During the past two years, consumer packaged goods (CPG) suppliers have conducted
pilots using Electronic Product Code? (EPC) radio frequency identification (RFID)
technology, and have come a long way in their understanding of the technology and its
benefits.? Compared with bar codes, RFID holds 30 times more information, does not
require line of sight to be read, works in tough environmental conditions and can be
embedded into a product or packaging.? RFID improves productivity through
automation: enabling unique stock keeping unit (SKU) serialization, and saves valuable
time in reading products versus individual hand scanning.? The newest RFID tags
operating in the ultra-high frequency (UHF) band of the electromagnetic spectrum allow
for fast tag-to-reader communication and can be read over moderate distances with low
power consumption.