An Introduction to the Postal RFID Programme

Richard Wishart is currently advising a United Nations specialist agency for posts (The Universal Postal Union) on RFID strategy and in particular on how the use of RFID for mail measurement can be extended. This role has given him a unique insight into the RFID developments being undertaken by Postal Administrations.

 

Richard is CEO of Delivery Management Ltd which is an international logistics and technology consultancy with a special interest in China. After graduating from Edinburgh University, Richard became a professionally qualified aircraft systems engineer in the Royal Air Force. Later at the London Stock Exchange he developed and implemented some of the market critical information systems associated with "Big Bang" deregulation.

 

In the British Post office he led major systems implementation projects before taking on commercial responsibility for its overseas supplier selection and international commercial relationships. He was responsible for business systems strategy within a number of major postal joint venture projects. The European Parcel Group, the EMS Cooperative and the USPS/GLS joint venture.