RFIDNews | Army looks to RFID to update supply chain

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

In an effort to improve its logistics tracking and monitoring of assets the United States Army has recruited five companies to provide automatic identification technology (AIT) hardware and solutions across its global supply chain.

The Army has issued five AIT-IV contracts with a ceiling value of $418.5 million to five companies: Northrop Grumman, GTSI, CDO Technologies, Intermec and Lowry Computer Products.

The five companies will provide the hardware, software and engineering services necessary for implementing wireless asset tracking systems, including RFID.

The Army anticipates applications for AIT-IV to extend from inventory and warehouse environments and large, open-area storage facilities to maintenance, repair and tracking facilities, entry and exit points of military facilities and roadside installations, as well as restricted office and laboratory environments, the military transportation community and petroleum distribution points.

CEITEC unveils RFID chip for multiple logistics applications

CEITEC S.A. announced the final development of its integrated circuit for supply chain and manufacturing tracking: the CTC13000.

The CTC13000 offers a versatile, passive RFID chip the supports multiple logistic applications for asset tracking, from prototyping to final assembly, as well as inventory control and post-production. It can also be applied in end user applications such as airline baggage, grocery and medical assets.

Winemakers use NFC to monitor shipping

Several major wine producers are now using an NFC solution from eProvenance to monitor the temperature of their wine during shipment and storage, according to Point of Sale News.

White Sands Missile Range comes more in line with HSPD-12

The White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) in south central New Mexico is doing away with its own badges and coming in line with HSPD-12 and PIV.

Auchan Group streamlines supply chain with help from Orange Business Services

Orange Business Services is working together with Auchan Group, the international food retail group, to offer a real-time tracking solution to monitor the routing of plastic creates which carry fruits and vegetables in its French supermarkets.

Northrup Grumman awarded Army contract

Northrup Grumman has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Biometrics Operations and Support Services – Unrestricted (BOSS-U) program to further develop and supply their DNA identification system developed by IntegenX.

RFID dominates the supply chain, outperforms traditional technology

It is inevitable, RFID will dominate the supply chain versus traditional technology such as bar codes, according to Supply Chain Digest, the only question is when.

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Army looks to RFID to update supply chain