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•White Paper: Maintenance & RFID - What RFID Can (And Can't) Do To Control Indirect Materials, Tools, And Spare Parts

By WinWare Incorporated

RFID is the latest buzz when talking about inventory management, logistics or supply chains? We all have heard it. Some of us may even know a little about it. And there are those who have been tasked with making it work to benefit their operation. In this white paper, we will expand on some of the principals behind RFID and it's ability to be used to have an immediate impact on your maintenance operation. Beyond the larger logistics application of RFID, a closed system using auto identification can provide great benefit to an organization looking to better track and replenish indirect materials, spare parts and maintenance inventory.

In the first section of this white paper, we set the ground work by offering some insight as to the importance of managing indirect materials. We will cover reasons why an organization would benefit from improving the tracking, accountability and replenishment aspects of this inventory. From there we will help you understand the basics of RFID technology which includes a technology overview explaining the different types of RFID, why there has been a great focus in the industry on standardizing and what can and can't be done with RFID tags. This should help you as a reader understand the basics of RFID. We will then begin to talk about tracking maintenance inventory through a usage transaction method and how RFID technology can be used today to enhance that process.

The last two areas we will begin to look at is continual process improvement. We will begin by talking about the importance of process definition and procedure documentation. Then we'll take this a step further discussing a method for monitoring using the RIDE (report, identify, decide, execute) process. You should gain a good understanding of how RFID can impact your ability to manage indirect material, spare parts and maintenance inventory.

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•White Paper: Maintenance & RFID - What RFID Can (And Can't) Do To Control Indirect Materials, Tools, And Spare Parts