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It's not often that a simple lot number saves the day. But during this summer's spinach scare, a lot number and the supplier's ace product tracking system helped lead FDA investigators to the source of the deadly E. coli outbreak.
They're not just for heavy lifting anymore. The next generation of forklifts will be RFID-enabled smart trucks that not only collect data but crunch it as well.
New hypernetworked monitoring systems allow users to track the whereabouts of materials anywhere in the supply chain at any time. And the good news—some of them are actually affordable.
With RFID's potential to provide the kind of competitive advantage that sends competitors fleeing from the scene, it's hardly surprising that those who have "cracked the code" are keeping the news under wraps.
Protecting trucks out on the open road may seem like the impossible dream. But high-tech tools designed to safeguard hazardous materials from terrorists could cut down on more commonplace thefts as well.
Although they had been kicking around in research and development labs for years, it wasn't until the summer of 1974 that the bar code was unveiled to the public.