What is RFID Used For? 12 RFID Applications Ever since  Walmart's RFID mandate back in 2003, RFID has been successfully implemented in hundreds of applications across a large variety of indus...
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Target's RFID ImplementationTarget, a leading retail giant, has fully embraced RFID technology as a revolutionary tool to optimize its supply chain management and enhance customer shopping experiences...
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If you've ever participated in an organized race, you may have received two different finish times. Depending on the number of participants in the race and your initial position in the group of run...
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The term Smart Packaging describes the use of technology, indicators, or even chemicals to enable a specific functionality on or within a product’s packaging. Smart Packaging is used on a var...
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What are QR codes? QR codes, or Quick Response Codes, have been around since 1994, but were not widely used until around 2010 - 2011 when smartphones with cameras were increasing in availability...
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Work in Process, also called Work in Progress and WIP, is the term for partially completed goods that are being made or finished within a facility. Most of the time, work in progress goods are loca...
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A lot of big named retailers are either announcing new RFID tag mandates like  Nordstrom, or ramping up their requirement like Walmart and Macys, which may leave suppliers with a c...
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SGTIN-96 is an encoding scheme that stands for Serialized Global Trade Identification Number and is sometimes called a serialized GTIN. The 96 in the name refers to the number of bits in the final...
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RFID is making another push into the retail market as Nordstrom implements RFID and Macys expands their RFID requirements. Nordstrom is joining other top retailers like Walmart, Target, H&M, V...
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GS1 is a non-profit, global organization that creates and maintains global standards for business-to-business and supply chain communication. In essence, a standard is created so that when a barcod...
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Introduction Even though we are moving from a paper-filled workplace to a digital, mostly paper-free future, some businesses and organizations are still required to keep original documents on hand...
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Originally published 5/18/2021; Updated 3/11/2025 Mobile Computers are not new devices, but they can be intimidating for businesses to purchase because of the cost, number of options, and ambiguity s...
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