The Axia Institute is strategically positioned as the premier value chain innovation center, working to help industry solve its greatest challenges.
Value Chain Approach
Value chains represent all the steps and links in a system from beginning to end. When every step and link performs at its best, the entire value chain performs at its best. Businesses and non-profits benefit from enhanced value chain management.
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News and Events
RFID Journal Live: From Pilot to Practice: RFID’s Role in Pharma Supply Chains
The results of the end-to-end RFID Phase II pilot will be presented at RFID Journal Live on Wednesday, May 7.
GO GREEN!! 2025 Hackathon
The Go Green!! Hackathon brings together (high school) and collegiate interdisciplinary teams to create solutions in support of circularity in the healthcare, manufacturing or food and agriculture industries.
Webinar: Doubling the RFID Advantage for Retail, Logistics and Healthcare with Dual-Frequency Solutions
Join us March 12 for a free webinar to explore dual-frequency solutions and how they may impact retail, logistics and pharma.
Axia Designs Test Protocols for Pharma RFID Tags
Axia designs new test protocols for pharma RFID tags, adopted as global standard by GS1.
Axia Selected as NextCycle Michigan Team for Project Accelerator Program
“ReX Your Rx” proposes to collect and reuse single-use pharmaceutical bottles.
Published in Electronics Journal
RFID-tagged consumer goods achieve 99.7% readability rate item to pallet level.
Spring Value Chain Management Certificate Program
Axia’s Value Chain Management Certificate Program runs April 1 – May 27, 2025.
Axia and MSU St. Andrews Host Holiday Open House
MSU St. Andrews unites Axia, advanced research and community-engaged K-12 STEM education.
Certification Provides Validation to Axia Lab’s RFID Programs
RFID Journal: accreditation supports lab in pharma RFID labelling and tracking.
Cencora and Intelliguard Aim to Ease RFID Adoption in Healthcare
Tagging injectable anesthesia before it is shipped, detectable by stations or carts.
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Education:
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Graduate studies, certificate programs and seminars in value chain creation and optimization.
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The Axia Institute is affiliated with many leaders in value chain creation and development, including the MSU Eli Broad College of Business, whose supply chain management program consistently ranks #1. We routinely draw on all our partners’ expertise to better serve you.
