The Definitive Guide to RFID: Evaluation of Companies, Business Case Assessment, Case Studies, and Application Analysis

Table of Contents

Introduction

Section-I: RFID Overview

• Readers
• Passive RFID Tags
• SAW RFID Tags
• Semi Passive RFID Tags
• Active RFID Tags
• Frequencies
• Read/Write Operations
• Analysis of Passive vs. Active RFID Systems
• Advantages of Passive RFID
• Disadvantages of Passive RFID
• Advantages of Active RFID
• Disadvantages of Active RFID

Section-II: RFID Companies Worldwide

• RFID Companies in Europe
• RFID Companies in Asia/Asia Pacific
• RFID Companies in the United States of America

Section - III: RFID Case Studies

• U.S. Naval Air Systems Command
• United States Navy Regional Supply Office
• St. Olavs Hospital, Norway
• Heinz Project - US
• Mobile Management & Maintenance in Frankfurt
• Dat Autohus Car Company Project
• Personnel Tracking System in Switzerland
• E-Ticketing System
• Component Monitoring and Tracking Project
• Telecom Product Tracking System

Section-IV - Emerging RFID Applications

• Comparison of Various Access Control Methods
• Prevalent Application Types
• Item Tracking and Tracing
• Inventory Monitoring and Control
• Asset Monitoring and Management
• Emerging Application Types
• Anti-Counterfeit
• Member Applications
• Drug Anti-Counterfeit
• Benefits
• RFID on Humans
• RFID in Super markets: Smart Shelf
• Strategic Dimensions of Commercial Mandates
• Government Mandates and Strategies

Section-V: Business Cases for RFID

• The two types of ROI
• Quantifying Return on Investment with Financials
• Cost of Investment
• Breakdown of Cost of Installing RFID System (ROI Quantification)
• Savings and Reduced Costs of Labor
• Payback Period
• Return on Assets
• Ways to a faster success on Returns
• The Ultimate Goal for the Future

Section-VI: Conclusion

List of Tables and Figures

• Comparison of Various Access Control Methods
• Applications and Volume Projections
• Breakdown of Cost of Installing RFID System (ROI Quantification)
• Payback Period vs. Pallets per Month Graph
• Increasing Shareholder Value