RFID a Catalyst to Boil an Ocean or Make a Cup of Tea?
RFID is definitely a revolutionary technology, but all revolutions do not end in success. Modern Materiel Handling has a good RFID article on a modest RFID rollout by Tesco. Here they are integrating into their systems a passive RFID tag network to track roll cages going to their store. Basically, the RFID tag gives Tesco the proactive ability to make sure their roll cages get to the right stores.
Tesco is using the passive RFID tags to alert distribution center workers loading trucks and store dock workers when a roll cage is not suppose to go to the store. That way they can take corrective action before mis-directed goods get stocked in the wrong store. This RFID solution may not be quite a revolution, but it is a good return on investment (ROI).
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