Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) are impressive and fascinating, but in many cases their return on investment is still unclear. How much do they cost? Where are their most and least effective applications? Boston Strategies International’s Technology series helps them to manage technology instead of letting it manage them.
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| Air Express Solutions
International air express is hot. It is growing at about twice the rate of general air cargo. What exactly is air express and where is the growth?
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| Paperless Management Solutions
Data is ubiquitous today, and employees are more empowered than ever before to act on the information available to them. But while "paperless" increased productivity, there's a rub with electronic information management: how to standardize on open systems and ensure best in class applications at the same time?
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| Fleet Management Solutions
Most conventional thinking on fleet management is about the efficiency of the assets themselves. But fleet management is merely a path toward optimization of the entire logistics system. Forward thinking companies are designing and applying more extensive solutions today. How can your fleet management solution implement more than just a system generate more value?
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| The Elusive Information Highway
Shippers' access to global sources has expanded exponentially in recent years. The Internet and phone have made it much easier to source globally, and some major retailers have used the information to bypass traditional distributors and squeeze some of the profit out of their supply chain. How is the global transportation system affected by the liberalization of economic policies and reduction of tariffs around the world? This article discusses the rapidly changing advantages in the transportation industry.
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The RFID Package includes 9 items:
Is There ROI in RFID?
On the Inevitability of RFID
Return on RFID
RFID Applications in Ground Handling
RFID and Better Baggage Handling
RFID and Building a Secure Supply Chain
RFID Comes of Age
RFID in Libraries
RFID: Mining Mega-Data for Enhanced Forecast Accuracy
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| RFID Comes of Age
RFID has generated both passion and skepticism. By many accounts, it will be one of the few technologies that really affects us all. Yet it is still a technological and economic challenge for most companies. Has RFID reached the tipping point? David Jacoby, President of Boston Strategies International, wrote this white paper, which examines the ins and outs of RFID, for the Economist Intelligence Unit. Click here to request the paper from the publisher.
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| On the Inevitability of RFID
RFID has been piloted in countless industries by now. It has shown positive return on investment in retail industries, automotive applications, pharmaceuticals, and baggage handling. Is RFID here to stay?
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Is There ROI in RFID?
| Is There ROI in RFID?
Radio frequency identification (RFID) has been one of the more polarizing topics in supply chain management over the past several years. Some say it will change our world, but if it's so great why are so few companies using it today? Learn the latest developments in RFID technology, the benefits of using RFID and the barriers to implementation.
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| RFID and Better Baggage Handling
"Wait and see" has been the dominant position of most airlines and airport service companies in the last few years regarding RFID. Only 10% have RFID in place so far, and 42% say they have no plans to implement RFID, according the 2007 Airport ID Trends Survey. Sure, fourteen percent say they will implement it in the next 1-2 years and nineteen percent say they will implement it in the next 3-4 years. But most are like Easyjet, which is waiting to see how the market shakes out, and British Airways, which said as late as June that it was waiting for IATA to define standards. This article provides specific updates on which airports, airlines, and solution providers are implementing RFID solutions, and with what success.
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Return on RFID
| Return on RFID
Radio frequency identification (RFID) has been one of the more polarizing topics in supply chain management over the past several years. Some say it will change our world, but if it's so great why are so few companies using it today? Learn the latest developments in RFID technology, the benefits of using RFID and the barriers to implementation.
Presented to NESCON, 2006.
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RFID Applications in Ground Handling
| RFID Applications in Ground Handling
Anti-terrorism, customer service, and asset utilization are driving RFID adoption in the airline and baggage handling industries. IATA's new technical standard should clear the way for implementation at large airlines and airports. This presentation will examine the various types of deployment in ground handling.
Presented to IQPC (Transport IQ), 2008.
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RFID: Mining Mega-Data for Enhanced Forecast Accuracy
| RFID: Mining Mega-Data for Enhanced Forecast Accuracy
RFID can reduce forecast error by reducing the need to forecast at all! As retailers and consumer goods companies work harder for their share of the consumer’s wallet, RFID could be the glue that bonds them together. This presentation will examine how RFID will change forecasting in consumer products and retailing.
Presented to Institute of Business Forecasting and Planning, 2006.
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| RFID and Building a Secure Supply Chain
RFID can improve supply chain security when paired with information management processes. Is RFID a necessary security application for your supply chain? This presentation will examine why heightened security is a necessity in today’s climate.
Presented to Vendor Compliance Federation, 2007.
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| RFID in Libraries
The use of RFID systems can raise issues of privacy and security. What’s the tradeoff? Are there hidden dangers for users? This presentation provides case studies of library implementations and presents a model for calculating the ROI of RFID in library applications.
Presented to CILIP, 2007.
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