A distinction is thus made with training provided
by a supplier on the use of a speci?¬?c product,which may digress fromthe use of existing
educational practices, including e-learning, due to business process integration issues.
The knowledge level of students undertaking advanced courses, typically postgraduate
certi?¬?cate, graduate diploma, or a master degree, requires consideration in the selection and
presentation of blended learning material. The increasing use of distance learning, including
mobile education options, typically podcasting, also needs to be taken into account.
While it is not intended to duplicate training options widely available for students
interested in the scope, standards, and industrial=retail use of automated identi?¬?cation
technologies, particularly bar codes, a rudimentary knowledge of current business practice
and limitations in the use of such technologies is considered desirable to appreciate the
rationale and transcendence of RFID.
Appropriate reference sources for remedial education on the EAN bar coding standard
for automated identi?¬?cation purposes are provided in the appendix to this chapter. Note,
however, that several symbologies are still in use by the business community.
6.2 Overview of Business Drivers, Trends, and Processes
Effective technological forecasting techniques require analytical skills, and in particular, a
knowledge of diffusion theories.
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