Summary


The ubiquitous adoption of RFID technology is well underway. There were already more than one billion tags in use by the end of the year 2004. We expect this number to increase by several tens of billions before the end of the decade.

We use RFID technology when we enter our office buildings or when we go shopping for a favorite pair of shoes. We use it in our golf courses and in marathon races. It enables us to secure our vehicles and navigate toll ways quickly. RFID tags help to prevent food and even blood or donor organs from inadvertent spoilage, and they ensure higher levels of safety and accuracy when matching hospital patients with relevant medical data. In certain scenarios, RFID technologies help locate and protect loved ones. In the not too distant future, RFID technology may prevent a gun from being fired by anyone other than its licensed owner.

The next wave for RFID ubiquity is expected to come from its adoption in the supply chain. Deploying RFID-enabled solutions that help integrate the entire supply chain, from manufacturing at the raw material level all the way into the hands of the end user, promises process efficiencies, significant cost savings, and convenience to all parties involved throughout the supply chain. The journey will take time because the economics are still evolving and improving, and the value proposition to businesses is complex to articulate and implement. We start in the next chapter by outlining the history of RFID to give you a better sense of how far the technology has come since it was first used during World War II.



RFID Field Guide(c) Deploying Radio Frequency Identification Systems
RFID Field Guide: Deploying Radio Frequency Identification Systems
ISBN: 0131853554
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 112

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