Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

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For the purposes of this site, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is an emerging inventory and supply chain control technology being deployed in the consumer goods supply chain. This application has been receiving a lot of attention in response to mandates issued by Wal-Mart, the US Department of Defense (DoD), Target and others. In broader context, RFID has a history tracing back to World War II, where radio was used to identify aircraft as friend or foe (IFF), and a number of mature civilian applications, including livestock tracking, automatic toll collection, and the Exxon Mobil Speedpass» automatic payment system.

Introductory Resources

• Check out this 6 minute video» prepared for broadcast on PBS» by AIM Global».

• Here is an excellent introductory article» (PDF) by The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC»).

• RFID Limited's web site contains a good introduction to RFID interspersed with a little bit company into (as of 22 September 2006).