Objective
The aim of ALBATROS is the development of a new identification system for goods and products that can be used in the areas where product identification is needed and using just one tag independently of the type of identification required.
The objective of the unique tag to be developed under this project is to provide higher reliability in the logistic operations, enable automatic check out in our stores and make the EAS system more efficient. The tag will use RF/ID technology. The areas covered will be ASIC, Tag, R/W equipment and the Information System. The project results will be shown in a pilot installation which will be set up in a selected department of ECI's Department Stores.
The results will be applied in different steps, starting from products of higher value in the garment area to reach the ultimate goal of the project that is to identify all products in the supermarket.
Retail Business is involves three different type of operations, all of them strongly based on product identification systems:
Logistic operations (control of the different states that items can pass through)
Sales operations (computer aided check-out, goods returns, money refund,...)
Security operations (basically Electronic Article Surveillance, EAS systems)
Nowadays, the most popular method for goods identification is the bar-code system. This method requires the alignment of individual goods in front of an optical reader. It is prone to errors due to label abrasion or misalignment with the reader and does not provide a solution for the three operational problems above mentioned. New technology is required to implement a cost-effective identification system for goods and products that can offer functionalities which satisfy three operation areas of the retail business; allowing:
Identification with high reliability for logistic operations
Automatic check-out for sales operations
EAS System for security operations
The technology developed in ALBATROS will enable retailers to put in place tag electronic identification systems which will greatly improve many aspects of the retail business.
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28034 Madrid
Spain
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