Supply Chain

RFID pioneer Kimberly-Clark Corporation selects the Alien ALR-9800 Enterprise RFID Reader as part of its logistics program to comply with retail industry mandates.

It goes without saying that RFID is a big deal at Gillette.

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.

With RFID mandates, Sarbanes-Oxley
and supply chain challenges still burning bright for most consumer goods firms, the consulting arena in 2005 was in high demand.

A look at the best hardware solutions providers of 2005, as chosen by their consumer goods clients.

The rise in overseas sourcing, particularly from China, continues to be a major theme for consumer goods in 2005 and 2006.

When compared to other verticals still struggling to define the potential returns of RFID, the business case for RFID within the healthcare and pharmaceutical markets has immediate perceivable benefits.