Research reports
Independent New Zealand research and selected international case studies covering traceability, retail, livestock and the supply chain.
Halal meat traceability — New Zealand to Malaysia
Research undertaken in 2014 by GS1 New Zealand and members of the Pathfinder Group confirms that EPC UHF RFID standards deliver robust end-to-end supply-chain traceability and product authenticity for Halal meat exported from New Zealand to Malaysia.
Read the full report (PDF)EPC RFID standards for livestock traceability
Ground-breaking research into passive EPC UHF RFID for livestock traceability — tracing live deer from a Geraldine farm through a Canterbury meat processor to retail in Hamburg, Germany. Partially funded by MPI's Sustainable Farming Fund alongside DeerNZ, NAIT and FarmIQ.
Read the report (PDF)RFID item-level tagging for apparel and footwear
A feasibility study conducted by the University of Arkansas' RFID Research Center with CSCMP, VICS, Dillard's and Procter & Gamble. Passive UHF Gen2 tags were applied across a variety of clothing and footwear items and tested for read-rate performance.
Download the reportNZ Technical Feasibility Study — RFID in menswear retail
A 2015 feasibility and scoping study by members of the NZ RFID Pathfinder Group, exploring RFID-enabled stock tagging and counting for Harfords Menswear. RFID was found to be technically feasible; commercial deployment depends on the strategic value of improved inventory accuracy.
Download the reportDoes RFID reduce 'out of stocks'?
A Wal-Mart-commissioned study across 24 stores (12 RFID-enabled, 12 controls) examined the influence of RFID on out-of-stocks between February and September 2005. Test stores outperformed controls and tagged items outperformed non-tagged items within test stores.
Read the findings (PDF)NZ pilot on deer velvet traceability
A fifteen-node supply-chain model tracking two velvet 'sticks' from two New Zealand farms through processing, logistics and export to a customer in Seoul, South Korea — combining manual data collection with RFID and GS1 global identification standards.
Download the case studyKeg case study — Carlsberg & Kegspertise
Carlsberg UK and Kegspertise tested barcodes to identify each keg, read in line-of-sight with handheld scanners. The approach replaced manual pen-and-paper audits and increased sampling by roughly ten-fold — faster, more accurate and more effective.
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