CBMA RFID SEMINAR – 27 August 2005 , Shangri-La Hotel Singapore

In accordance with its anniversary, CBMA hold an RFID seminar last 27 August 2005 in Shangri-La Hotel , Singapore . On the opening speech Mr. Philip Wong mentioned that the seminar is the most success seminar they ever held as the participants more than 100 persons, while as you all has been aware that Singapore only has few corrugated plants.

This seminar is divided to 2 sessions. First session by Mr. Edward Liau from UPM Rafsec, manufacturer of RFID label. Second session by Mr. Jack Tay the Area Sales Manager of Printronix Singapore .

UPM Rafsec is a world leading RFID Tag which applied web to web. They mentioned than soon 60% o their product made in China . At present the main users of RFID in the world are Retail, Pharmacy, Fashion industry (for garments). While in Singapore the Library has used this technology as well. By using RFID the retailer can control their entire supply change from their warehouse from the suppliers to end users, for example one of the biggest retailer in USA mention that their financial benefits as follows :

• Out of stock – product visibility US$ 600 million
• Inventory visibility US$ 180 million
• Scanning automation US$ 6.7 million
• Shinkage and thief US$ 575 million

With RFID all the content of the box can be identified all – just push the box to the reader Much more faster, efficient – No human intervention (with Barcode, we have to scan the barcode for each product inside the box)

RFID has been used by Wall mart for 1100 of their stores and 137 of their suppliers, and next year Wal-Mart will add RFID to their other 600 stores and 200 suppliers. While Samsung Tesco Korea has applied on each cases and the pallet.

How RFIF will effect corrugated box business

• Business opportunity
  In Taiwan some box manufacturers will get in to the business
• RFID customer may ask for certain area not to be print. (which corner is better to put the RFID as the RFID must be done carefully for certain products – liquid, etc, the one that not interfere the radio wave)
• Must add more value than printing

Even using the RFID we still need the Barcode for visual. So RFID actually adding cost to the normal barcode. Adding the value – enhancing the value. Failure rate will be 2-3%. That is why we still need the barcode for the back up.

On the 2 nd session Mr. inform us how to apply RFID. They inform us case studies for Electronic, Food & Beverage and Frozen Food companies

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