Organizations who operate some of the world's largest and farthest-reaching supply chains are compelling their top suppliers to apply radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to shipments by 2005. Suppliers potentially face their toughest compliance program challenge ever because of the fast-approaching compliance deadlines, subtleties of RFID performance, and uncertainty over RFID standards and compliance specifications. This white paper provides the straight information and guidance needed not only to successfully plan and implement a compliance tagging program, but to make RFID work for your business too. It explains relevant RFID standards and specifications set forth in the leading compliance programs, presents tagging and labeling options, provides step-by-step guidelines for establishing a compliance program, and includes ideas and examples of how your business can reduce expenses and gain other benefits by using the compliance tags you apply for customers.