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Global Commerce Initiative EPC Roadmap Allocating Organisational Responsibilty 18 • This is a journey that is new, and there is no single route for getting to any given destination. • Along the way, there are a number of distinct checkpoints or milestones to consider — markers that will determine the path that will be taken and about how long the journey may take. • While there are direct steps in each phase, this journey is an iterative process. • Today, most companies have begun the EPC adoption journey and are at a minimum at the first phase or “learn.” • Some companies have moved quickly into the experiment phase. A few have moved to the evaluate phase and are characterised as the early adopters. • Finally, today only a small group are publicly committed to the adopt phase. However, the expectation based on company comments from varied parts of the globe is that there will be a rather large push toward adoption of RFID technology and toward pilot testing over the next two years. 4.3.1 Learn In the beginning, many companies have a few individuals — most frequently from manufacturing, distribution and logistics, IT, store operations, or finance — who have a foundation of understanding EPC Roadmap — Learn, Experiment, Evaluate, Adopt Learn Experiment Education Process Possibilities Awareness 1 Organisation 2 Responsibility High-Level Business Case Practical Knowledge 3 Understanding Experiment With RFID Technology 32 © Copyright November 2003, Global Commerce Initiative/IBM
4. A Company EPC Roadmap around current RFID technology and the EPC vision. For some companies, these individuals have focused on RFID as a matter of personal interest with no active company role for the initiative at this time. The first key decision point during phase one of an EPC adoption roadmap is that someone in the company — frequently from the group mentioned above — becomes an RFID champion within that company. This person will usually be given the responsibility at the very least to monitor developments about RFID and keep senior management informed. This role is usually carried out in addition to the existing set of responsibilities for that individual. Once an RFID champion is appointed, more people in the company become aware of the tagging initiative. Education spreads as company staffers attend conferences, read articles, study white papers, and begin disseminating information. This is a critical time for a company. What happens next can go one of three ways. The first outcome is The Ostrich View of EPC Vision 19 that the initiative stalls. The person responsible for EPC does not believe in the vision and either decides to put his or her head in the sand with a “We will wait for two or three years and be a fast follower” approach. Or he or she does the 20 Evaluate Adopt Targeted Trials Plan Deployment Develop Management Policies Technology Partner Selection Company EPC Vision Trial Partner Evaluate 4 Selection Trials 5 Trading Partners Adoption EPC Deployment Strategy Systems Integration Planning 6 Adopt Detailed Business Case Transition Planning Minimum Deployment Planning = Individual Trials Minimum Deployment Planning Copyright November 2003, Global Commerce Initiative/IBM 33
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