Wal-Mart details EPC plans: here comes RFID.(electronic product code)

Official Board Markets, June, 2004

In a series of briefings with its top 300 suppliers earlier this month, Wal-Mart unveiled expansion plans for its groundbreaking electronic product code (EPC) initiative. "We discussed implementation plans with our next top 200 suppliers," says Linda Dillman, executive vice president and cio for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

"Over the next 16 months, we also plan to significantly@ increase the number of Wal-Mart stores and Sam's Club locations where customers can benefit from dais revolutionary technology." Wal-Mart's top 100 suppliers--plus 37 volunteers--are and already working towards meeting a January 2005 milestone to be live in North Texas. Following that, the retailer outlined its next steps: * June 2005 Live in up to six distribution...

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