... energy sent‐out by the reader to power‐it‐up and respond with the electronic equivalent of kids yelling “Polo” when they are found. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Radiofrequencies Barcodes Cigarettes Crimes Taxes Distribution management Buy low and sell high...

... relationships Identification Supply chain management Retailing Radiofrequencies Radio‐frequency identification (RFID), a technology that facilitates the tracking and manipulation of physical items, is now a major technological trend. According to experienced early adopters, knowledgeable industry...

... (2004) , McLeod (2004a) and The Economist (2006) also report that retailers in particular will benefit, from labour cost savings and a reduction in theft and out‐of‐stocks. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Suppliers Food industry Identification Radiofrequencies...

... Information Identification Supply chain management Decision making Radiofrequencies Retailing The benefits of RFID have been invariably associated with the powerful and dynamic data acquiring capabilities of the technology (Singh, 2003), where object‐to‐system data capture is automatically achieved...

... with regard to our knowledge of consumer concerns and fears about identification technology. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Marketing Ethics Privacy Radiofrequencies Identification The use of technology to identify consumers has been discussed extensively in both the popular...