Radio frequency specialist tapped for deployments in 26 defense distribution centers worldwide
Dulles, VA May 30, 2006 The United States Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has announced that ODIN technologies has been awarded a contract to deploy passive radio frequency identification (RFID) equipment throughout 26 facilities globally by the end of 2007.
The award is up to a maximum of $7 million. ODIN was selected out of a competitive field of 11 bid responses that included various large systems integrators. The project will begin immediately.
The objective of the contract is to have all Defense Distribution Centers capable of receiving incoming shipments tagged with passive RFID. Since 2005 the DLA has required some suppliers to add RFID tags to cases and pallets of select military supplies being shipped to two of its busiest distribution centers.
The intent of the contract is to extend the RFID capability to all the distribution centers worldwide. The contract will enable the use of passive RFID tags broadly within the military supply chain.
"The chance to support the war fighter and help make Department of Defense logistics faster, cheaper and more effective is a great opportunity," said Patrick J. Sweeney II, ODIN technologies president and CEO. "ODIN's RFID methodologies and software tools were developed to address the type of challenge faced by the Department of Defense today."
ODIN provides RFID infrastructure testing, solution design and deployment for retailers, consumer goods manufacturers, United States government agencies and other RFID early adopters. Sweeney is author of RFID for Dummies published by John Wiley & Sons. ODIN is privately held and has labs and offices in Dulles, Virginia and Budapest, Hungary.
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Dulles, VA May 30, 2006 The United States Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has announced that ODIN technologies has been awarded a contract to deploy passive radio frequency identification (RFID) equipment throughout 26 facilities globally by the end of 2007.
The award is up to a maximum of $7 million. ODIN was selected out of a competitive field of 11 bid responses that included various large systems integrators. The project will begin immediately.
The objective of the contract is to have all Defense Distribution Centers capable of receiving incoming shipments tagged with passive RFID. Since 2005 the DLA has required some suppliers to add RFID tags to cases and pallets of select military supplies being shipped to two of its busiest distribution centers.
The intent of the contract is to extend the RFID capability to all the distribution centers worldwide. The contract will enable the use of passive RFID tags broadly within the military supply chain.
"The chance to support the war fighter and help make Department of Defense logistics faster, cheaper and more effective is a great opportunity," said Patrick J. Sweeney II, ODIN technologies president and CEO. "ODIN's RFID methodologies and software tools were developed to address the type of challenge faced by the Department of Defense today."
ODIN provides RFID infrastructure testing, solution design and deployment for retailers, consumer goods manufacturers, United States government agencies and other RFID early adopters. Sweeney is author of RFID for Dummies published by John Wiley & Sons. ODIN is privately held and has labs and offices in Dulles, Virginia and Budapest, Hungary.
Additional Articles of Interest
What do CEOs want from their supply chains, and is Supply Chain delivering? Read more in "The Supply Chain Disconnect," the Executive Memo column in the April/May 2006 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive.
Stryker Instruments achieved success in inventory optimization by taking a no-frills approach and relying on collaborative supplier relations. Read more in "Keeping Supply Chain Transformation Simple," the Best Practices case study in the April/May 2006 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive.
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