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Many Sam's Club suppliers still don't understand how Electronic Product Code systems and standards enable companies to improve the way they do business.
It's unlikely the current turmoil on Wall Street will have a huge impact on the RFID industry, but it could hurt some startups.
As they did with Wal-Mart, many suppliers are assuming Sam's Club will back off its EPC tagging requirements.
Sam's Club has spelled out an aggressive timetable for item-level tracking. Help is at hand, so suppliers can successfully tag a wide variety of products and achieve internal benefits.
Greater regulation might be required to protect the food supply, and if the government takes the initiative to encourage the use of RFID technology, it would ease the pain of compliance.
The U.S. Department of Defense has been fairly quiet regarding its RFID rollout over the past two years, but it soon plans to showcase some of what it has been up to.
As the price of raw crude soars, companies must find ways to reduce transportation and other costs. RFID could help.
It's not about the technology—it's about what the technology can do.
RFID Journal is launching a new report to help technology providers and end-user companies better understand the state of the market for RFID products and services.
The European Commission is proposing requirements that could dramatically curtail the benefits of RFID technology, so end users and vendors need to submit comments before April 25.