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• Factors Affecting Tag and Reader Design
  Published June 2002

  Prepared by the Auto-ID Center in Adelaide, Australia, this paper explains the major factors affecting the design of EPC tag antennas and readers for systems that could be used on supermarket shelves.

• Multi-Band, Low-Cost EPC Tag Reader
  Published June 2002

  This Auto-ID Center's goal was to create a low-cost RFID reader. This paper spells out the original design proposed by the center. It was made available to any manufacturer that wanted to use it to create EPC readers.

• RFID and Out-of-Stocks
  Published June 2002

  This paper, written by PWC Consulting (now part of IBM Business Consulting Services) for the Auto-ID Center looks at RFID's potential to improve on-shelf product availability.

• RFID Within the Distribution Center
  Published June 2002

  This paper, written by PWC Consulting (now part of IBM Business Consulting Services) for the Auto-ID Center examines the potential savings companies can realize by using RFID within their distribution centers.

• The Intelligent Product Driven Supply Chain
  Published February 2002

  Prepared by the Auto-ID Center at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom, this paper explores the impact of RFID on supply chains, drawing contrasts between those for simple and complex products.

• The Virtual Electronic Product Code
  Published February 2002

  This paper, published by the Auto-ID Center in, proposed an extension of the EPC concept to address the unique identification of batch products, component types and physical configurations.

• The New Network
  Published January 2002

  This promotional brochure from the Auto-ID Center explains the original vision of the Electronic Product Code and related network technologies.

• Auto-ID Across the Value Chain
  Published January 2002

  Written by Accenture for the Auto-ID Center, this paper, subtitled "From Dramatic Potential to Greater Efficiency and Profit," examines the benefits—and pathways to adoption—of RFID throughout the supply chain.

• The EPC Naming Scheme
  Published January 2001

  This early Auto-ID Center paper spells out the thinking behind the Electronic Product Code and how it could be used to identify physical objects.

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