Our Partners
Informationsforum RFID
Informationsforum RFID is a registered association with headquarters in Berlin. It was founded by companies in the field of trade, consumer goods, automotive and IT which use RFID and want to give new impulses to this technology. The German economy as well as interested parties are invited to participate in this information forum.
Products and projects
Informationsforum RFID wants to point out the trendsetting and innovative potentials of RFID by advancing innovations and supporting the exchange and propagation of information.
METRO Group
METRO Group is one of the most important international trading companies. In 2005 it achieved a turnover of 55.7 billion €. It mainly owes its success to its own independent trademarks:
Metro/Makro Cash & Carry – leading international self-service retailer
REAL – self-service stores
Extra – consumer markets
Media Markt and Saturn – largest European electronic stores
Galeria Kaufhof – department stores
RFID at METRO Group
Since November 2004 METRO Group has introduced RFID step by step along the complete process chain. This technology allows to trace a product from the manufacturer to the shop. This helps to speed up the processes, reduce stocks and costs. Since 2004 the partners of METRO Group can test this innovative technology under real conditions in the METRO Group Innovation Center.
Products and projects
METRO Group and RFID
T-Systems
As one of Europe’s leading providers of information and communication technologies (ICT) T-Systems is responsible for the business customers of Deutsche Telekom. In the business year 2005 T-Systems’ staff of 52,000 achieved a turnover of about 12.9 billion Euro in more than 20 countries. On behalf of its customer the company optimizes processes, reduces costs and improves their flexibility within their main range of activities. The services of T-Systems include all functions offered by ICT – from ICT infrastructure up to business process outsourcing.
RFID at T-Systems
T-Systems offers special RFID business solutions which allow companies to optimize their business processes along the complete supply chain and to control them in realtime. This includes, for example, the positioning of freight waggons and truck trailers. In addition to this, T-Systems operates Europe’s most important platform for a central and continuous tracking and tracing.
For more information please go to www.t-systems.com und www.gedas.com.
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openID-center
The initiative openID-center, which was started in April 2004, helps users to implement linked value-adding chains on an RFID basis which will become ever more relevant with regard to competition. Interested companies have the opportunity to actively participate in the further development of RFID technologies and applications in logistics.
Products and projects
The Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is an innovative method to link the material and the information flow on a realtime communication level. Fraunhofer IML studies and demonstrates this new technology and its use in the internal material flow and for superordinate (software) applications. The integrative basis for this “openID initiative” is the linking of the testing equipment in the institute’s so-called MatLog hall.
- Reusables management
- Traceability by means of intelligent containers
- Material flow control – autonomous and self-controlled logistic objects
- ASP platform to control and integrate the information flow
