Supply Chain Optimization with RFID Technology
RFID benefits virtually any end-to-end supply chain by tracking items and informing corporate databases of impending store shortages, delays in transport and other logistical information that is essential to optimizing inventory management.
With RFID systems based on Texas Instruments (TI) technology, inventory costs are reduced, in-transit theft controlled and product visibility monitored.
In supply chain management, RFID works with the Electronic Product Code (EPC) standard that allows computers to identify and track SKUs.
Successful RFID implementation within an EPC framework depends on a strong technology partner with a time-tested record of reliability and innovation. With more than eight years in smart label manufacturing and having more than 30 global partners, TI has the desired pedigree. It is the co-inventor of the smart label and has shipped more than 300 million smart labels to date.
Long-term commitment pays off. The 2006 RFID Marketing Strategies Report, a survey of more than 550 end users, providers and prospects, ranked TI as #1 in thought leadership and the most desired business partner.
TI’s high rankings come from a commitment to provide superior products and service, and a commitment to technology leadership.
In addition to pioneering the smart label form factor, TI has consistently been an innovator in RFID technology. It holds technology leadership in each of its three product areas: chips, the inlay form factor and the new strap form factor.
- State-of-the-art manufacturing processes for high volume production and designed-in reliability
- Integrated chip and antenna fabrication, enabling tight quality control of the entire RFID inlay subsystem
- Technology leadership in the strap form factor -- the next generation RFID subsystem is here today at TI
Leading-edge Semiconductors
TI’s latest generation RFID chips offer higher tag sensitivity, which translates into less power to energize the chip, greater read range and better read accuracy.
Inlay Leadership
Today's form factor of choice, the inlay, continues to be improved by TI. It offers proven interoperability with Gen 2 infrastructure equipment which makes integration easier.
Qualified performance with major reader products provides best-of-class tag read consistency. Certified compatibility with major printer/encoder products ensures print and program functionality.
Strap Innovation
By providing a chip with two connection tabs, TI delivers a more manageable form factor that leads to higher volume conversion, resulting in lower cost of conversion. Benefits include:
- Ability to embed in packaging, attach directly to printed antennas, apply to corrugated boxes
- Higher-speed production capability with in-line processes
- Lowest cost of conversion
- New possibilities in product delivery
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