TORONTO, Canada, Sept. 22, 2003 – Intermec Technologies Canada Ltd. today announced its sponsorship of “RFID And The Real World,” an event designed to educate attendees about applications for radio frequency identification (RFID) in retail and logistics supply chains. The event is scheduled for Sept. 25 at the Toronto Congress Centre.
RFID And The Real World is presented by the Supply Chain Development Association, a consortium of leading technology providers, consumer goods manufacturers and retailers convened to explore the use of RFID technology in consumer goods supply chains.
Intermec Technologies Canada will provide a live, interactive demonstration of a pallet/case tracking application using its Intellitagâ RFID technology. The conference also will feature a keynote address by Kevin Ashton, executive director of the Auto-ID Centre. Other topics will include the proposed RFID-based electronic Product Code (ePC) technology and its potential to streamline supply chain management, as well as a “primer” session that will present the basics of RFID technology.
“With recent announcements by major mass-merchandisers that they will require some form of RFID tracking capability by 2005, now is the perfect time for suppliers to examine the benefits and uses of this technology in their own supply chains,” said Jeff Ashcroft, founder of the Supply Chain Network
“Many companies are considering the use of RFID systems for manufacturing tracking and inventory control,” said Brian Lang, Intermec Canada general manager. “This event will give retailers and consumer goods suppliers the information they need to determine where RFID fits in their business processes.”
Goods and assets can easily be tracked with RFID tags, which include a computer chip and its antenna encased in a protective covering of some type depending on the application. Tags are programmed to contain identification, serial numbers, history and other attributes.
For more information or to register to attend the event, visit (www.supplychainnetwork.com/scdaRFIDevent.htm).
About the Supply Chain Networkä Project
The Supply Chain Network Projectä consists of a consortium of retailers, suppliers and logistics providers dedicated to furthering the understanding and impact of emerging technology on the supply chain. For more information on the project and its participating members, please visit (www.supplychainnetwork.com/).
About Supply Chain Development Association (SCDA)
Established in November 2002, the Supply Chain Development Association is dedicated to advancing the practice of supply chain data collection and overall supply chain management through the development and implementation of an advanced supply chain process model. Called the Supply Chain Network Projectä, this advanced supply chain model represents a process methodology for the combined use of a number of leading edge technologies to support integrated supply chain data collection and overall supply chain management. For more information on the SCDA, please visit www.scda.ca.
About Intermec
Intermec Technologies Corp., a UNOVA Inc. (NYSE:UNA) company, is a leader in global supply chain solutions and in the development, manufacture and integration of wired and wireless automated data collection, Intellitag® RFID (radio frequency identification) and mobile computing systems. The company’s products and services are used by customers in many industries to improve productivity, quality and responsiveness of business operations, from supply chain management and enterprise resource planning to field sales and service.
To learn more about how companies can benefit from Intermec’s supply chain technologies, contact Intermec Technologies Corp., 6001 36th Ave. West, Everett, WA 98203 USA; telephone 800-347-2636; or visit Intermec's web site at (www.intermec.com/). To learn more about UNOVA, visit (www.unova.com/).
