http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/rfidtribe-consumergoods/ RFID Tribe - Consumer Goods Group Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:58:34 GMT mark.johnson@... http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/rfidtribe-consumergoods/message/14 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/rfidtribe-consumergoods/message/14 Sam's Club Provides Clarity on EPC RFID Plans The retailer has sent a letter to all of its suppliers stating it is committed to the EPC RFID tagging of Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:58:28 GMT mark.johnson@... http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/rfidtribe-consumergoods/message/13 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/rfidtribe-consumergoods/message/13 Sam's Club Reduces Tagging Fee Wal-Mart Stores' warehouse retail chain will charge suppliers 12 cents, instead of $2.50, for each pallet of goods it receives Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:04:27 GMT Mark Johnson http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/rfidtribe-consumergoods/message/12 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/rfidtribe-consumergoods/message/12 See article below regarding improvement of inventory accuracy. Sincerely, Mark Johnson Fri, 15 Jun 2007 20:00:11 GMT Mark Johnson http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/rfidtribe-consumergoods/message/11 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/rfidtribe-consumergoods/message/11 Article below has some relevant observations about RFID implementation from a Canadian grocery association. See article's notes regarding... - systems Wed, 14 Mar 2007 17:03:34 GMT Mark Johnson http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/rfidtribe-consumergoods/message/10 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/rfidtribe-consumergoods/message/10 Good article on challenges in producing RFID-Enabled boxes in mass. Article highlights some companies addressing the issues. Sincerely, Mark Johnson Thu, 08 Mar 2007 02:43:11 GMT Mark Johnson http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/rfidtribe-consumergoods/message/9 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/rfidtribe-consumergoods/message/9 Article highlighting RFID technology from the perspective of a CIO of a consumer packaged goods food manufacturer, Sara Lee Corp. Note that Sara Lee Corp. has Wed, 06 Dec 2006 15:02:49 GMT Mark Johnson http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/rfidtribe-consumergoods/message/8 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/rfidtribe-consumergoods/message/8 Announcement on RFID antennas embedded in packaging. Sincerely, Mark Johnson ********************************************* RFID tags turns metal packaging into Thu, 04 May 2006 17:04:23 GMT Mark Johnson http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/rfidtribe-consumergoods/message/7 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/rfidtribe-consumergoods/message/7 The University of Arkansas "revises" its findings regarding out of stock (OOS) reductions at Wal-Mart stores from its study released in late 2005. Below Thu, 04 May 2006 17:02:49 GMT Mark Johnson http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/rfidtribe-consumergoods/message/6 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/rfidtribe-consumergoods/message/6 P&G finds 92% product availability using RFID technology on its Fusion product promotion. This in comparision to industry average 60-80% product availability. Wed, 15 Feb 2006 19:58:41 GMT Mark Johnson http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/rfidtribe-consumergoods/message/5 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/rfidtribe-consumergoods/message/5 See the below article regarding RFID numbering data standards. See references to progress towards the "holy grail" of one worldwide numbering system across Thu, 19 Jan 2006 22:08:24 GMT Mark Johnson http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/rfidtribe-consumergoods/message/4 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/rfidtribe-consumergoods/message/4 Tesco remains on course to meet RFID rollout deadline Retailer expects to meet its target at 1,400 stores Miya Knights, Computing 19 Jan 2006 Tesco says its Wed, 02 Nov 2005 17:30:13 GMT Mark Johnson http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/rfidtribe-consumergoods/message/3 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/rfidtribe-consumergoods/message/3 See the below and note the issues effecting RFID deployment. It appears that KiMs was one of the first RFID "middleware" engagements for Microsoft - a relative Wed, 31 Aug 2005 15:19:58 GMT Mark Johnson http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/rfidtribe-consumergoods/message/2 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/rfidtribe-consumergoods/message/2 RF Mapping for Packaging - Finding that "Sweet Spot" Venture Research develops an automated RFID carton profiling system Tue, 05 Jul 2005 16:11:11 GMT Mark Johnson http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/rfidtribe-consumergoods/message/1 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/rfidtribe-consumergoods/message/1 You can't beat the speed of RFID by Steve Coomes, Senior Editor 15 June 2005 How long does it take to buy a slice at Pizza Pizza? About 2 seconds when done at