UPS Makes Big Decision on Small Packages: Barcodes Favored over RFID

According to this news from ComputerWeekly.com, UPS has ruled out RFID for small package tracking, at least for now.


... tags would have to come down substantially for RFID to have a role to play in its core small-package delivery business, which handles an average of 1.5 million international packages and documents every day... “At package level, barcoding is effective and affordable for as far ahead as we can see,” said Nick Gray, vice-president of information services for UPS Europe. “We have an established barcode infrastructure in place which meets our needs.”