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Learn About RFID And Supply Chains

Friday, September 22, 2006

Got employees that haven’t a clue about using RFID in supply chains?

Consider sending them to Waco, Texas.

That’s where the second annual RFID seminar series will be held, Sept. 28 and 29, at Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business.

“The seminar will feature scholars that have been researching RFID. Practitioners will provide insight into how the technology is evolving and reshaping the landscape of supply chain management,” says Pedro Reyes, a staff member at the university.

To register online for the event visit http://www.baylor.edu/business/RFID.



Baylor University to Hold RFID Seminar Series Friday September 22, 8:00 am ET

WACO, Texas, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ – From September 28-29, 2006, the second annual Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) seminar series will be held at Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business. The seminar will address the use of RFID technology in supply chains and business applications.

Dr. Pedro Reyes, of the Management and Entrepreneurship Department at Baylor, knows that technology and supply chains go hand-in-hand. “The seminar will feature scholars that have been researching RFID. Practitioners will provide insight into how the technology is evolving and reshaping the landscape of supply chain management,” Reyes said.

Included among those participating in the event are keynote speakers Donald Berg, Business Development Manager and Lead Strategist for Sun Microsystems, and Dale Robertson, a manager for the Texas Workforce Commission.

The seminar will be held at the Cashion Academic Center at the Hankamer School of Business on the Baylor campus in Waco, Texas.

To register online for the event visit http://www.baylor.edu/business/RFID .

The registration fees are $230 if paid by September 27, 2006. On site registration will be $280. Dr. Reyes may be contacted at Pedro_Reyes@baylor.edu for information on student rates. Registration includes breakfast, lunch and admission to all sessions.

About Baylor Business

The Hankamer School of Business holds to a visionary standard of excellence whereby integrity stands shoulder to shoulder with analytic and strategic strengths to build leaders, not simply careers. The undergraduate program is ranked 22nd among private business schools by U.S. News and World Report. The Executive MBA program is ranked 25th in the nation among private schools by Financial Times. Baylor’s Entrepreneurship program is ranked 14th by U.S. News and its Accounting program is ranked 24th by Public Accounting Report. [end] 

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