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EPCglobal NA Announces New
Implementation Conference Track at EPC Connection 2008
Other topics: RFID
Barcode Scanning Backup
EPCglobal North America
August 11, 2008
With the focus of many companies on meeting customer mandates and
achieving internal benefits, the new track at EPCglobal North
America's fifth annual event, being held Oct. 14-16 at the Chicago's
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, will help companies get up to
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New York, NY --EPCglobal North America, a not-for-profit,
vendor-neutral, user-driven organization supporting the adoption of
Electronic Product Code (EPC) technology, announced today that it
has added a new Retail Supplier Implementation Track to the
conference program of EPC Connection 2008. The event, produced by
RFID Journal, is EPCglobal NA's fifth annual conference and
exhibition. It will take place Oct. 14-16, 2008, at the Donald E
Stephens Convention Center in Chicago, Il.
The Retail Supplier Implementation Track focuses on helping
companies deploy radio frequency identification systems (RFID) based
on Electronic Product Code (EPC) standards in the most
cost-effective and profitable way. Among the topics to be covered
are:
-Understanding the Role of EPCglobal Standards in Supply Chain
Collaboration
-Integrating EPC Into Business Processes and IT Systems
-Meeting Retailer's EPC RFID Requirements: Tagging the Pallet
-Meeting Retailers' EPC RFID Requirements: Tagging Sellable Units
-Alternatives for Managing the Cost and Complexity of High-Volume
Tagging
-What to Do With Data from Your Retail Partner
The sessions will be presented by experts from EPCglobal and leading
early adopters. This in-depth, two day track follows an introductory
preconference seminar, EPC Compliance and Benefits Training, that
shows participants the basics of how to meet retailer requirements
and use EPC data from those retailers to improve replenishment,
promotions tracking and gain greater efficiencies through improved
supply chain visibility.
EPCglobal is also offering a limited amount of
free consultations to attendees. These 20-minute session will give
attendees the opportunity to get personalized advice on how to get
the most out of the conference's educational tracks as well as
answer specific questions attendees have on how to implement EPC
technologies and standards.
"We are very pleased to be able to offer additional benefits to
attendees of this year's event," said John Seaner, Vice President
and GM of EPCglobal US. "It's clear attendees want more detailed
information on how to deploy EPC systems and more personalized
advice. We are doing everything we can to meet those needs."
The event also features educational tracks focused on how to benefit
from using EPC technologies and standards in manufacturing and
supply chain operations. These tracks will consist of new case
studies and objective end user presentations from companies across
different sectors. The United States Department of Defense is also
hosting a track, EPC in the Defense Industry, for its suppliers and
others who want to learn from successful RFID deployments done by
the DOD and top suppliers.
All attendees will receive a free "Guide to Meeting Sam's Club's
RFID EPC Tagging Requirements," being produced by RFID Journal and
the University of Arkansas' RFID Research Center. This detailed,
step-by-step guide will explain what companies need to do to tag
sellable units for Sam's Club. Chapters will focus on when to tag
and where to tag in your operations, integrating EPC tagging with a
manufacturing line, integrating EPC tagging with backend IT systems,
how to overcome the challenges of tagging different types of
products, how to evaluate systems integrators and questions to ask
hardware providers.
"The education we are providing with EPCglobal at the event and the
`Guide to Meeting Sam's Club's RFID EPC Tagging Requirements' will
dramatically cut the time it takes to comply with retail tagging
rquirement, even at the sellable unit level," said Mark Roberti,
Founder & Editor of RFID Journal. "We've gained a lot of experience
since Wal-Mart first ask suppliers to use EPC tags and now we've
distilled that into practical education for those now looking to
become compliant."
Companies interested in attending EPC Connection can register online
by going to http://www.epcconnection.com/
About EPCglobal North America
EPCglobal North America serves subscribers in
the United States and Canada fostering the adoption of EPC
technology. For more information, visit www.EPCglobalNA.org.
About RFID Journal
RFID Journal is the leading source of news and in-depth information
about radio frequency identification and its many business
applications, in print, online and at face-to-face events. For more
information, visit www.rfidjournal.com. |
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