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Boeing Tracks Parts And Reduces Inventory With RFID Tags
Source: Intermec, Inc.
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•Case Study: Boeing Tracks Parts And Reduces Inventory With RFID Tags
Boeing Co. 747, 777 and 767 widebody jets move from components to finished airplanes on a super-sized assembly line at the company's Everett, Wash., design and manufacturing complex. The company's next-generation jetliner, the 787, will be assembled there as well, using some of the most advanced composites and design processes known to the aerospace industry.
The airline industry is extremely competitive. Boeing and European rival Airbus vie for every plane sale with intensity. That's why aerospace experts around the world let out a collective gasp in 2004 when Boeing and Airbus announced they were working together to issue the same RFID (radio frequency identification) requirements to their suppliers.
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