Ubiquitous Is Here - Part II

"16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and
bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: 17 And
that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of
the beast, or the number of his name. 18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath
understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a
man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six." Revelation
13:16-18

This post shows how RFID technology will be used to track every person,
animal and product on the earth to fulfil the prophecy in Revelation 13:17
which says "And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark,
or the name of the beast, or the number of his name." We will also share
information about some key supporters for this technology and how they are
bringing this technology to every product.

2. Key Supporters for RFID
The original Auto-ID Center had almost 100 global companies sponsors and
partners to finance and provide support to the development of RFID. We
will look at some key supporters for RFID to show how they are bringing
this technology to every product on the earth.

a) Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart is not only the world's biggest retailer but is also one of the
largest grocery store chains in the United States. Here are just a few
articles showing the money and determination to make this new RFID
technology work on a global scale. An article titled "Wal-Mart to Throw
Its Weight behind RFID"(Note 3) says

"Inventory management technology that uses wireless signals to track
products from the factory to store shelves is set to win a major new
ally next week: Wal-Mart. The retail giant is expected to throw its
weight behind RFID (radio frequency identification) technology at the
Retail Systems 2003 industry conference in Chicago on Tuesday. Sources
familiar with the company's plans said executives will make a
presentation encouraging its top 100 suppliers to start using wireless
inventory tracking equipment--chips affixed to products, and scanners
in warehouses--by 2005......RFID tags have the potential to streamline
and improve inventory management by allowing manufacturers to more
efficiently enter and track the flow of goods. For example, RFID could
let a company add a boxful of goods to its inventory systems all at
once, without having to unpack the carton and scan each piece
separately. An RFID scanner can pick up signals from all the chips in
the sealed box, something bar code systems can't do. The cost savings
could be substantial for Wal-Mart, the world's biggest retailer with
sales of $217.8 billion in 2002. AMR's Abell estimates that Wal-Mart's
costs associated with supply chain--including storing, transporting
and keeping track of goods--are about 10 percent of overall sales.
RFID, Abell said, could save 6 percent to 7 percent of those costs
annually. Using the 2002 figures as a model, that would amount to
about $1.3 billion to $1.5 billion saved."

NOTES
Note 3: https://tinyurl.com/4nasf7ep

In future posts I will share more about this topic.

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