April 1, 2010

Author: Sanjay Chatterjee
Published: April 2010
Pages: 35
Pricing:

Single-user License: $ 295 USD
Company-wide License: $ 795 USD
Team License (Up to 5 Users): $ 485 USD

RFID, Radio Frequency Identification

Overview:

As consumer demand for higher capacity and faster service, new technologies and approaches will emerge within the overcrowded and scarce radio frequency (RF) spectrum. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a revolutionary technology that allows effective supervision and maintenance of physical assets by networking. It helps the companies in many ways: decrease costs, increase income and makes it possible to provide a superior customer service.

This report provides the reader with an understanding of RFID and future in industry. A major portion of the report is aimed to providing the reader with the evolution/deployment of RFID and its application within various spheres. Some very important predictions are provided to help the manufacturers with the implementations of RFID. This report also addresses some of the key players in the RFID domain.

Key Benefits and Questions Answered:

• How has the RFID industry grown and penetrated into daily life
• Success stories of RFID and the key players
• Basic knowledge for the user, implementer, and manufacturer
• Current applications and the next generation applications to come
• RFID and its importance in pharmaceuticals
• GPS free tracking using RFID and Implementation of the system
• Analysis of things to come in the future
• Analysis of business aspects of RFID
• An overview of the major RFID players in the market today

Audience:

• RFID hardware, software, and solution vendors and related professional services companies
• Outsourced RFID solutions and application providers, and RFID service bureau operators
• Personnel responsible for automating Supply Chain Management (SCM), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Inventory Tracking, Fleet Management, Yard/Dock Management and other business processes
• Healthcare management personnel responsible for tracking patients, staff personnel, equipment, inventory, and other critical resources
• Retailers and personnel responsible for merchandise inventory and ordering processes, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Merchandise tracking and fraud prevention
• Companies interested in optimizing their RFID business process strategies for Tracking and Telemetry with a special focus on large scale tracking.
• Venture Capitalist and Startup companies

Table of Contents:

Introduction.. 4
RFID - Solutions & Applications. 6
Prevalent Application Types. 7
Item Tracking and Tracing. 7
Inventory Monitoring and Control. 8
Asset Monitoring and Management. 8
Emerging Application Types. 9
Anti-Counterfeit. 9
Member Applications. 9
Drug Anti-Counterfeit. 10
RFID Mandates. 11
RFID - Company Analysis. 14
Texas Instruments. 15
IBM.. 17
Motorola. 19
ThingMagic Inc. 21
UPM Raflatac. 22
Alien Technology. 24
Intermec. 26
Zebra Technologies. 28
WhereNet. 30
Impinj, Inc. 32
Identec Solutions. 34
Resources and Reports on RFID.. 36
Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and RFID.. 36
End-to-End M2M, Third Edition. 36
The Definitive Guide to RFID.. 36
The Definitive Guide to Location-based Services. 37
The Definitive Guide to Personal Area Networks. 37
RFID in Tracking & Monitoring: In-depth Product & Service Analysis + Case Studies. 37
Real-time Location Services (RTLS): Applications, Services and Company Analysis. 38
Deploying a RFID Solution: Practical Case Studies and Business Plan. 38
RFID Applications, Implementation, and Business Case Analysis with Predictions & Strategic Roadmap to 2014. 39
RTLS: Applications, Services and Company Analysis. 39
RFID Case Studies and Business Plan. 39
Conclusion