AMR Research Report: Wal-Mart Suppliers Spent Minimum Required to Comply with RFID Mandate

December 2004 research report shows that the top 100 Wal-Mart suppliers have invested only $250 million on RFID systems to meet minimum requirements of January 2005 Wal-Mart mandate deadline. The study indicates that the suppliers do not view RFID as a strategic investment and have patched systems together just enough to meet Wal-Mart's compliance deadline; full story.

Case Studies from Siemens

Conclusive Overall Performance for the Optimal Conveyor System: For projects that use powerful high-quality conveyor systems as a means to secure success for customers, "success" means achieving sustained reductions in transport and processing costs while continuing to boost productivity; full story.

Tracing Batches With The Intelligent Warehouse: With the introduction of transponders, detailed, variable information can be linked directly to goods, enabling quick verification of their origin. This may save lives when food "accidents" occur, assisting companies in identifying and removing harmful products from the market in the shortest possible time; full story.

Government Sources

Radio ID Tagging Aims to Improve Military Logistics: Article from American Forces Press Service, quoting senior U.S. officials, explains how across-the-board use of high-tech inventory- tracking tags for military shipments can benefit both warfighters and the bottom line; full story.

Radiofrequency Identification Feasibility Studies and Pilot Programs for Drugs: Compliance Policy Guides for FDA Staff and Industry, full story.

Zebra Technologies White Papers

From Zebra, two white papers address aspects of RFID:

Zebra's RFID Readiness Guide, advice on complying with RFID tagging mandates.

Managing the EPC Generation Gap presents an overview of EPC standard migration from Generation 1 to Generation 2 RFID tags.