermec Technologies
This white paper explains how each aspect of perfect order performance can be improved through enhancements to data collection processes and technologies. This white paper focuses on other technologies that will provide better execution and productivity to create a greater competitive advantage.

How To Increase Perfect Orders: RFID And Speech

Integration Story: Industry Opinion Favors RFID For Drug E-Pedigree
By RFID Journal
With public comments in from about 55 sources, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is now proceeding to prepare a recommendation for an electronic pedigree (e-pedigree) system that pharmaceutical makers, distributors, and retailers would be required to use to identify products as they moved through the supply chain. The track-and-trace solution would be used to not only record which parties handled a drug during shipment, but also verify its authenticity and thwart counterfeiting.

Integration Story: Industry Opinion Favors RFID For Drug E-pedigree

Industry News

Motorola Redefines Mobility For Retailers With Next Evolution Of Enterprise Solutions
Omni-Id Teams With Odin For U.S. Department Of State It Asset Tracking
Frost & Sullivan Cites FRICK For Success In RFID Solutions
Craig Kavanaugh Joins Fluensee As Director Of Sales
American Apparel Boosts Sales, Customer Satisfaction And Employee Productivity With RFID Solution From Xterprise
UPM Raflatac And Partners To Exhibit Innovative RFID Solutions At NRF - Retail's BIG Show - In New York City
DAILY Unveils New Mobile RFID Reader DL710 At 380USD
Plug And Play SD Card RFID Reader
EPC Class 3 Semi-Passive RFID Tag Can Be Read And Written To
Time Domain Launches Groundbreaking Retail Technology
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Product Overview: Clarity AGR™ — Automated Goods Receipt
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At Xterprise, they believe organizations must gain a more precise, current, and insightful understanding of their business environments and then leverage that knowledge to achieve greater velocity, reduce cost, and exert strong control over their supply chain and enterprise activities. To make that vision a reality, Xterprise created the Clarity High-Definition Enterprise™ approach. High-Definition organizations are process focused and function in real-time. Find out more.

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