Avery Dennison: Fortune 500 CEO to Address The Houston Forum.HOUSTON Houston, city (1990 pop. 1,630,553), seat of Harris co., SE Tex., a deepwater port on the Houston Ship Channel; inc. 1837. Economy The fourth largest city in the nation and the largest in the entire South and Southwest, Houston is a port of entry; -- Avery Dennison Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) produces pressure-sensitive materials (such as self-adhesive labels), office products, and various paper products. R. Stanton Avery founded Avery in 1935. Avery Dennison Corporation was created in 1990 by merger of Avery and Dennison. CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Discusses How Radio Frequency Identification See RFID. (RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. ) Technology is Impacting Business and Changing the Way Modern Supply Chains Operate
WHAT: Dean Scarborough will address the Houston Forum Executives
Forum and will host an exclusive media roundtable to
discuss:
-- how RFID is revolutionizing supply chain management
-- share best practices
-- illustrate how the technology is impacting business
across multiple sectors, from the largest to the
smallest companies
-- the transformation the office products company is
currently undergoing - moving from historic leadership
in labels and adhesive industry, to one focusing on
technology-based supply-chain solutions
-- concerns about its threat to privacy and potential
usage in passports and drivers' licenses.
WHY: RFID is taking on great importance because major
organizations like Wal-Mart and the Department of Defense
are mandating their suppliers be RFID compliant.
WHEN: May 10, 2006
7:30 - 9:00 AM - Breakfast & Speech
Open to the public with reservation
WHERE: The Briar Club (2603 Timmons Lane)
FAST FACTS:
-- RFID is an automated data collection technology that
uses radio frequency waves to transfer data between a
reader and an RFID tag to identify, track or locate an
item.
-- Forecasts project that as RFID begins to experience
broader industry adoption; by 2010 RFID spending is
expected to surpass $US3 billion worldwide.
-- Industries with the greatest opportunities to use RFID
include retail and aerospace and defense, while the
health-care, logistics and pharmaceutical industries
will adopt RFID the quickest.
NOTE: Houston companies currently using RFID technology include:
Sysco Food Services, Fluor Construction, NYK Logistics,
Marathon Oil Company, Houston Public Libraries, Texas DOT,
Piping Technology & Products, ExxonMobil, The Port of
Houston, HP.
CONTACT: For more information and to RSVP, please contact Jamie
Tinsley at 713-752-1928 or Bronwyn Wallace at
713-752-1929.
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