Cost fears restrain radio tag use
29 August 2012
High costs and a “lack of maturity” in radio frequency identification (RFID) technology is hampering its adoption, according to researchers.
A survey of 500 global companies by AMR Research has found around a quarter of companies are not yet testing the technology.
While 8 per cent use RFID throughout their firm, 18 per cent have no plans to use it at all.
Twenty-eight per cent said the technology was too expensive and would not result in a satisfactory return on investment.
And 29...