How RFID will change corporate IT architectures (RFID Smart Labels Europe 2006)

Mr Eelco L de Jong, RFID Domain Lead
LogicaCMG Nederland BV, Netherlands
 

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Presentation Summary

  • As RFID and sensor technology are more widely used, objects and goods are getting more and more "intelligent", knowing who they are, who owns them, and where they need to go in the supply chain
  • These intelligent goods are driving a trend of "distributed, bottom-up intelligence", which is opposed to the current "top-down" centralized IT systems, illustrated by the central ERP systems in many organisations
  • In the future, the flow of goods in the supply chain will start to look more like the way that data is moving through the Internet: highly flexible and efficient, but with little or no central coordination
  • A case study from a European airline illustrates how this company is starting to adopt its IT architecture, and prepare for this development

Speaker Biography

As RFID Domain Lead, Eelco de Jong is responsible for developing LogicaCMG's RFID services portfolio. Mr. De Jong is a recognized expert in the field of RFID and often consults companies on creating business value from RFID and sensor technology. Mr. De Jong is the editor of LogicaCMG's RFID Hardware Survey 2005 and is a frequent speaker at international conferences. In addition, Mr de Jong is a Board Member of the M.I.T. Forum for Supply Chain Innovation in Boston, USA.
 
Mr. De Jong holds a masters degree in Computer Science and an MBA from the M.I.T. Sloan School of Management in Boston, USA.

Company Profile

LogicaCMG is a major international force in IT services. It employs 30,000 people across 36 countries. LogicaCMG's focus is on enabling its customers to build and maintain leadership positions using LogicaCMG's deep industry knowledge and its track record for successful delivery. The company provides business consulting, systems integration and IT and business process outsourcing across diverse markets including telecoms, financial services, energy and utilities, industry, distribution and transport and the public sector. Headquartered in Europe, LogicaCMG is listed on both the London Stock Exchange and Euronext (Amsterdam) (LSE:LOG; Euronext:LOG). More information is available at www.logicacmg.com.