Today's manufacturers confront a number of converging events that will transform the consumer products supply chain and make RFID a necessity: Brutal competition, traceability needs, global standards for product identification and tagging; and mandatory RFID requirements from Wal-Mart and the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). But to successfully migrate from barcodes to RFID, manufacturers must navigate a range of technical and organizational considerations. In many cases, they must do so with mercilessly tight deadlines.

This Deloitte Research report discusses the four major RFID challenges facing companies:

• Finding the Value
• Mastering the Technology
• Mastering Integration
• Planning to Scale

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