By now, most major manufacturers have completed their first wave of RFID pilot projects and mandated compliance efforts; however, very few expect to recognize a positive return from their initial investments. Although these early investments are not entirely lost, many early adopters are wary of funding additional waves of RFID projects without a clear path to positive returns. The days of RFID as a research project are quickly fleeting.

Although bar code technology is capable of supporting the unique identification of items, it is the co-adoption of RFID UHF technology with the Electronic Product Code (EPC) which is giving companies the opportunity to perform serialized item tracking. While unique identifiers can greatly improve data quality and shipment accuracy by reducing duplicate and missed scans, companies will find even greater benefits through the analysis of this serialized item data.

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