Wal-Mart will require 100 key suppliers to use radio frequency identification (RFID) to track pallets of goods through its supply chain by 1/05. RFID involves a chip with an antenna that, when activated by a reader can send or receive information. The industry is on target to hit 1 or 2 cents per tag in 5 years. (Information Week 6/16/03)
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