Author’s note: On June 1, I received an email from Preston McElheney touting radio frequency identification (RFID). McElheney, the president of single-plant Halifax Linen in Roanoke Rapids, NC, wrote: “Here’s an example of why RFID is a good thing for this industry! One-hundred-forty-three consecutive working days (and) not one shortage! This represents greater than 6 million lbs. served over the period.” That’s nearly 29 weeks with no shortages since mid-November 2020. Since then, it’s been much the same. If McElheney has his way, especially with a 15-year, $15 million-plus remake of his 75,000-square-foot (6,968-square-meter) plant, customer shortages will be a ...