RFID Applications, Implementation, and Business Case Analysis with Predictions & Strategic Roadmap to 2014

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
• 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 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 Hardware Advances 2010 and beyond
• Tomorrows RFID Technology
• Tags
• Readers
• System Technology

Chapter 11

• RFID Roadmap till 2014 and beyond
• Chip Design
• Manufacturing
• Systems
• Readers
• Sensors
• Architectures
• Conclusion

Chapter 12

• Latest RFID Adoptions and Success Stories
• HP - For Logistics
  • Fraport - Mobile Maintenance
  • Dat Autohus - Vehicle Tracking
  • Personell Monitoring in Hazardous areas
  • Public Transport System - Electronic Ticketing
  • Quick change in Aircraft seats - Lufthansa
  • KPN - (Netherlands) Tracking products and containers
  • Gardeur - Optimised system for Garment Logistics

Chapter 13

• 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 14

• 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