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Important RFID Mandates
8.1 INTRODUCTION
Mandates by large suppliers such as Walmart and the Department of Defense (DOD) are driving
development, use, and price of RFID passive technologies in the supply chain. Due to these man-
dates becoming a main driver for RFID technologies, we provide an overview of the most important
organizations mandating that suppliers use RFID technologies. We will discuss DOD, Walmart,
and other companies that are considered leaders in supporting RFID.
8.2 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MANDATE
The DOD has developed a plan for passive RFID tagging with the warghter as their customer.
The mandate and dates are mainly la ...