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Understanding the Wal-Mart Initiative: Making Sense of EPC Standards and Wal-Mart RFID Requirements

Overview Wal-Mart Corporation?s recent announcement that it will be requiring its top 100+ suppliers to ship all products with RFID tags starting in 2005 has raised many questions - especially among those suppliers who had previously been unfamiliar with the technology. AR Wal-Mart attempted to clarify its RFID tagging requirements, yet many suppliers remain confused over the various Electronic Product Code (EPC) standards that were mentioned and how they differ from another. This paper attempts to better clarify these emerging standards created by EPCglobal (formerly the MIT Auto ID Center) and place them in perspective of how to effectively meet the Wal-Mart requirements.

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Publisher	Matrics	File Format	PDF
Date Published	March 2004	Downloads	26
Format	White Papers
Topics	Mobile - Wireless Communications, Supply Chain Management

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