In recent years, Supply Chain Management (SCM) has become one of the most widely discussed issues on top management`s agenda. One essential precondition for the implementation of SCM concepts are powerful information systems. Many manufacturing companies deploy the logistics modules of the SAP...

The majority of RFID implementations can be traced back either to mandates issued by companies or institutions withsignificant market power like Wal-Mart or the U.S. Department of Defense, or to the replacement of existing Auto-IDtechnologies like barcodes. Only sporadically is RFID being used...