Tagging Up: How to Make RFID Adoption a Retail Reality

The case for "why" RFID tagging works has been clearly stated throughout the past several years. Determining exactly "how" to implement is actually easier than companies might think because of one thing: standards. Most trading partners in the retail supply chain are currently using GS1 Standards, which gives them a head start in adopting EPC-enabled RFID. The EPC system is based on the same GS1 Standards that are already used by hundreds of thousands of businesses around the world, and are supported by legacy ERP, inventory management, point-of-sale and other enterprise systems.