RFID
SIGNALS ITS IMPORTANCE IN AN
OMNICHANNEL WORLD
Radio-tagging technology , used in retail supply chains for 50 years , is now also being used to underpin laser-guided inventory management systems
For a technology that has been with us for more than 80 years , RFID ( radio frequency identification ) is as fresh and vital as ever . RFID is rooted in the radar technology that emerged during World War Two , used by the British , American and German militaries to identify whether aircrafts were friend or foe .
The first patent for commercial RFID tags was granted in 1973 . Since then , the technology has been used in manufacturing , logistics and delivery networks , where tracking and monitoring product location is critical , as well as across wide-ranging sectors including consumer products , automotive , electronics , agriculture and retail .
Pandemic sees RFID become vital for omnichannel Although prevalent in the preceding decades , it ’ s only following the pandemic that RFID has begun to
118 June 2022