RFID and Supply Chain Effectiveness (RFID Smart Labels USA 2007)

Mr Steve Georgevitch, Total Asset Visibility Program Manager
The Boeing Company, United States
 

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Presentation Summary

  • RFID is one of the key enablers for providing visibility in the supply chain
  • Disciplined Systems Engineering is essential deployment of this technology
  • Effectively executing RFID applications requires first addressing the problem you're trying to solve
  • RFID has many flavors that all taste good to the technologist, but what does the end user really need?

Speaker Biography

Steve has over nineteen years of aerospace operations experience, from first line supervisor to Senior Manager of Supply Chain Technology. In this current position, Steve is responsible for research and development of technologies and processes to support the Advanced Supply Chain Concepts within the Boeing Company. These responsibilities include partnering with technology providers, learning institutions and professional societies. For the past three years, Steve has been leading the Boeing Company in the advancement of Total Asset Visibility (TAV) technology to support Supply Chain Management, with a focus on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID).. He also has been working closely with the Department of Defense Automated Identification Technology (AIT) teams in support of DoD policies relating to AIT Technologies.
 
Steve is an active Board Member of St. Louis University's Supply Chain Management Consortium, representing The Boeing Company, where he is co-leader of a Special Interest Group (SIG) in the area of RFID, and also serves on the Professional Development Committee.

Company Profile

Boeing is the world's leading aerospace company and the largest manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft combined, with capabilities in rotorcraft, electronic and defense systems, missiles, satellites, launch vehicles and advanced information and communication systems. Our reach extends to customers in 145 countries around the world, and we are the number one U.S. exporter in terms of sales.