Behind the daily discussion of RFID technology, there is a bigger game at play, where the standards underpinnning RFID's adoption by companies are discussed, debated and finalised. Without standards, progress on a global scale is likely to be hindered.
That does not mean every successful implementation has to be rigidly defined by its approach to standards. Marks & Spencer's success is testament to that. Conversely, the German retailer Metro is a shining light in the EPCglobal standards world.
Now, EPCglobal has a new signup, the automotive giant Daimler, which is joining to help it improve its production processes. That's an important description - improving processes - because that's exactly what RFID success is built on: improved business processes. As you'll have heard me banging on about before, RFID is only an enabler for improved process. And all the cost and efficiency benefits ascribed to RFID only flow from that thinking.
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