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Thomasville Furniture Signs RFID Contract
Article courtesy of Frontline RFID
August 17, 2005 -- Thomasville Furniture Industries' Creative Interiors Division is deploying an RFID tracking system to comply with mandates from Wal-Mart and Target. The ready-to-assemble furniture manufacturer has contracted outside sources to maintain its RFID network and infrastructure.
"Thomasville Furniture is excited about having partners with the experience and capabilities" said Terry Bargy, vice president and chief information officer, Thomasville Furniture. "Working with both partners gives us the confidence to continue to be proactive in using RFID and other new technologies to improve our business."
"Thomasville's RFID program with remote and on-site infrastructure support is a testament to the technology's growing maturity," Regen said. "RFID is a key technology that companies are employing to gain greater visibility into their supply chain -- which is critical for improving efficiencies and reducing inventories. Also, Thomasville clearly understands the operational and economic advantages of working with an experienced IT outsourcing partner who can manage service events in a business environment where downtime is not an option."
Thomasville is tagging finished goods before they are shipped to customer distribution centers. The system includes printers, a mobile tagging station, and readers at the Thomasville Appomattox, Va., facility's dock doors and at a shrink-wrap station, among other components. Other vendors on the project included Alien Technology, Zebra Technologies, and Shipcom Wireless.