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Welcome to the website of the New Zealand RFID Pathfinder Group


The New Zealand RFID Pathfinder Group is a non-profit, membership based incorporated society. Our vision is for New Zealand to achieve superior economic and competitive performance through the adoption of RFID and EPC technologies. Our mission is to make the process of evolution (or revolution) faster and make the result optimal. We will work with industry and individuals to educate, research, pilot and implement RFID to provide valuable leanings for our members.





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Case Studies

On this page a number of case studies are available to you as a downloadable .pdf file. As a first offer we provide these studies for free. In the future these documents will only be available to members.

  • Edit ID develops low frequency RFID solution for LPG gas cylinders, case study dec. 2008. Download

    EDiT iD Limited, a New Zealand based RFID Reader development company, provided ELPIJI Sdn Bhd of Malaysia who manufacture items that are used in the commercial and domestic LPG (Propane) sector, with a range of opportunities that may be realised by deploying RFID.

  • Dementia and Innovative Technologies, by Mike Clarke, dec. 2008. Download

    A research project has been undertaken by the of Southern Queensland and its partners on the use of innovative technology in the management of dementia patients and community carers.

    • "Kimberley-Clark gets an early win", by Mark Roberti, RFID Journal March-April 2007. Download
  • Kimberley-Clark
    The global health and hygiene company is using RFID to track promotional displays of its incontinence products. The result? K-C has improved its execution of in-store promotions by more than 20 percent, which should lead to increased sales.

    • "Lab-powered innovation", by Mark Roberti, RFID Journal March-April 2007. Download

    Kimberley-Clark
    Kimberly-Clark Uses Its “Dirty” Lab To Design And Test RFID Applications

    • "Metro is back on track", by Jonathan Collins, RFID Journal Sept-Oct 2006. Download

      Metro
      The retailer planned a bold RFID deployment in 2004, which was derailed by a host of issues. But now the company is moving full-steam ahead to implement EPC Gen 2 technology in its supply chain.
    • "How World Kitchen Got It Right", by Mark Roberti, RFID Journal July-Aug 2006. Download

      World Kitchen
      The manufacturer of consumer housewares integrated its RFID tagging operation with its back-end systems to keep the cost of complying with mandates low —and to lay the groundwork for a system that could be scaled up and deliver internal benefits.

    • "E-Pedigree Pioneers", by Mark Roberti, RFID Journal March April 2006. Download

      Purdue Pharma and H.D. Smith
      A groundbreaking pilot proves RFID tags can be used as the information carrying platform to create secure electronic documents with chain-of-custody information. If widely adopted, the system could make it harder for criminals to sneak counterfeit drugs into the legitimate supply chain.
    • "EPC Bag Tagging Takes Wing", by Mary Catherine O'Connor, RFID-Journal, 5th december 2005. Download

      AIR TRAFFIC
      The Transportation Security Administration conducted an end-to-end trial proving
      UHF EPC tags can be read in Asian, U.S. and European regulatory environments,
      and that airlines can use the EPCglobal data model to share bag tag data.
    • "Ultimate Control", by Mark Roberti, RFID Journal Nov/Dec 2005. Download

      IBM
      At its semiconductor plant in East Fishkill, N.Y., IBM has used RFID to completely automate the
      manufacturing of advanced microchips from 300-millimeter silicon wafers. The high-tech facility
      optimizes production, speeds up product development and improves customer service.

    • "Catches RFID", by Elizabeth Wasserman, RFID Journal, March-April 2005. Download

      Beaver Street Fisheries
      The frozen-seafood dealer met Wal-Mart’s RFID mandate a year ahead of schedule—and it expects to land internal benefits as well.
    • "Wal-Mart Tackles Out-of-Stocks", by Mark Roberti, RFID Journal, March-April 2005. Download

      Wal-Mart
      Wal-Mart is rolling out new applications and processes in its first seven RFI D-enabled stores, to ensure that items are on the shelves when customers want to buy them.
    • "Pharma gets down to the item", by Mark Roberti, RFID Journal Jan - Feb 2004. Download

    Pharma
    The pharmaceutical company is the first in the world to integrate RFID tagging of individual bottles of pills into its packaging line.

    • "BP eyes new opportunities", by Mark Roberti, RFID Journal October 2004. Download

    BP
    The oil giant is pioneering the use of RFID and cutting-edge sensor technologies to monitor assets and react quickly to changes in environmental conditions. The potential benefits are huge.

    • "How to get RFID compliant", RFID Journal July 2004.Download

    Sensormatic
    What does it take to comply with Wal-Mart’s RFID tagging requirements? An exclusive look at the rigorous testing of personal-care products at the Sensormatic RFID Performance Center in Boca Raton, Florida.

    • "Gilette sharpens its edge", by Mark Roberti, RFID Journal April 2004. Download

    Gilette
    The 103-year-old company launched a major RFID project at one of its distribution centers. The goal: foster a new culture of innovation to achieve dramatic efficiencies in its supply chain.

 
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