PLUS Location, Auburn University partnership helps RFID lab provide IoT solutions to supply chain industry
The Auburn RFID Lab is a research institute focusing on the business case and technical implementation of RFID and other emerging technologies in retail, supply chain and manufacturing.
PLUS Location Systems, a Huntsville, Ala.-based provider of real-time location tracking and decision support solutions, announced a partnership with the Auburn University RFID Lab, Auburn, Ala., to provide RFID technologies to the supply chain and manufacturing industry.
“Organizations are trying to gain insight into the detailed behavior and interaction of all their people, assets and inventory throughout their entire enterprise. By combining high-accuracy real-time location system (RTLS) technology and low-cost proximity awareness in the appropriate areas and integrating this data with existing RFID and other sensor systems, this insight can be obtained,” says Phil Yates, vice president of product development at PLUS. “PLUS is thrilled to be part of the Auburn RFID Lab team, and we look forward to a long relationship supporting valuable research and development activity and opportunities for faculty and students.”