With RFID still in its infancy, supply chain and logistics applications are limited. RFID is nevertheless set to transform people and processes within supply chains. As discussed, conventional traceability process have been designed around the need for operator to be in the same physical location as the asset; more specifically, the asset must be in the operator’s line of sight. With the elimination of the line of sight requirement, the automation offered by RFID will enable management to reconsider the design of shipping transportation, manufacturing, warehousing and retail operations, current predictions of future operational innovations include.