RFID to reach fully maturity in 2006
RFID to reach fully maturity in 2006
Sep 19, 2005: Radio Frequency Identification technology will reach its inflection point in 2006, according to Unisys Global Visible Commerce experts, who believe this will be the year when RFID moves beyond the pilot phase and becomes a core part of businesses.
Tom Zielinski, the managing partner of Unisys' supply chain management section in the Asia Pacific, said that sceptics of RFID who see significant technical and regulatory challenges or no return on investment are wrong.
"The same was true with barcode technology 30 years ago - many in the retail and consumer products industry considered it to be costly, technically flawed, and unnecessary.
"Today, barcodes are on 87 percent of the items in the supermarket, and the adoption rate of RFID across multiple industries is already faster. Many of the key building blocks are already in place, and market drives across industries will fuel adoption."
Unisys also claims that the adoption of RFID technology within the aviation industry will more than double in 2006 due to a recent ruling which allows passive RFID to be used for goods carried on airplanes and aircraft parts.
In addition, Unisys believes that the international shipping and transportation industry will take advantage of lessons learned by the early adopters, such as retail and consumer goods, automotive, healthcare and life sciences and the military.
Zeilinski added that cynics will be astounded by the technology's increased maturity. "Major advances will also be made as organisations learn to manage the data generated through their RFID implementations and use it to increase efficiencies. Companies will save billions of dollars through these efficiencies in the coming years."
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