Technology

The ability to identify products as they flow through a supply chain and the ability to link a person or activity to a computer file is essential to increasing supply chain flow, reduce cost and increase profits. The links below will provide some insight into the different technologies.

[G101] Introduction to Automatic Identification and Data Capture / Business Intelligence. The ability to identify products as they flow through a supply chain and the ability to link a person or activity to a computer file is essential to increasing supply chain flow, reduce cost and increase profits. The links below will provide some insight into the different technologies This presentation is useful to any activity involving the acquiring, tracking, manipulation and use of the data that will become information used to populate databases and knowledge management systems

[G102] Matching the Right AIDC Technology With the Right Application. AIDC is more than just Bar Codes. There are a variety of technologies that offer strengths or limitations based on the job they are required to perform. Bar Codes, magnetic stripe, (RFID) radio frequency identification, biometrics and voice data entry are explained in understandable layman’s terms.

RFID Introduction. Slide presentation explaining RFID by comparing it to the widely used bar code.