Manufacturer

Johnson & Johnson recognized the importance of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and implemented a governing structure around RFID across the entire organization.

Kenneth Cole Productions Inc., a designer of apparel, shoes and accessories, will implement SAP software.

Pfizer Inc. is now tagging all Viagra shipped and sold in the United States with RFID.

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) is now tagging 100 percent of its calculator products shipped to Wal-Mart with RFID tags based on the Gen 2 EPC specification.

After completing a pilot program earlier this year, Costco Wholesale and Information Resources Inc. (IRI) fully deploy the Costco Collaborative Retail Exchange (CRX) program across Costco's major food and non-food departments in the United States.

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Consumer goods firms are re-examining
their supply chain systems, underscoring the industry’s movement toward a demand-driven supply network (DDSN).

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