This is an older article, but has some good points on how RFID and ERP will be used in the coming year. The key point that it makes is that middle ware is one of the stepping stones that will link the two systems together.
Currently middle ware or the software between the RFID system and the ERP is the weakest link. This will get better but that is where the dollars are being spent to make the integration happen.
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Analyst house Datamonitor has found that by 2010, the market for radio frequency identification will top $6bn, as pharmaceutical, consumer packaged goods and automotive industries start to spend on tracking their products.
Datamonitor predicts the boom will really take off at the latter half of next year, as initial pilots are wound up, results analysed and full-scale rollouts started.
The UK and Germany will be leading the way on RFID spending at least until 2010.
Manufacturers raid piggybanks for ERP and RFID – Applications – Breaking Business and Technology News at silicon.com
Manufacturing CIOs will be spending their budgets on RFID and ERP this year.