The organization's global development director says the nation's new UHF RFID regulations mean global companies can now use EPC tags and readers to track Chinese-made goods throughout the supply chain.
The news that T3Ci has analyzed more than a billion tag reads indicates that volumes of tagged goods in the retail/CPG supply chain are starting to rise.
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.
The latest product recall in the United States, for pet food, reveals the complexity of modern supply chains and the track-and-trace challenges companies face.
IDTechEx predicts the sale of tags for pallets and cases will more than double in 2007, but that tag usage for high-value and store-brand items will grow much faster.