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RFID has come a long way, and has still a long way yet to go. Some of the evident problems with RFID, of course, are the costs. A lot of companies find it difficult to justify that initial expense of setting up the RFID infrastructure. Whether or not to adopt the technology is usually dependent on the size of the company. The larger the company, the more money is to be saved from RFID in the long run. RFID reduces the time of finding palettes, reduces the risk of losing supplies, and can ensure quality of product by writing the import/export dates and quantity directly on the chip. There are a lot of benefits of RFID and a lot of room for growth, whereas the benefits of the bar code technology have been exploited to their extent. Also, some applications of RFID that seem to be in the near future are adding sensors.

Instead of reporting a predetermined number back, an RFID chip can be combined with a sensor to measure information such as the temperature of a case of meat being transported internationally. Periodic checks with an RFID scanner could easily maintain detailed records of the shipments temperatures of transport. However, this fairly new technology does leave open some security concerns. Infosecwriters.com

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