Driving Measurable Process Improvements with RFID Cold Chain Visibility

Mr Thomas Racette, Director, Business Development - RFID Tags
Motorola Enterprise Mobility Division, United States
 
 
This presentation was given at RFID Smart Labels USA 2007 on Feb 14, 2007.
 

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Presentation Summary
  • Protecting the integrity of perishables increases the complexity of supply chain management. This session will examine some existing cold chain management practices, including examining a Class 4 active RFID monitoring system, then give some insight into what is possible with the evolution of Class 3 tags. Areas to be reviewed will include: technology, applications, architecture, and the business value of data analysis.

Speaker Biography

Tom Racette is the Director of RFID Market Development for Motorola's Enterprise Mobility Division. Tom has an extensive knowledge in item level tagging having pioneered, worked and eventually led the $158 million EAS source tagging business during his eleven year tenure with ADT/Sensormatic (a Division of Tyco). At the time of his departure from ADT in late 2005, 4.5 billion EAS tags were being applied on an annual basis to thousands of consumer goods products around the globe. Prior to joining ADT/Sensormatic, Tom held leadership roles at IBM, CF Airfreight, Weyerhaeuser and The Stanley Works Company.

Company Profile

Motorola, Inc. is a global provider of wireless, broadband, automotive communications technologies and embedded electronic products. It provides software-enhanced wireless telephone and messaging, two-way radio products and systems, as well as networking and Internet-access products, for consumers, network operators and commercial, government and industrial customers. The Company also provides end-to-end systems for the delivery of interactive digital video, voice and high-speed data solutions for broadband operators, and embedded semiconductor solutions for customers in wireless communications, networking and transportation markets. In addition, Motorola offers integrated electronic systems for the automotive, telematics, industrial, telecommunications, computing and portable energy systems markets.

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