There are many benefits to using barcodes and RFID tags for auto identification. Auto identification technology allows for simple product identification and authentication, visibility of assets, items, and equipment, enhanced security, faster, more accurate inventory control, labor savings, and precise data. The difficulty of implementation, however, often lies in deciding between barcodes or RFID tags [...]
With the emergence of Item Unique Identification, or IUID, confusions regarding implementation have come to the surface. Implementing IUID and being compliant with government restrictions begins with your contract. The Department of Defense has determined that it is imperative that items valued at or above $5,000 be marked with UID. Take a look at your [...]
By now most Department of Defense (DoD) contractors are aware that DoD’s Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) invoicing system changed its name to Invoicing, Receipt, Acceptance and Property Transfer (iRAPT) in November 2014. The iRAPT system was created to support DoD’s goal of moving to a paperless acquisition process to track where everything DoD owns is [...]
By now, most people involved with the managing of government furnished property or shipping end items to the Department of Defense has heard of iRAPT, the new moniker for the Wide Area Workflow. While this change may make contractors fear that their invoice submissions and property reporting could become even more complicated, the good news is that iRAPT—which [...]