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March 1, 2004 RFID At What Cost?What Wal-Mart Compliance Really Meanswith Joshua Walker, Charles P. Wilson Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)Wal-Mart's RFID mandate carries ambitious requirements: Suppliers must ensure 100% readability of all case and pallet RFID tags and treat RFID as a strategic initiative versus a cost of doing business. But Wal-Mart can't get what it's asking for, because today's technology market is in constant flux and suppliers lack a near-term business case. What's more: A typical supplier that attempts to comply can expect to spend as much as $9 million on RFID — depending on its distribution network and Wal-Mart volume. The largest expenditures — tag costs and additional warehouse labor — underscore the problems that RFID vendors must solve to help suppliers' efforts. Wal-Mart should narrow the scope of its mandate to make the January 1, 2005, deadline attainable. Buy Risk-FreeDownload and print PDF immediately. Price: US $1999 Our Money-Back Guarantee: If you are not completely satisfied, return it for a full refund within three weeks of your online purchase. Already a Forrester Client?
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