EPCglobal will soon publish a standard for the EPC Information Services, which might not sound sexy, but it is the key to leveraging RFID in the open supply chain.
A recent article by the Wall Street Journal portrays Wal-Mart's RFID efforts as failing. That's not the case, of course, but there is a danger that misperception could become reality.
Retailers, CPG companies and others are turning to RFID to determine why problems in the supply chain occur, and to use that data to continually improve processes.