RFID can offer several advantages over traditional barcoding but it is critical that the objectives are clearly understood, and what business challenges or opportunities are trying to be addressed. When considering the value of RFID over barcode, account for the following: the value of your assets, how often do you need to inventory or track [...]
The Pentagon isn’t able to account for more than $500 million in U.S. Military aid that was given to Yemen, a recent article released by The Washington Post reports. The Pentagon fears that the equipment has been seized by Iranian-backed rebels or Al-Qaeda. The article states that, “as a result, the Defense Department has halted [...]
As a CEO, I get to do what any CEO loves to do: gather a bunch of unsuspecting employees, especially new hires, into a conference room and explain to a captive audience exactly what the company does and why it’s so great for the people it serves. I tell them about how our breakthrough [...]
A customer recently told me “I shouldn’t have to go to someone to see what's in my inventory. I should just be able to access a system to see it.” The implications to this observation are many, including... Does someone need to start counting items to create a baseline inventory? When was the last time [...]
It’s not uncommon for people to purchase technology before they understand the problem they want to solve. Automatic identification technology (AIT) by its very definition screams process, but that’s not where many start. It’s easier to look at the type of label or tag, software or hardware you need before you look at the big [...]
If you search YouTube to a find video that compares barcode to RFID technology, you’ll get numerous links that lead you down many paths. Most of the videos you view illustrate the use of RFID in a business process and explain how RFID outperforms barcode—saving you both time and money. One thing we know for [...]
Dealing with change is unenviable. Have you ever wished that the change you were forced to react to could be handled by someone else? The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) announced a change in March that will have a demonstrable impact on DoD contractors who are responsible for submitting IUIDs for new acquisitions [...]
Orchestrating More Efficient Construction Project Management Using Auto ID The construction of a major industrial facility has many moving parts – people, equipment, tools, building components, materials and other resources – the paths of which all need to intersect at a precise point on the space-time continuum in order to complete the build on [...]
The Defense Logistics Agency’s Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) is a free and secure web-based system that lets government contractors submit and track invoices and other documents electronically to the government so that they can be processed in real time. It’s also the primary system used to capture item-unique identification (IUID) of tangible items. Some [...]
2004. Remember that year? I do. It was ten years ago, almost to the day, that the New England Patriots were on their way to solidifying their standing as a sports dynasty after winning the second of their three Super Bowl championships in a span of four years. The Red Sox would follow suit seven [...]