on a number of indicators on a scale of 1-5, with 5 being strongly agree and 1 being
strongly disagree. There was a strong agreement among the respondents that
retailers will benefit from RFID (mean score of 4.13), and retailers will gain more than
manufacturers (mean score of 3.95) and retailers will see cost savings from RFID
(mean score of 3.62). Respondents were pretty much neutral when it comes to
manufacturers benefiting and saving from RFID (mean score of 3.25) and manufacturers
will see cost savings from RFID (mean score of 2.75) (Figure 15). This is similar to the
findings from the 2004 study and it shows a continuing trend that RFID adopters feel
that overall retailers will benefit more from RFID than manufacturers. It is our belief that
the pressure for RFID adoption in the future will continue to come from retailers. The
manufacturers will respond only if there is a demand from retailers to implement RFID
technology as the manufacturers do not see ROI in RFID adoption (Table V).