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| Presentation Abstracts Overview of RFID - John Soat, Editor, Information Week Radio-frequency identification technology is the most significant business-technology development of the 21st Century. RFID promises to revolutionize supply-chain strategy, to overhaul current processes and bring needed efficiencies and as yet only-hoped-for visibility to the extended supply chain. RFID also promises to cost more, take longer, and cause more disruption than any previous supply-chain technology. And the general public's trepidation at the privacy implications of ubiquitous RFID threatens to slow down even further it's widespread adoption and use. (Click for presentation) RFID Technology Update - Steve Dominak, Market Manager, Morgan Adhesives Company An RFID tag is affected by its surroundings, and the item it is mounted onto. RFID is more then Slap and Ship, it requires a thorough understanding of its technology to be successful. Mr. Dominak will provide a quick overview of the components of an RFID system, provide examples of applications, and demonstrate its functionality on various products. (Click for presentation) RFID in Cross-Enterprise Logistics - Joe D. Dunlap, Senior Business Development Manager, Siemens One, Inc. Growing retailer mandates for use of EPC/RFID have created greater interest in this technology as a mechanism for automatic identification. With the increased focus by the logistics industry and the importance of product tracking and validation from source to consumption can we expect to implement the technology on the mandated time schedule? Keep the end goal in mind - What is the value we are driving towards? What do learnings from more historical implementations of RFID teach us that can be of use? What can we expect in years to come with respect to future applications? Where should I start? This presentation will leverage several case studies where Siemens was involved to address many of these questions. (Click for presentation) RFID Initiative @ The University of Akron - B. Vijayaraman, Professor of MIS, The University of Akron, Barb Osyk, Associate Professor of Management, The University of Akron The RFID mandates from Wal-Mart, Target, Albertsons, the U.S. Department of Defense, and others have made it a requirement for some manufacturers and suppliers to be RFID enabled by 2005. Other organizations are taking more of a “wait and see” approach. While “slap and ship” may be the simplest short term choice to make in order to satisfy mandates, organizations are also looking at how to convert the potential of RFID into a business case that does not only recover the costs, but also can result in a positive ROI. We conducted a survey of Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) member companies to find out where they stand on RFID implementation. Are they implementing or considering the implementation of this technology? If not, why not? If they are implementing, why they are implementing it and what benefits are they are expecting? And what challenges are organizations facing as they consider adopting this new technology? (Click for presentation) RFID from the Production Line to the Bottom Line - Moderator: Tom Andel, Chief Editor, Material Handling Management, Panel Members: Jim Barlow, President, Western Reserve Controls, Joe Jiner, Director of Business Development Logistic & RFID Division The Kennedy Group, Paul Fledderjohann, Manager, Process Engineering, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. Tony Gallo, Integrator and Software Designer Slap 'n Ship is one form of compliance to the Wal-Mart/DoD mandates, but it doesn't come with an ROI. A better option is to turn RFID adoption from a cost to an investment. This panel of experts will answer your questions about putting RFID to work for you. This will be a great opportunity for you to get expert advice from a variety of professional sources in one forum. You'll come away with realistic answers about your short- and long-term RFID options. Latest Developments in RFID Standards - Tom Brady, VP of Automatic Identification & Data Capture, Uniform Code CouncilBack to the Future with EPC…The Ubiquitous UPC: From its inception in 1974, the UPC and sister code EAN (International Article Number) have grown globally to serve over 1 million member companies in 23 industries. Over 5 billion EAN/UPC bar codes are scanned daily. Supply chain savings are said to exceed $100 billion dollars annually. In 2003 a new vision was announced that has the potential to dwarf that of the UPC and EAN. The good news: EPC builds on and extends the UPC and EAN foundation for current users, while enabling users in new industries to gain its benefits. EPC’s promise, the integration of the physical and information worlds, will be realized through the efforts of EPCglobal and its user members. This presentation compares and contrasts business and technical conditions to facilitate implementation in the coming era.
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