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RFID: Changing Business Dramatically, Today and Tomorrow

Overview Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology helps today's companies track and control goods as they move through the supply chain. But the broad investments required for RFID-enablement are risky, since standards for the technology are still evolving and there are high costs involved in maintaining unintegrated RFID systems. For more information about the challenges you'll face in adopting and integrating RFID tags, readers, and the hardware and software infrastructure they require, check out this white paper from SAP.

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Publisher	SAP	File Format	PDF
Date Published	June 2005	Downloads	13
Format	White Papers
Topics	Infrastructure Management, Knowledge and Data Management, Decision Support - DW Front End, Procurement - Purchasing, Finance, IT Manufacturing, Cost Control - Risk Mgmt., Resources Mgmt., Strategic Planning, RFID

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