Managerial issuse related to m-commerce and RFID

It is important to aware of the issues listed below for managers who have to make decisions relate to m-commerce and RFID adoption.

1. Inhibitors and barriers of mobile computing.

a. No enough technical support such as insufficient bandwidth, not long enough power supply from batteries.

b. Usability of mobile internet site is not good enough to satisfy customers.

The two categories are the main reasons to stop consumers from adopting m-commerce and mobile computing.

2. Ethical and legal issues.

Customers privacy, the use of the information which collected from individuals, location-based advertising, and etc… it is under developing that how legislation should set up the line to regulate M-commerce, RFID, and other new technology applications.

3. Failures in mobile computing and m-commerce.

To adopt new technologies could easily fail. Without successful examples and clear guidelines, new programs need more attention and careful plan to achieve the successful new technology adoption. To learn from failure examples is also helpful for adopting programs.

4. Other implementation issues

a. Timetable

Carefully plan the time schedule for the company to adopt m-commerce is important. In the way, fewer fails would happen.

b. Setting applications priorities

Different applications have different effectiveness and efficiency. It is important to set up a right strategy to get the highest payoff.

c. Choosing a system

Carefully choose the system which would best fit the company.