In manufacturing, parts are commonly transported from suppliers (both internal and external) to assembly lines in totes, bins or other forms of returnable transport containers. To work efficiently it is vital that the location of these containers is monitored and tracked. This task often proves too labor-intensive to do manually ..read more

A company moves a certain number of items per pallet to another facility. By simply adding an RFID label to each box during the production process it can be guaranteed that not only the right number of units were shipped, but that the right units themselves were shipped ..read more

Manufacturers often find their products being sold through distribution channels they had not agreed upon or intended. These unauthorized channels, also called the grey market, though legal and consisting of genuine products, have serious consequences for the original manufacturer or brand owner. A different issue but posing many of the same problems and challenges are counterfeit products. Methods of combating counterfeit products vary depending on the sales models OEMs use to deliver products to market ..read more

Today there are many technologies to help ease the daily tasks of Asset Managers who are responsible for a company’s physical assets. These assets can, for some companies, be valued in the millions of dollars. Of the available technologies few solve more property management headaches than the use of Auto-ID platforms like barcodes and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID ..read more