The Characteristics and Development of RFID - Radio frequency identification.

... TABLE OF CONTENTS page Case Summary 1 Introduction 2 The Characteristics and Development of RFID 3 Significant of RFID Technology 4 RFID Benefits versus Barcode 5 RFID within Retailing 7 Implications and Recommendation 7 Conclusions 8 References 9 Appendix CASE SUMMARY Wal-Mart, the world leading retailer, announced it will expand its rollout of radio frequency identification (RFID) to a total of 300 suppliers by 2006, following meeting with its top vendors. The retailer's top 100 suppliers have already agreed to implement RFID by January 2005. Wal-Mart plans to have the inventory tracking system, which uses radio frequency technology, in six distribution centers and 250 Wal-Mart stores and Sam's Club stores by next June. By October of next year, the program will include up to 13 distribution centers and up to 600 Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores. By the start of 2006, Wal-Mart's next top 200 suppliers will begin tagging cased and pallets, bringing the total to 300 vendors. INTRODUCTION Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology has been in commercial use since the early

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