RFID UHF technology has long been proved to be a powerful tool to reduce costs and cut inefficiencies, increase supply chain transparency, and boost retail sales up to 10% or more.
Apparel, fashion and retail industries are leading the adoption, however FMCG, food, healthcare and pharmaceutical, aviation and aerospace among others have shown multiple robust use cases and valuable ROIs for RFID adoption.
RFID Internet-of-Things connected more than 15 billion smart items in 2018.

About Us

RFID LAB

RFID Lab stems from long lasting research activities carried out at the Department of Engineering and Architecture of the University of Parma.

RESEARCH

Research activities encompass different topics of RFID applications to business processes, with a particular focus on business value of RFID…

RFID BAROMETER

The RFID barometer aims at providing an updated worldwide insight into RFID technology deployment in fashion and apparel retail. The barometer highlights…

Why contact us?

End users find in RFID lab a leading-edge support and leverage research outcomes.
All companies that need to increase real time product flow “visibility” and “traceability” throughout the supply chain all the way to the point of sale,
not only to reduce costs but also to boost sales, can substantially benefit from RFID technology implementation.

News

Reflecting on RFID with 24ORE Business School

A master executive Class in Digital Supply Chain, Operations & Logistics from the 24ORE Business School visited RFID Lab [...]

Book review: Supply Chain, experience teaches

The Procurement Magazine has interviewed Prof. Antonio Rizzi and reviewed his just released book “Supply Chain: Fundamentals [...]

RFID high on the Agenda in Gubbio!

At the convention Richmond Logistics Forum IT Solutions, Prof. Antonio Rizzi will share insights on RFID Technology explaining use cases [...]

Supply Chain – Fundamentals and Best Practices to Compete by Leveraging the Network

Supply Chain – Fundamentals and Best Practices

In this new book Prof. Antonio Rizzi combines 20+ years of academic research with consultancy experiences in the fields [...]

In the news: Wood packaging 4.0

“Wood packaging is not outworn: the second life of fish crates (that speak)” is the title of an article recently published […]

2 workshops: RFID for a digital supply chain and Retail 4.0

Companies from different industries share their experiences with RFID technology in two workshops [...]

Smart packaging and RFID technology in FMCG

RFID Lab’s research team is conducting a study to explore and gain insights into the adoption of RFID technology in Fast […]

RFID Lab participates at the digital event ProgettistaPiù

From the 25th – 28th of January 2022 Quine and TraceParts will host the first completely digital conference ‘ProgettistaPiù’ on systems […]

In the news: RFID enables Retail 4.0

In an interview by the Italian magazine Automazione Oggi, Prof. Antonio Rizzi explains how IoT and RFID technology enable Retail 4.0 [...]

Digital Event by GS1 Italy and RFID Lab

In this digital event RFID Lab together with GS1 Italy will discuss the opportunities that RFID enables today in the light of its connotation in the IoT [...]