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GREENE, N.Y.

GREENE, N.Y.

Exhibit offers live demonstrations of newest FKI Logistex material handling and RFID technology at booths 1206 and 1006

Industry-leading design now offers completely modular wiring, improved aesthetics, and integrated belt technology

Recent research by Natick, MA-based Venture Development Corporation, “The 2004 Global AIDC Industry Business Planning Service,” reports that AIDC (automatic identification and data capture) system resellers continue to expand support coverage for emerging application solutions.

Applying RFID tags in the distribution center is a simple process, right? So simple, it’s been referred to as “slap & stick,” with the whole process of applying the radio-frequency ID tags and shipping referred to as “slap & ship.” But hold on! It’s really not all that simple, according to Dedham, MA-based ARC Advisory Group. ARC conducted a Best Practices Study, getting responses from 24 companies that were actively investing in EPC RFID. RFID tags can be applied at the packaging line or the DC — and, in the ARC sample, 85% of the facilities where tags were applied were distribution centers. However, says Steve Banker, Service Director for Supply Chain Management at ARC Advisory Group, “even when tags are applied at the DC, the term ‘slap and ship’ does not fairly reflect what is going on at many DCs. There is both more automation, and more process variation, than has been generally recognized.”

Job seekers looking for work in the direct marketing sector should have an easier time in 2005 compared to recent years, at least according to survey results released by Owatonna, MN-based direct marketing recruitment firm Bernhart Associates Executive Search.