RFID IN THE HOME FURNISHINGS RETAIL ENVIRONMENT

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RFID IN THE HOME FURNISHINGS RETAIL ENVIRONMENT

• Sam Stitcher, PE
• VP of Operations
• National Home Furnishings Association

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PRESENTATION OVERVIEW

• RFID SURVEY RESULTS
• SUPPLY CHAIN APPLICATIONS
• WAL-MART DIRECTIVE
• EXISTING STANDARDS
• FUTURE APPLICATIONS
• IS THIS A TOPIC FOR FIDX?

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RFID SURVEY
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Supply Chain Applications

• Can help multiple component product ID
• More accurate inventory
• May reduce errors in shipments, receipts,
  delivery, labor
• Will augment not replace bar code technology

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Wal-Mart Directive

• Top 100 suppliers to start using RFID by January
  2005
• Balance of suppliers by January 2006
• Wal-Mart is largest home furnishings retailer per
  Furniture Today
• Hence, HF manufacturers will need to implement
  the system in next 1-2 years

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Existing Standards

• UCC-EAN Auto-ID EPC Standard
• ISO 18000
• Several others

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FUTURE APPLICATIONS

• Import containers
• Anti-theft protection
• Quality control
• ?

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Furniture Mfgers

• Hooker
• Maitland-Smith

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RFID Resources

• www.iworksoftware.com (Greensboro)
• www.rfidjournal.com
• www.iso.org/iso/en/commcentre/pdf/Radio0005.pdf
• www.aimglobal.org/technologies/rfid/

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Is this a technology that FIDX should track and
report to the industry?