| | | Who invented the EPC? by Kevin Ashton | | |
| | | A large-scale effort by Sanjay Sarma | | |
| Ch. 1 | | The emergence of a new key technology | | 3 |
| Ch. 2 | | Hardware : RFID tags and readers | | 15 |
| Ch. 3 | | Infrastructure : EPCglobal network | | 29 |
| Ch. 4 | | Data : what, when, and where? | | 41 |
| Ch. 5 | | Warehousing : improving customer service | | 49 |
| Ch. 6 | | Maintenance : service parts inventory management | | 59 |
| Ch. 7 | | Pharmaceuticals : preventing counterfeits | | 71 |
| Ch. 8 | | Medical devices : smart healthcare infrastructure | | 109 |
| Ch. 9 | | Agriculture : animal tracking | | 119 |
| Ch. 10 | | Food : dynamic expiration dates | | 127 |
| Ch. 11 | | Retailing : theft prevention | | 135 |
| Ch. 12 | | Defense : improving security and efficiency | | 159 |
| Ch. 13 | | The role of data in enterprise resource planning | | 177 |
| Ch. 14 | | Building a business case for the EPCglobal network | | 187 |
| Ch. 15 | | Enhancing revenue using the EPC | | 199 |
| Ch. 16 | | Outlook : navigating the sea of data | | 229 |