Research and Markets : Logistics Has Been One of the Main Applications of RFID: the Following Case Studies Portray How

DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 28, 2005--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c21584) has announced the addition of RFID Logistics Case Studies to their offering.

Thirty RFID Logistics Case Studies

Since its invention sixty years ago, there have been many thousands trials and rollouts of RFID around the world. The most popular format has been contact less smart cards and tickets followed by smart labels then other shapes. Passive versions i.e. without batteries have been most popular but active tags have been responsible for about 15% of tags sold and a rather higher percentage of the money spent on RFID systems including tags.

Logistics has been a popular application

Logistics has been one of the main applications of RFID, behind transport of people and secure access, but there are inevitably overlaps of definition here. Logistics employs all the formats mentioned above as well as active and passive versions. However, active tags are relatively more important than passive in the logistics arena compared to others.

Detailed Case Studies include:

- Air Liquide, gas cylinders, France
- Alliant Atlantic Food, access control to depot, USA
- Svenska Retursystem, pallets, Sweden
- Bell AG, tracking meat, Germany
- Botek Vagsystem, waste collection, Sweden
- BNP Paribas and Brinks, transport container access, France
- Bovis Lendlease blockwork stones, UK
- Chep pallet tracking, USA
- Dai Nippon Printing, returnable bottle containers, Japan
- DHL and Nokia, cellphone packages UK/Finland
- Envicomp waste, Germany
- European Commission Driver Card, Europe
- ExxonMobil fuel pump payment, USA
- FedEx keyless entry/ignition system, USA
- Felixstowe Dock & Rail Company, containers, UK
- Geest conveyances, UK
- General Motors containers, USA
- HirOcem, cement plant vehicles, Slovakia
- Holland Flower Auctions, Holland
- Hutchison Whampoa ,intermodal container logistics, USA, Singapore
- Hyundai exports RFID trial, South Korea
- Japan Railways, Train Cargo, Japan
- Maruetsu Supermarkets, item level in food supply chain, Japan
- Meat monitoring, Canada item level
- Michelin tyres, item level, USA
- NYK Logistics, tracking containers, USA
- Parcelforce postal; trailers, UK
- Scottish Courage Brewing, UK
- Singapore Military Fleet, Singapore
- Xerox Copiers, Europe, Item Level

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