RFID Hype Has Organizations Scrambling for Solutions -- Without Understanding Limitations, Says META

META Group believes RFID will enable an organization to improve its sensing capabilities, but decision makers should not be enticed by the "low-cost tag" hype, since RFID is not a one-size-fits-all approach with unlimited technical abilities. Even though the technology has proven effective in livestock tracking, toll collection, and premium product manufacturing, META Group encourages organizations to keep initial RFID projects at the case/pallet level, acting as bar-code replacements, before moving to more complicated supply chain implementations. META Group further encourages IT organizations to create a task force responsible for gaining an understanding of RFIDs capabilities and limitations. This group should interweave RFID technology with existing IT infrastructure and application portfolios as part of an overall adaptive organization strategy.