The carpet and rug producer Shaw Industries Group has contracted ODIN Technologies to design, and install an RFID system for supply chain optimization and to also comply with Wal-Mart''s mandate.

     Shaw is part of the Berkshire Hathaway portfolio and plans to use the new RFID technology to solve a number of business issues at the same time. 116.30.145.87 This article is copyright 2006 UsingRFID.com.

     "We believe RFID holds great promise to improve our supply chain efficiency and data accuracy. However, that will only be possible if the tag and reader communication are 100% reliable. ODIN''s physics-based approach and automated services delivery software delivers reliable RFID network accuracy. That capability provided us with the confidence that they would deploy the system correctly the first time," said Shaw''s VP and CIO, James Berry.

     ODIN will be designing and deploying two RFID systems which will provide Shaw with supply chain visibility, efficiency and Wal-Mart compliance. The initial deployment will take place in three facilities.

     ODIN Technologies is also the publisher of the RFID Benchmark Series, a respected head-to-head performance analysis of leading RFID tags and readers.

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