RFID for Dummies

Description

* Many companies have asked suppliers to begin using RFID (radio frequency identification) tags by 2006
* RFID allows pallets and products to be scanned at a greater distance and with less effort than barcode scanning, offering superior supply-chain management efficiencies
* This unique plain-English resource explains RFID and shows CIOs, warehouse managers, and supply-chain managers how to implement RFID tagging in products and deploy RFID scanning at a warehouse or distribution center
* Covers the business case for RFID, pilot programs, timelines and strategies for site assessments and deployments, testing guidelines, privacy and regulatory issues, and more

CONTENTS:

Introduction.

  Part I: Now That You Can Spell RFID, Here’s the Rest of the Story.

  
Chapter 1: Taking the Mystery out of RFID.

  
Chapter 2: Auto-ID Technologies: Why RFID Is King of the Hill.

  
Chapter 3: Making Basic Decisions about Your RFID System.

  Part II: Ride the Electromagnetic Wave: The Physics of RFID.

  
Chapter 4: What Makes Up an RFID Network.

  
Chapter 5: Understanding How Technology Becomes a Working System.

  
Chapter 6: Seeing Different RFID Systems at Work.

  Part III: Fitting an RFID Application into Your World.

  
Chapter 7: Seeing the Invisible: The Site Assessment.

  
Chapter 8: Testing One, Two, Three: Developing Your Own Lab.

  
Chapter 9: Tag, You’re It: Testing for Best Tag Design and Placement.

  
Chapter 10: Hooked on Phonics: Reader Testing, Selection, and Installation.

  
Chapter 11: Middle Where? It’s Not Just about the Readers.

  Part IV: Raising the Beams for Your Network.

  
Chapter 12: From Pilot to Admiral: Deploying RFID Successfully.

  
Chapter 13: Getting Set to Administer and Maintain Your System.

  
Chapter 14: Ping-pong, the Tags Are Gone: How to Monitor Your RFID Network.

  Part V: How to Speak Bean Counter.

  
Chapter 15: Making the Business Case.

  
Chapter 16: Fitting RFID into Strategic Plans.

  
Chapter 17: What to Look for When Considering Outsourcing.

  Part VI: The Part of Tens.

  
Chapter 18: Ten (Or So) Equipment Vendors.

  
Chapter 19: Ten Web Sites for Information on RFID.

  
Chapter 20: Ten Tips from the Experts.

  
Chapter 21: Ten (Or So) RFID Standards and Protocols.

  
Appendix: Glossary of Electrical, Magnetic, and Other Scientific Terms.

  
Index.