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A New EPC on the Block

Automotive manufacturers have been using RFID to manage operations in closed-loop applications, but the industry has never had a standard way to track materials and goods in the open-loop supply chain. Until now.

GS1 has just published Version 1.7 of the Electronic Product Code Tag Data Standard, which will enable auto manufacturers to receive RFID-tagged components and parts from their various suppliers. The consumer industry has been using EPCs to uniquely identify items in manufacturer-to-retailer supply chains.

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