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Drivers behind RFID Adoption - BellHawk Systems |
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- RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) and EPC
(Electronic Product Code) technology is now becoming low
enough cost to be put into practical use. Up to mid–2003
application of this technology was hampered by lack of
standards. ISO has released and continues to release
standards that will enable the widespread adoption of this
technology with interoperability between tags and tag
readers.
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- The big drivers for adoption of RFID tags are WalMart
and the DOD. Both have mandated the use of RFID tags for
pallets in January 2005. Initially these will be used in
place of barcode tracking tags in receiving but these
organizations plan to extended the use of RFID tags for
tracking materials throughout their internal supply chains.
The goal here is to further simplify material tracking by
automatically reading the RFID tags at receipt rather than
scanning barcodes. Many other large organizations are
watching these initial trials and will move quickly to adopt
the technology if successful.
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- RFID tags and technology are now coming down in price to
the point where this technology can be effectively deployed
to track shipping containers, pallets, and other large
containers. Soon EPC (Electronic Product Code) tags will
replace or supplement UPC tags on all (or at least all
expensive) retail goods. The availability of the Internet is
now making ASN notification cost effective for many smaller
organizations. Also barcode technology has become so
inexpensive that it can be economically deployed almost
everywhere.
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