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Alien Technology has expanded its RFID deployment within Daisy Brand's distribution centres in Texas and Arizona. Daisy Brand has proactively been employing RFID for inventory tracking since the beginning of 2005. The RFID expansion in 2008 includes the installation of the new Alien ALR9900 enterprise-class readers at the sour cream and cottage cheese maker's distribution centres in Casa Grande, Arizona and Garland, Texas. Daisy Brand's RFID solutions include use of forklifts outfitted with Alien RFID readers and tablet computers used in conjunction with an iMotion Edgeware RFID middleware platform provided by GlobeRanger. The readers capture the EPC numbers of Alien's Omni-Squiggle Gen2 tags used on pallets. Data from forklift readers and fixed readers are routed into Daisy's ERP system for immediate information access from the company's factory and warehouse in Garland, Texas. Data about the product on a tagged pallet, including its type (no-fat versus regular sour cream, for example) and sell-by date is also stored in the company's ERP system. When a truck arrives to pick up a load, the system will let that driver know if he is picking up the proper pallet. For example, a pallet containing cases of product with an imminent sell-by date would not be shipped to a far-away retail destination. The reader at the portal will also alert a driver on his tablet PC if he is loading the wrong pallet for a specific truck.
Source: Alien Technology
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