Albertsons' vice president to speak at PMA RFID Academy
Albertsons' vice president to speak at PMA RFID Academy
The Produce Marketing Association announced that John Raudabaugh, vice president of systems implementation for Albertsons, will discuss the implementation and benefits of radio frequency identification technology and discuss his expectations of how the growth of this technology will affect members of the produce supply chain during PMA?s RFID Fresh Produce Academy & Expo on June 2 in Monterey, CA.
This event is scheduled in conjunction with the June 2-4 PMA Retail Produce Solutions Conference, also in Monterey.
Albertsons, a $40 billion retailer with more than 2,500 stores, has made a strong commitment to RFID development.
In previously published remarks, Mr. Raudabaugh has explained that Albertsons is taking a collaborative and incremental approach with its suppliers regarding RFID tagging and will be conducting a pilot project in the Dallas/Fort Worth marketplace.
In an interview with RFID Journal in November, Mr. Raudabaugh said that RFID "will change many of the processes in how we conduct and go to market with our business. In today?s supply chain world, there are a number of opportunities for product to get lost or disappear from the manufacturer to the store shelf. The EPC network, and the maximizing of our RFID technology, will allow us to design the consumer demand chain of the future, where there is a crystal-clear vision of where products are " from manufacturer to check-out."
In that same interview, Mr. Raudabaugh also noted that "there are a number of case types, such as plastic totes, shrink-wrapped bundles, corrugated containers and bags of product like onions and potatoes. Some products can be difficult to tag, and some case-level containers don?t lend themselves well to readability even if tagged properly. Because no two suppliers face the same tagging and placement challenges or business processes, we will work to accommodate each supplier on a case-by-case basis throughout the pilot until we have solid, coordinated standards defined."
Retail produce executives and their supply chain partners who want to hear more from Mr. Raudabaugh and learn about Albertsons? RFID strategies should plan to attend PMA?s RFID Fresh Produce Academy & Expo, which also features presentations focusing on the most up-to-date and latest RFID developments and innovations by representatives from the following organizations: Tanimura & Antle; Symbol Technologies; Samsys Technologies; Manhattan Associates; Printronix; EPCGlobal US; Center for Food Distribution & Retailing, University of Florida; NewStar Fresh Foods LLC; and C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.
The academy's educational program will conclude with an open-panel question-and-answer session with several of the presenters. The RFID expo will feature RFID equipment and service providers that will highlight leading technology solutions and provide hands-on demonstrations.
This event is scheduled in conjunction with the June 2-4 PMA Retail Produce Solutions Conference, also in Monterey.
Albertsons, a $40 billion retailer with more than 2,500 stores, has made a strong commitment to RFID development.
In previously published remarks, Mr. Raudabaugh has explained that Albertsons is taking a collaborative and incremental approach with its suppliers regarding RFID tagging and will be conducting a pilot project in the Dallas/Fort Worth marketplace.
In an interview with RFID Journal in November, Mr. Raudabaugh said that RFID "will change many of the processes in how we conduct and go to market with our business. In today?s supply chain world, there are a number of opportunities for product to get lost or disappear from the manufacturer to the store shelf. The EPC network, and the maximizing of our RFID technology, will allow us to design the consumer demand chain of the future, where there is a crystal-clear vision of where products are " from manufacturer to check-out."
In that same interview, Mr. Raudabaugh also noted that "there are a number of case types, such as plastic totes, shrink-wrapped bundles, corrugated containers and bags of product like onions and potatoes. Some products can be difficult to tag, and some case-level containers don?t lend themselves well to readability even if tagged properly. Because no two suppliers face the same tagging and placement challenges or business processes, we will work to accommodate each supplier on a case-by-case basis throughout the pilot until we have solid, coordinated standards defined."
Retail produce executives and their supply chain partners who want to hear more from Mr. Raudabaugh and learn about Albertsons? RFID strategies should plan to attend PMA?s RFID Fresh Produce Academy & Expo, which also features presentations focusing on the most up-to-date and latest RFID developments and innovations by representatives from the following organizations: Tanimura & Antle; Symbol Technologies; Samsys Technologies; Manhattan Associates; Printronix; EPCGlobal US; Center for Food Distribution & Retailing, University of Florida; NewStar Fresh Foods LLC; and C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.
The academy's educational program will conclude with an open-panel question-and-answer session with several of the presenters. The RFID expo will feature RFID equipment and service providers that will highlight leading technology solutions and provide hands-on demonstrations.
