Feature Articles
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L.L. Bean Tries To Hike Sales With RFID
2/13/2011
The apparel and outdoor gear retailer is testing an RFID system that can track when a shopper handles a hiking boot on display, thereby triggering a video screen to play informational media, while also measuring shopper interest. By Claire Swedberg, RFID Journal
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Next Generation Rugged Handheld Device Requirements
2/9/2011
Given today’s myriad of mobile device choices for enterprises to consider when evaluating options for their mobile workforce, organizations are increasingly confused and uncertain about their investments. For existing end users, issues relate to the need or viability of an upgraded solution. By Intermec, Inc.
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White Paper: A Company And Its Partners
2/8/2011
When you’re in the service industry, most companies create a relationship with their clientele of “call us when you need us.” More like a “we’re here if you need us” kind of relationship. By Jay Mullis, IDZ Technologies
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A Company And Its Partners
2/8/2011
When you’re in the service industry, most companies create a relationship with their clientele of “call us when you need us.” More like a “we’re here if you need us” kind of relationship. By Jay Mullis, IDZ Technologies
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Article: RFID In Clinical Trials
2/7/2011
With cost pressures hitting them, it becomes essential for companies to relook at their existing processes and identify areas where improvements are possible. The clinical trial process is as of now plagued with inefficiencies. These inefficiencies can be removed using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). By T S Rangarajan and Anand Vijaykumar, Tata Consultancy Services
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RFID In Clinical Trials
2/7/2011
Pharmaceutical companies spend more than $800M in developing a drug. Clinical trials are one of the most important steps in drug development. These clinical trials are outsourced to Contract Research Organizations (CROs). By T S Rangarajan and Anand Vijaykumar, Tata Consultancy Services
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RFID Tool Management — People, Processes, And Positions
2/7/2011
Tool tracking and tool management has forever been a challenge for many operations. Over the years, responsibility for tracking and managing tools has spanned the responsibilities of many people within an organization. Sometimes it is the responsibility of the tool crib manager; other times it’s the plant manager, the purchaser, the operations manager, or the department supervisor. Why do you think so many people, with completely unique titles, end up with this responsibility? By Robert Holmes, WinWare, Inc.
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RFID Tool Management: People, Processes, And Positions
2/7/2011
Tool tracking and tool management has forever been a challenge for many operations. Over the years, responsibility for tracking and managing tools has spanned the responsibilities of many people within an organization. Sometimes it is the responsibility of the tool crib manager; other times it’s the plant manager, the purchaser, the operations manager, or the department supervisor. Why do you think so many people, with completely unique titles, end up with this responsibility? By Robert Holmes, WinWare, Inc.
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Adding Intelligence To Your Aging Order Entry System To Maximize Profits
1/25/2011
For years the hand held industry has been a vital link in getting remote orders from the field to a corporate facility. It has been proven time and time again that the payback of “Just in Time” inventory produces cost savings by receiving an order within days rather than weeks. By Quest Solution
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The Price Of Progress: Assessing The Need For A Mobile Computing Migration
1/25/2011
A choice of new mobile computing hardware can often have a significant impact on existing software applications and business processes. Perhaps the disruption of a complete overhaul of software and hardware, along with the associated business processes, is more change than a business can bear. Having the prerogative to phase in change on the timetable of your business versus the “rip and replace” timetable of technology is difficult to achieve. By Intermec