| Is RFID\'s Value coming into Focus? |
6/23/2008 |
|
|
| The announcement on Monday June 23, that Checkpoint is acquiring OatSystems brought back memories of the heady days of the hype cycle (I think that’s what Gartner calls it) of RFID technology. Suddenly the world of RFID gets interesting. I know Wal-Mart and Carrefour have achieved some kind of savings in their supply chains. I really don’t quite understand how or why, but I believe them. But this, I can see and touch and visualize.
What if we could replace store physical inventories with cycle counts, too? And what if we could do it for pretty close to free? What if those same tags used to control theft in our stores could serve as license plates too? There’d be no significant up-charge… and with enough cycle counts, after a couple of years – NO MORE PHYSICAL INVENTORIES. Rather than attempting to blanket the store with RFID readers and antennae, why not have a store associate walk a few aisles, and scan merchandise into and out of the back room as well.
What do you think?
|
| Paula Rosenblum |
|
