RFID 101: Four Reasons For Your Organization To Invest In RFID Technology…And Three Reasons To Wait

By 3M Company

Whether you're a private company or a public agency, you need to be practical about your investments. You might know about the potential benefi ts of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, but you have to justify the costs.

Over the past decade, 3M has worked with large and small organizations—from universities and major law firms to local clinics and insurance companies—to determine if RFID makes sense for their operations. These organizations have different clients and often face very different challenges. Still, they usually mention very similar reasons for making the investment right now… and similar arguments for waiting or using another technology.