RFID, Sensor-based System for Cold Chain Management Tested at SYSCO.

Solution providers 3PL Solutions and Alien Technology this week said they have deployed a new radio frequency identification (RFID) and sensor-enabled system for cold chain management following successful field testing with SYSCO Corporation, North America’s largest food service marketing and distribution organization.

The integrated system includes 3PL-developed applications software built on Alien’s Battery Assisted Passive (BAP) RFID technology, multi-point sensors, as well as options for IrDA communications, GPS, and integrated RFID data capture. The DAX pilot program field testing was conducted by Alien Technology, 3PL Solutions and SYSCO in the SYSCO Frozen Foods and Produce supply chains and addressed dedicated, less-than-truckload (LTL) and inter-modal shipments.