Thursday, January 5, 2006 in News
“Texas Instruments Inc.’s Educational & Productivity Solutions (E&PS) business group said Wednesday it has become the first Wal-Mart Stores Inc. supplier to ship the retailer cases and pallets affixed with Gen 2 radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, bypassing previous generations of the technology. Test shipments began on Dec. 29.
TI will ship a dozen SKUs to five Wal-Mart distribution centers in Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Texas. “Twelve in our calculator line meet Wal-Mart’s request for Gen 2 tags,” said Keith Hodnett, vice president, Texas Instruments and supply chain manager for the Educational & Productivity Solutions group. “We’ve also had inquiries about Gen 2 from several European and U.S. customers. Target is one.””
