Includes bibliographical references and index.

Radio frequency identification : cure for cancer, or supplier curse? -- Wireless sensors : the value-based world beyond radio frequency identification -- Tracking animals and other living beings : from farm to fork and from home to school (hopefully!) -- The media supply chain key word : digital -- From sea to shining sea : the changing world of ocean container shipping -- The warehouse : obsolete or a critical link in the modern supply chain? -- Pharmagistics -- The near future for technology in supply chain management.