RFID in Tracking & Monitoring: In-depth Product & Service Analysis + Case Studies
RFID in Tracking & Monitoring: An In-depth Product & Service Analysis with Case Studies explains the technology available to support tracking both normal and hazardous environments, including Radio frequency identification (RFID), Barcodes, GPS enabled tracking, WiFi enabled Tracking and others. Nearly all aspects of tracking addressed in this report via detailed evaluation, analysis, and price comparisons.
The report also provides detailed company analysis (products, services, and solutions). Case studies are to help the reader understand implementation issues and challenges. Cost factor analysis is also provided for the various spheres of implementation for different RFID based tracking system components.
- RFID hardware, software, and solution vendors and related professional services companies
- Managed services providers, 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) and other business processes
- Manufacturers and personnel responsible for management of inventory and materials, timing and control of critical resources, improve Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), and other production line automation and industrial 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
- Providers of value-added applications and services such as metering, telemetry, telematics, and sensor applications, inventory control and tracking such as merchandise control, asset tracking and recovery such as computing equipment monitoring, tracking parts moving through a manufacturing process, tracking goods in a supply chain, and payment systems
- Providers of RFID middleware such as the VeriSign or Oracle
- Companies interested in optimizing their RFID business process strategies
- Understand the types of applications possible with the current technology with special attention on scalability and ethical issues
- Identify current sectors in which RFID has been successfully employed, mainly the Public, Government, Homeland Security and Law enforcement
- Learn from an array of Case Studies to understand the implementation details, complexity and success story evaluations
- Identify RFID hardware, software, and solution vendors and related professional services companies
- Learn cost factor analysis from major components of the RFID based Tracking and Monitoring Applications
- Focus on learning from RFID success stories from some of the major implementations around the world
- Identify different spheres where RFID is currently involved in Tracking and Monitoring Applications
- Learn the current status of RFID and the future of RFID and RFID based applications
Section I - Introduction
Section II - Technology Outlook
Introduction to RFID
Understanding How RFID Works
Types of Tags
PassiveTags
Semi Passive RFID Tags
Active RFID Tags
Active Tags with Sensors/GPS
Difference between Active and Passive RFID
Application Field
Discriminating the various types of RTLS
Classification of Tracking Systems
Passive RFID based systems
GPS based tracking systems
Active RFID based tracking systems
Active RFID based tracking with Customizations
Proprietary tracking solutions
Advantages of the Tracking Solutions
Improved Productivity and Cost Avoidance
Decreased Cycle Time and Taking Costs Out
Reduced Rework
Reduced Business Risk and Control of Assets
Improved Security and Service
Improved Utilization of Resources
Increased Revenues
Exception Management
Section III - Company and Product Analysis of RFID
Key Players in the Domain
Company and Product Analysi
Company - AeroScout
Company - Identec
Company - Savi
Company - Intelleflex
Company - Ekahau
Company - Tagsense
Company - WhereNet
Company - Pinc Solutions
Company - ContainerTrac
Section IV - Case Study of Some Latest Implementations
Application in Genetics
River Basin Project in Columbia
AirBus Project
U.S. Naval Air Systems Command Project
Race Track - Tracking Application
United States Navy
California Wine Company - Sea Smoke
Section V - Cost Metrics and Evaluations
The Cost Factor
Tags
Costs related to aquisitions
Cost of Readers
Additional Antenna Cost
Cost of Applications and related middlewares
Customization Costs
Installation Related Cost
Fine Tuning
Integration and Business Process Reengineering
After Implementation and Recurring Cost
Evaluation of the Performance of the System
Issues concerning the safety of the System
The Security aspects of the Deployment
The Ease factor
Section VI - Evaluation of Some Notable Deployments
Department of Agriculture - Michigan
The User
The Goal
Ultimate Target of the Project
Cost and Analysis of the Hardware and Software used
Implementation Details
Analysis of the Implementation
Sun Microsystems
The User
The Goal
Explanation of RCP
Ultimate Target of the Project
Evaluation of the Hardware and Software used
Implementation Details
Analysis of the Implementation
Operation Enduring Freedom / Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF)
The User
Investment of the User
Requirement of the User: Total Asset Visibility (TAV)
Implementation Details
Woolworths, Plc
Requirement of the User
Key Technologies for the Requirement Analysis
The Ultimate goal of the Project
Software Products used in the Implementation
Hardware Products used in the Implementation
Implementation Details
Determining the Return on Investment (ROI)
The Key Benefits of the Implementation
Evaluation of the other benefits
Section VII - Analysis of RFID based Solution Implementations
RFID Based Vehicle Immobilization
Manufacturing Processes
Product Development
RFID in Cattle Monitoring
RFID Based Tracking in HealthCare
Advantages of RFID in Healthcare
RFID based Wriststraps
RFID based Tracking System for Hospitals
Patient Management and Monitoring System
RFID in Process Manufacturing
Inbound Raw Materials
Production Process
Warehouse Management
Case Files Analysis at Manufacturing for a Successful Implementation
RFID in Marine Operation
Advantages
Multi Terminal Tracking Operation
Evaluation of Case Files of Successful Implementations
RFID in Defence
Logistics and Inventory Monitoring
Homeland Security
Field Combat
RFID in Military Training Applications
Friendly Troop Identification
RFID in Payment Transactions
Advantages
An Evaluation of a Successful Case Study
Retails with RFID Applications
Operational Characteristics in Retails
Drawbacks to the Current Approach
Shelf and Inventory Management
Security Issues
Customer Satisfaction
RFID in Transportation
Automatic Vehicle Identication
Electronic Toll Collection
Electronic Vehicle Registration
Fleet Management
Conclusion
Section VIII- Global Analysis of RFID Applications
Asia Pacific
Standard
Implementation Status in Asia Pacific
Europe
Standards
Implementation Status in Europe
USA
Standards
Implementation Status in USA
Section IX - Future Applications of RFID around the World
Section X - Conclusions
