Vendors and developers have invested large sums in RFID (radio frequency identification) and heavily promoted its use, especially in the retail, credit card and transportation industries, as well as across sectors for supply chain and inventory management. Retailers, among others — small and medium-sized businesses, particularly — haven’t been keen to jump on the RFID wagon, however. High costs, system complexity and integration issues and technical hurdles have given them cause to take a wait-and-see approach.
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RFID: Thinking Outside the Box, Part 1
Posted by: Andrew K. Burger October 11, 2007 04:00 AMVendors and developers have invested large sums in RFID (radio frequency identification) and heavily promoted its use, especially in the retail, credit card and transportation industries, as well as across sectors for supply chain and inventory management. Retailers, among others — small and medium-sized businesses, particularly — haven’t been keen to jump on the RFID wagon, however. High costs, system complexity and integration issues and technical hurdles have given them cause to take a wait-and-see approach.