The use of straps for RFID applications can provide the flexibility needed for different label requirements.

By Prashant Upreti and Tony Sabetti

In the case of strap modules that are attached to individual product items, improved inventory management continues all the way to the retail store shelf and check-out counter. Portable readers can count items on the shelf, check the items individually for information such as expiration dates, and update pricing. Reordering becomes faster and more cost-efficient, and shrinkage is easier to control. At purchase time, merchants can more readily update their inventory and customer loyalty databases.