RFID Archive

  • Automated Communications

    Automated Communications

    By embedding data in a RFID (Radio-frequency identification) tag, Wal-Mart is able to retrieve this data using a transceiver with a decoder without any human involvement. They are able to collect this raw data into useful information which then can be used to order low inventory, organize the unloading of trucks and prioritizing which crates [...]

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  • Benefits of RFID technology

    Benefits of RFID technology

    Starting in January 2005 Wal-Mart began an initiative to begin using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) by requiring their top 100 suppliers to put RFID tags on all shipping crates and pallets. Since then Wal-Mart has used its bargaining power as a buyer to gain a competitive advantage over their competition. By implementing RFID technology Wal-Mart [...]

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