RFID in Japan

About a year ago NEC introduced an RFID-based system at their personal computer factory in order to make the process of building PCs efficient. The productivity increased by 10%.

Now they are planning to expand the project. By the end of December, one of NEC's business institutions will use RFID tags for tracking manuals and CDs (those that come with PCs). The data captured through the RFID system is transmitted to their suppliers in real time. The suppliers will ship manuals and CDs based on the data they receive.

The company expects to reduce the stocks by 50% and reduce the space for keeping stocks (about 300 square meters).

via Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun, October 25

Posted by konomi at October 27, 2005 11:40 PM | TrackBack