RFID SOLUTIONS FROM AVERY DENNISON

摘要

RFID can be implemented and used efficiently with a predictable return. Keeping rollouts simple-yet-scalable is the key. In RFID's earliest years, retailers tended to take on too many applications of the technology at once. Some sought to establish elaborate RFID linkages throughout their supply chains. "They were trying to do a lot of different things. That called for a lot of capital investment in terms of tags, readers and equipment… and it caused barrier after barrier to make it work," says Das. More recently, retailers have found strong payback by focusing on a single application, he says. For example, one such application would be to reduce out-of-stock levels at a particular store. To accomplish this, the retailer might need only two or three handheld readers, one fixed reader and analytical software to leverage all the data they need from their RFID-tagged apparel. "The infrastructure setup is relatively simple within stores to allow them to roll it out quickly," Das says.