RFID and Auto-ID in Planning and Logistics

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and the Bremen in 1916. These U-boats were actually used to conduct trade with neutral countries,

including the then neutral United States. The cargo capacity of the Deutschland and the Bremen

was quite large at 700 ton. These were actually among the largest of all submarines manufactured

in World War I. On her maiden voyage to the United States, the Deutschland carried expensive dyes

and drugs. She returned back to Germany with rubber, nickel, and tin. These war-critical materials

supplied Germany’s needs for nearly a year. The Deutschland went on to make another voyage to

the United States. However, just prior to a third planned voyage, the Unites States entered the war

and the Deutschla ...