Logistics activities suffered great transformations in the twentieth century, evolving from a mere operational level, passing through different stages of integration, and finally attaining a strategic position. In its final stage, Logistics took on a managerial approach within which the concept of Supply Chain Management was developed. This evolution took place amongst important economic and social changes which affected the Production Systems transition. The effects of globalization greatly accelerated this process. The need for flexibility as a result of these effects stimulated, in turn, the development of sophisticated information technologies. In the last decades, with the valuation of mobility principles, a growing trend towards the use of wireless information technologies was observed in many logistics activities. The present work aims at surveying the main radio frequency technologies for information transmission by means of which the bidirectional flow of information and materials can be managed in order to promote a greater degree of integration in the logistics chain. Special attention was attributed to a more recent data capture technology: RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), by means of which operations of control and tracking of an entity can be performed within a certain range. RFID has conquered the Brazilian market in such activities as assembly line merchandise control and vehicle tracking. Some impacts of RFID on the SCM could be analyzed from the results of an empirical study carried out with suppliers of wireless products and services.