Metro Group sees progress at pilot project for frozen food RFID system in Germany.Germany's Metro Group is moving forward with its rollout and testing of 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. At the end of November, it announced details of an RFID pilot project at a distribution center for frozen foods in Hamm, Germany. The retailer is testing passive EPC (1) (Entertainment PC) See HTPC. (2) (Electronic Product Code) A standard code for RFID tags administered by EPCglobal Inc. (www.epcglobalinc.org). RFID tags An electronic identification device that is made up of a chip and antenna. For reusable applications, it is typically embedded in a plastic housing, and for tracking shipments, it is usually part of a "smart" packaging label. on pallets to automate the receipt and storage of goods, as well as track its inventory, said Christian Plenge, Metro's head of research and innovation. He added that Metro has placed RFID tags on 11,000 bins (storage locations for pallets) and installed interrogators on 15 forklifts at the frozen food center, a 10,000-square-meter facility that maintains temperatures as low as -24[degrees] Celsius. The center has been outfitted with 75 antennas linked to 30 RFID readers, and three RFID printer-encoders. The frozen food facility receives roughly 135,000 tagged pallets each year. Pallets are tagged internally or come from more than 150 suppliers participating in the company's tagging program Noun 1. tagging program - a computer program that attaches labels to the grammatical constituents of textual matter tagger computer program, computer programme, programme, program - (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret . According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Plenge, Metro plans to increase this number to 400 for 2008. At the pallet level, Metro has already made substantial progress with its RFID rollout. Internally, the retailer is tagging 100% of its own pallets that are delivered from one distribution center to all its Cash & Carry stores. |
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