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Hype or Reality? Achieving end-to-end supply chain integration using RFID

Three of the shortcomings of RFID-enabled applications are not with RFID technology, but need to be addressed for successful implementation.

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Sidebar: CCI's RFID lessons learned

Asked what he has learned thus far as his company implements RFID, Cesar Castillo’s Dr. Rafael Moreno responds with the following observations:

June 30, 2005

Flexible packaging

Rx distributor turns to internal RFID

In-house UHF RFID at Cesar Castillo marries item identification with storage location to address inventory errors and inefficiencies.

June 30, 2005

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IBM's RFID man in Europe

Thierry Mottaz, IBM’s Integrated Supply Chain quality and customer support manager, server engineering, is leading a team developing an in-house RFID track-and-trace solution in Europe.

June 30, 2005

Secondary Packaging

RFID 'a la cart'

Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc., Thomasville, NC, has partnered with Odin technologies to lead its RFID compliance program for its Creative Interiors division where products are shipped to retailers such as Target and Wal-Mart.

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Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Sites

New or enhanced Web sites

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Companies

CompaniesAmpac Packaging has completed its acqusition of Kapak Co.

June 30, 2005

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Suits planned by CSPI

The Center for Science in the Public Interest announced it will increasingly turn to the courts to stop deceptive labeling, fraudulent advertising, and the use of dangerous food additives.

June 30, 2005

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GM labeling stalled in Codex

Members of Codex failed to agree on the creation of labeling guidelines for genetically modified foods during the Codex meeting in Malaysia in mid-May.

June 30, 2005

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Carb loading

The Food and Drug Administration is set to bring some order to a ‘Wild West’ array of label claims about carbohydrates on food packs.

June 30, 2005

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The wrap-up: Phone cracks the bar code

Technical Research Centre develops and patents a bar-code analysis program that enables a digital camera phone to act as a bar-code reader.

June 30, 2005

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New drug bottle 'Targets' safety concerns

A prescription bottle designed for Target Corp. pharmacies gives new meaning to the phrase “extreme makeover.”

June 30, 2005

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Smart Packaging: Printed RFID tags in test

Direct-print RFID technology in pilot in Europe uses no silicon or transistor.

June 30, 2005