Dan may be on to something. This is asset protection. But I suspect their is a layer deeper than that. I don't think that walmart is all that dumb. This may be a counting the pennies to save some dollars scenario. Walmart in general doesn't "own" much that comes through their doors. Therefore, They have arrangements with Brambles(US I think it is called Chep) and the likes for all of their fixtures(yes including pallets in most cases). Pallet exchange is common in Supply Chain logistics. For many years pallet exchange has been in existence and most companies large enough to have palletized goods must keep track of the pallets themselves. They can find themselves in a bit of a financial crunch to pay for all the rented pallets. The other reason for rfid on pallets is for drone run warehousing. It is amazing how much easier it is to schedule a drone for maintenance than wonder what your dock workers were smoking over lunch. And drones work under horrid conditions 24X7. John
Dan Mehlhorn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I suppose they need satellite tracking of the merchandise for inventory, market research, and theft/shoplifting recovery. What will they think of next? Dan Mehlhorn Newly liberated, but still speaking for me, myself, and I. My cats speak for themselves. -----Original Message----- From: William J. Kammerer Wal-Mart is already requiring all pallets delivered to its headquarters in Bentonville, Ark., to be fitted with radio frequency identification tags, SO THAT THEY CAN BE TRACKED BY A SATELLITE. >From "Soured on stickers? Try tattooed fruit," (July 18, 2005), By Julia Moskin, The New York Times, at http://news.com.com/2100-1041_3-5793972.html. William J. Kammerer Novannet Columbus, OH 43221-3859 . USA +1 (614) 487-0320 . Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Access the list online at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L --------------------------------- YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "EDI-L" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- --------------------------------- Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] . Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Access the list online at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
