RFID and Pervasive Technologies

Inventory Management

Adoption trends
  • Manufacturer's interest is driven by a desire to leverage RFID investments made for compliance to generate business value. This is especially true for consumer-electronics, where due to the complexity of RFID tagging, greater attention and investment is needed for compliance
  • Raw material, WIP and finished goods tracking and visibility can be addressed by extending RFID compliance programs back into the value-chain
  • Infosys recommends that suppliers assess the long-term potential of RFID in their operations and ensure that their compliance investments can be leveraged in the future for gaining competitive advantage
  • Infosys' Solution Integration Platform that enables device, application and data integration, combined with our global systems integration capabilities enables rapid deployment across geographies

Our experience
For a global consumer electronics manufacturer, Infosys assessed US Retailer RFID/EPC requirements to develop
  • A common strategic vision to leverage RFID potential across the enterprise, including client's manufacturing and logistics partners
  • A blueprint for evolving existing inventory management policies and practices to leverage RFID for reducing channel inventory buffers with no negative impact on fill rates
  • An implementation roadmap including assessment of integration platform options
  • Client response to a critical retailer customer to demonstrate a commitment to them and their RFID objectives