APICS Michiana Presents -
RFID - A Reprise One Year Later
Date: Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Joint Meeting with ISM

Alan R. Wyne
The presentation will give a brief explanation of RFID technology. The various types of tags and readers will be discussed to give everyone an overview of these technology components.

The majority of the presentation will focus on decision of Rollpak investigating RFID and the two pilot programs Rollpak has completed as well as an overview of the final supply chain system now under development.

Alan will cover
  • How Rollpak selected hardware and tags for the pilot and rollout
  • The process for selecting a process to use for the pilot programs
  • What you can expect to or need to learn from the various pilot programs
  • What are the expected costs for RFID pilot programs as well as costs for a larger RFID system
  • Why Rollpak feels that RFID will change the way they manage inventory and production processes
  • How Rollpak hopes to see this technology save money in labor and in data accuracy costs.


    • Preceding the main topic presentation there will be a session on Laughter, healing with laughter and the role of emotions and attitudes in health and happiness.


    Alan R. Wyne is CIO for Rollpak Corporation in Goshen, IN. He comes with a diverse background in business and has a Business Administration degree from Goshen College. Alan has spent the last 13 years in the IT world designing and writing software systems.

    During his time as a programmer, he has written systems for data collection, accounting, production scheduling, data mining, and various reporting systems. His most recent system is a fully integrated production management system running on a wireless network which eliminated needless paperwork from the production floor and significantly reduced the amount finished goods inventory.

    Having completed 2 RFID pilot programs he is now working on an RFID-based supply chain system with hopes of implementing the system by mid 2006.


    Agenda:
    5:30 Registration/Networking, 5:45 Dinner, 6:15 Laugh session, 7:00 Speaker
    Cost:
    20  for non-APICS Members, 20 APICS Members. 10 Student - ID Required
    This session is worth 1 Certification Maintenance Point(s)
    For Reservations: Call 574.217.0960 or EMail Reservations with the following information:
    Your Name, Company Name, if employed, Address, email address (for our newsletter list), Phone Number, Number of people for whom you are making reservations, and their Names and email addresses.

    To be held at:
    Upper Deck, Coveleski Stadium