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Article: Tag it and save it. (Technology : ADC).(Marks and Spencer PLC)
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- Frontline Solutions
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- July 1, 2002
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In an effort to improve supply chain efficiency, UK retailer Marks & Spencer is replacing the bar codes it uses for tracking 3.5 million reusable plastic trays with electronic radio frequency identification (RFID) tags.
In trials by Texas Instruments Inc.--which makes the Tag-it smart labels now being used by Marks & Spencer--the RFID tags reduced by 80% (from 29 seconds to five seconds) the time it took to read a stack of 25 multiple trays.
The RFID tags, used by Marks & Spencer to track the refrigerated foods used in its supply chain all the way from production to purchase, also give them two additional competitive advantages.
The capital ...