IBM RFID Solutions

What can Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) do for your business?

From manufacturing facilities to vehicles, to healthcare, to airport compounds, store shelves and toll booths, RFID technology is steadily (and inevitably) transforming how the world does business.

RFID capabilities find broad application cutting across multiple business process areas:

Manufacturing | Health Care | Security & Access Control | New Applications

Work In Process (WIP) Manufacturing

RFID can enable: Visibility and control of WIP inventory and operations, including enhanced production and transaction reporting and just-in-time triggers.
Potential applications: Automation of assembly, production management and replenishment, WIP inventory management and component production.
Impacted business matrices: More efficient production planning and tracking, reduced manufacturing defects and reduced inventory cost.

Supply Chain Management

RFID can enable: Realtime visibility into the location and movement of inventory, stock levels and consumer or customer demand.
Potential applications: Inventory visibility and control across trading relationships, product pedigree/lifecycle history tracking, process exception management.
Impacted business matrices: Improved productivity, reduced inventory, higher service levels and reduced stock-outs, plus enhanced consumer responsiveness and satisfaction.

Asset Management

RFID can enable: Tracking the location, movement and maintenance history of physical assets: trailers, dollies, fixtures, parts and so on.
Potential applications: Vehicle and fleet management and maintenance, spare parts management and financial asset reporting.
Impacted business matrices: Increased capital asset utilization and enhanced transportation management.