Water-Survival or sustenance through technology
Ramani Iyer explains the use of instrumentation and automation in water conservation
"No horse gets anywhere until he is harnessed. No steam or gas drives anything until it is confined. No Niagara is ever turned into light and power until it is tunnelled. No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined."
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RFID On the Plant Floor
Only by synchronising an RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification) - enabled plant floor with the RFID-driven supply network will a manufacturer achieve the true benefits across the supply chain realised from out-of-stock reduction, counterfeit prevention, efficient inventory management, shrinkage reduction and just-in-time production, feel Vivek Bapat & Ken Tinnell
Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, announced in June 2003 that its top 100 suppliers would be required by January 2005 to put Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) tags on cases and palettes of consumer goods shipped to Wal-Mart distribution centres and stores. The consequence? RFID sensor technology has been given its first broad, real-world test, prompting Wal-Mart suppliers and competitors to learn about this wireless technology, which enables companies to automatically identify and track....more>>