RFID Applications, Implementation, and Business Case Analysis
with Predictions & Strategic Roadmap 2007 to 2010

Overview

This unique report is written by an independent expert in the field, Sanjay Chatterjee. The report evaluates RFID from an application, adoption, usage, and policy perspective. The report evaluates the current options and the future of RFID, analyzing the often overlooked challenges encountered during deployment and operation of RFID systems. It also provides economic analysis and ROI assessment for RFID deployment. Finally, the report provides a strategic view of the anticipated evolution of RFID through 2010 from an application perspective. Combining financial analysis, fact sheets, device comparisons, estimation analysis and trend analysis, this report is a must for anyone with a vested interest in RFID now or considering an investment over the next three years.

Target Audience

• 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
• 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
• RFID Hardware Manufacturing companies
• Companies interested in optimizing their RFID business process strategies
• Venture Capitalist and Startup companies

Key Questions Answered

• What is the strategic roadmap for the next three years
• What are the current and next generation applications
• What are the strategic implications of various mandates
• What are the government, homeland security, and law enforcement uses for RFID
• What is the importance of RFID in the pharmaceuticals industry
• How can RFID be used for a GPS-free tracking system
• What is the use of RFID in daily life and its challenges
• What has RFID been used for in Iraq and what were the challenges
• What is the economic analysis of RFID - how do you justify investment

Table of Contents

Chapter 1

Success Story of RFID

Growth of RFID its Standards and Regulations

Texas Instrument's role in US

RFID at Europe

Growth of Standard and Regulations

Technological Immaturity

Backward Compatibility and Integration with Legacy Systems

Scalability

End user Knowledge

Ethical Issues

Chapter 2

Spheres of RFID

Spheres of RFID

Comparison of various methods

Prevalent Application Types

Item tracking and tracing

Inventory monitoring and control

Asset monitoring and management

Anti-theft

Electronic payment

Access control

Anti-tampering

Emerging Application Types

Anti-counterfeit

Drug Anti-Counterfeit

Smart tags

Strategic Dimensions of Commercial Mandates

Government Mandates and Strategies

Chapter 3

RFID in Government Sectors

RFID in Government Sectors

RFID and Homeland Security

RFID in Law enforcement

Chapter 4

GPS Free RFID based Indoor Location Tracking System

System Architecture

System Architecture Schematic

System Design

Technical Information of the devices

Device Comparison and Financial Analysis

Interoperability and Capability issues

Prototype for Indoor Tracking using RFID

Conclusion

Chapter 5

RFID in daily life and the challenges

RFID Market

RFID Know-how & End-User Confusion

Logistical Challenges

Standard Implementation Challenges

Notable Implementation: Iraq Asset Visibility

Poor Asset Visability

Insufficient and Ineffective Theater Distribution Capability

Failure to Apply

Shortages of Spare

Inadequate Configurations

Ineffective Logistics Support

Chapter 6

RFID Now and Beyond

Analysis and Prediction of RFID Systems and its Adoption

RFID Milestones and the its level of Adoption

Pre-1940's

1940s-WWII

1950s - Early Exploration of RFID Technology

1960s-Development of RFID Theory and Early Field Trials

1970s-An RFID Explosion and Early Adopter Applications

1980s-Commercialization

1990s-RFID Enters the Mainstream

2000s-RFID Deployment

RFID in the Future

Early movers

Fast followers

Slow adopters

Chapter 7

Future of RFID

Past Analysis of RFID

Retail and consumer packaging

Transportation and distribution

Industrial and manufacturing

Security and access control

The Hype vs. the Reality

Analysis of Mandates

Roadmap of RFID from 2007-2010

2010 and Beyond

2007 - The Mark of RTLS

2008 - Adoption in Hospitals/Healthcare

2009 - Technology for Combating Crime

2010 - RFID Infrastructure

Analysis of things to come with RFID Tomorrow

Chapter 8

Business Case for RFID

Different types of ROI

Quantifying Return on Investment with Financials

Cost of Investment

Savings and Reduced Costs of Labor

Payback Period

Return on Assets

Chapter 9

Horizons of RFID

Government use of RFID Technology with Facts and Figures

RFID and in Pharmaceutical Industries

The Ultimate Goal for the Future

Steps against Drug Counterfeit

RFID on Humans

RFID in Supermarkets: Smart Shelves

Chapter 10

RFID Economic Analysis

Analysis of Stock Rollover

Increased revenue

Lower cost

Inventory reduction

Reduced capital assets

Looking Beyond the Window

Comparison to the Early Model

Chapter 11

Select RFID Vendor List and their Offerings

A3 Technologies

Aanza AutoID Group

Accelitec

Accusort Systems, Inc.

AceIC Designs, Inc.

Acheson Colloids Company

AeroScout

AgInfoLink

Alanco Technologies, Inc.

Alien Technology

Analytica India

Argent Group

Assyst, Inc.

AVANTE International Technology, Inc.

AXCESS Inc.

DYNASYS

Ekahau

EPCglobal

List of Tables and Figures

Table 2.1: Comparison of Various Access Control Methods

Table 2.2: RFID Volume Forecast by Application Type

Figure 4.1: Tracking Underground Mine Workers using ZigBee

Figure 4.2: Miner Tracking or Item Surveillance System

Figure 4.3: The GUI for the Central Console

Figure 4.4: ZigBee Networks

Figure 4.5: The ZigBee Based Active RFID

Figure 4.6: Device Comparison and Financial Analysis

Table 5.1: RFID Market by Category, Data Type, Process and Benefits

Figure 6.1: The RFID Hype vs. Reality

Figure 6.2: Adoption Phases of RFID

Figure 6.3: RFID Today Relative to Adoption Curve

Table 8.1: Cost Breakdown for Installing RFID System with ROI

Figure 8.1: Payback Period vs. Pallets per Month

Figure 8.2: Many Routes to ROI with RFID

Table 9.1: Use of RFID in United States by Government by Use Case

Figure 9.1: Counterfeited Drugs Entering the US Markets

Figure 10.1: Device Manufacturer Business Solution Relationship