In 2004, SAP rolled out its Auto-ID infrastructure, which mixes RFID technology with other existing enterprise applications. SAP has spent the last decade studying and developing RFID technology in an effort to better manage the supply chain. In fact, SAP was the first to develop a complete RFID software package.
"SAP is certainly one of the innovators out there with the infrastructure that can deal with RFID," Woods said.
Click here to learn about SAP's R/3 RFID software:
SAP to announce new R/3 RFID technology
Or here for SAP's RFID package targeted at Wal-Mart suppliers:
SAP introduces new RFID package
For further reading, click here for a SearchSAP.com article that asks:
Can SAP win the RFID race?
View this webcast in which Marius Vermeulen, Director of New Technology for SAP Mobile Solutions, speaks about lessons learned when integrating RFID technology into SAP:
Integrating RFID into the SAP Environment
HOW TO BUILD A BUSINESS CASE FOR RFID
Home: Introduction
Getting started: What is RFID?
Getting started: Is RFID right for me?
Getting started: Why should my company bother with RFID?
Getting started: What types of vendors are out there?
Building the case: Is SAP incorporating RFID into its products?
Building the case: What other companies have tried RFID?
Building the case: What factors holds up RFID adoption?
Building the case: How do I calculate ROI for RFID?
