Johnson & Johnson recognized the importance of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and implemented a governing structure around RFID across the entire organization.
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.
While this year’s Top 10 TPM providers are the key leaders of the industry, it is critical to examine the direction of many of these vendors as they look beyond automation to optimization.
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.
While Oracle's pursuit of Siebel Systems took center stage in 2005, analysts expect to see increased use of partner networks and third-party maintenance providers heading into 2006.
