On her RIFD blog, Anita Campell has an interesting post on how suppliers are rushing to meet Wal-Mart's RFID requirements:
CIO Magazine's "Tag, You're Late" suggests that many suppliers subject to Wal-Mart's RFID mandate are not ready to meet the mega-retailer's January deadline. They'll do the least amount they can in the near term to meet Wal-Mart's requirements.I want to link to almost every post, as the entire blog is exceptionally well organized, prepared, and written.This is no surprise to most observers. But seeing the story being reported through anonymous sources is very telling about those sources' state of mind...
It's going to take longer for businesses to start seeing the benefits of RFID than some of the early, optimistic predictions suggested. And the path to realizing those benefits will be littered along the way with missed deadlines, rocky initiatives, and deflated expectations.
Posted by Kevin on December, 9 2004 at 11:09 AM
