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RFID InsightWhat is this? Compliance Trends Technology TrendsOperational Payoffs Peer Insight
Every day, organizations miss out on capturing essential information about events occurring throughout their operations. Data capturing technology can enable these organizations to illuminate operational events, creating NEW value from their assets, people and transactions. This is the Visible Value Chain. Enter

Compliance Trends

38%
of warehouse IT and operations professionals will require suppliers to use RFID by 2018.3
33%
of warehouse IT and operations professionals will require suppliers to use ASNs by 2018.3
22%
of warehouse IT and operations professionals will require compliance with GSDN standards by 2018.3
15%
of warehouse IT and operations professionals will require compliance with GSI standards by 2018.3
3 (Cost Center to Growth Center: Warehousing 2018, Motorola Solutions)

Technology Trends

67-84%
Expected increase by warehouse IT and operations professionals in the number of barcoded items received at a warehouse or DC by 2018.3
40%
Percentage of new logistics application purchases delivered through the cloud by 2016.1
1 (2013 Gartner Supply Chain Study)
3 (Cost Center to Growth Center: Warehousing 2018, Motorola Solutions)

RFID Insight

36%
Anticipated reduction in warehouse picking errors and labor costs by using RFID technology over the long run, according to an IBM study.
Cut Costs. Increase Revenue.
Early adopters of RFID could cut supply chain costs by 3-5 percent and achieve a 2-7 percent increase in revenue thanks to the better inventory visibility that RFID provides.2
2 (AMR Research)

Operational Payoffs

With improved visibility, best-in-class companies are...
2.8x
as likely to have online visibility into sustainability and green metrics.4
2.3x
as likely to have online visibility into supply chain disruptions.4
2.0x
as likely to have the ability to analyze current supply chain risks.4
1.9x
as likely to have online visibility into customs event status.4
4 (The Struggle for Visibility in Global Supply Chains, Red Prairie; Aberdeen Group 2011 Supply Chain Visibility Report)

Peer Insight

Top 3 Barriers
Lack of visibility across the supply chain ranked in the top 3 of barriers to achieving goals and objectives among supply chain executives.1
Looking to 2015
The top priority for 2015 among supply chain executives is to meet/exceed customer expectations. Increased operational visibility is critical to achieving this goal.1
1 (2013 Gartner Supply Chain Study)