This paper is further organized as follows: first, we provide a brief literature review
on the current status of RFID initiatives. We then discuss the benefits and challenges
associated with RFID technology. We present the methodology we adopted for our
research followed by a section on data analysis and results of our survey. The data
collected in 2007 is compared to the results of the survey data from a similar previous
study (Vijayaraman and Osyk, 2006). Finally, we conclude with a summary discussion
of the results and provide important implications of our findings in addition to
a suggestions for future research. Given the continuing interest in RFID applications at
both the item and pallet level, the findings are still quite relevant.