Each month, RFID Journal receives numerous white paper submissions from outside experts. We read each paper carefully and select the most informative articles. Please note that we cannot guarantee the accuracy of facts or claims in these papers.
RFID in the Consumer Goods Supply Chain
Published October 2004
Larry Shutzberg, VP and chief information officer of Rock-Tenn Co., one of North America's leading folding carton makers, gives an in-depth analysis of the challenges facing RFID early adopters, based on his firsthand experience.
Quantitative Analysis of the Effect of Retail and Governmental Supply Chain Directives on the RFID Market
Published June 2004
This white paper, written by graduate student Diane Marie Ward, looks at the state of the RFID vendor and manufacturing market. A survey as part of the research reveals the influence of the R&D teams at MIT's Auto-ID Center figure as prominently in the development of the technology as the results of on-site warehouse tests and feedback to equipment manufacturers.