RFID implementation

About the Author

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part 1. The Basics

Chapter 1. RFID Physics, Standards, and Regulations

1.1. RFID Physics

1.2. Deciding on Your Frequency

1.3. RFID Standards Bodies and Organizations

1.4. United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

1.5. Singapore

1.6. European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)

1.7. Japan

1.8. China

1.9. Chapter Summary

Chapter 2. The EPCglobal Network

2.1. Electronic Product Code (EPC)

2.2. EPC Encoding Schemes

2.3. EPC Gen-2 Identification System

2.4. EPC Middleware

2.5. EPCglobal Network Information Services Functionality

2.6. Chapter Summary

Chapter 3. Components of an RFID System

3.1. Data

3.2. Tags

3.3. Antennas

3.4. Connectors

3.5. Cables

3.6. Readers

3.7. Encoder/Printers for Smart Labels

3.8. Controllers

3.9. Software

3.10. Chapter Summary

Chapter 4. Bar Codes and RFID Tags

4.1. Bar Codes Introduced

4.2. Bar Code Symbologies

4.3. Bar Code Advantages

4.4. RFID Advantages over Bar Codes

4.5. Chapter Summary

Part 2. Applications

Chapter 5. RFID Applications

5.1. Signature Applications

5.2. RFID Application Types

5.3. The Question of Return on Investment

5.4. Chapter Summary

Chapter 6. RFID at the United States Department of Defense

6.1. World War II Logistics

6.2. Desert Storm Logistics

6.3. Between the Wars

6.4. Logistics in Afghanistan: Enduring Freedom (2001)

6.5. Logistics in Iraq I: Iraqi Freedom

6.6. The DoD RFID Mandate

6.7. The Challenge

6.8. Chapter Summary

Chapter 7. The Pharmaceutical Industry

7.1. The Role of the U.S. Federal Drug Administration

7.2. Regulatory Pressure by States

7.3. Drug Counterfeiting

7.4. Product Returns

7.5. Inventory Management

7.6. Patient Safety and Quality Control

7.7. Product Recalls

7.8. Chapter Summary

Chapter 8. RFID in the Supply Chain

8.1. The Retailer in the Supply Chain

8.2. Supply Chain Management (SCM)

8.3. The Adaptive Network

8.4. Chapter Summary

Part 3. Your Project

Chapter 9. Business Justification for RFID

9.1. Enumerate Potential Applications

9.2. Build Business Cases

9.3. Determine Priorities

9.4. Create Milestones

9.5. The Controversy Around ROI for RFID

9.6. Chapter Summary

Chapter 10. Plan Your Project

10.1. Phase 1: Preliminary Planning

10.2. Phase 2: Step 1, Plan the Pilot

10.3. Phase 2: Step 2, Execute the Pilot

10.4. Phase 3: Step 1, Plan Your Technical Integration

10.5. Phase 3: Step 2, Execute Technical Integration

10.6. Phase 4: Step 1, Plan Your Rollout

10.7. Phase 4: Step 2, Execute the Rollout

10.8. Review and Evaluate the Project

10.9. Implementation Notes

10.10. Chapter Summary

Chapter 11. Tag-and-Ship

11.1. Tag-and-Ship Is Controversial

11.2. Methods of Tag-and-Ship

11.3. Steps to Tag-and-Ship

11.4. Slap-and-Ship with Smart Labels

11.5. Tag-and-Ship with RFID Tags

11.6. Training and Onsite Documentation

11.7. Moving Beyond Tag-and-Ship

11.8. Chapter Summary

Chapter 12. Engineering Tag Performance

12.1. Your Test Department

12.2. Site Analysis

12.3. Test Facilities

12.4. The Testing Protocols

12.5. Chapter Summary

Chapter 13. Data Integrity and Data Synchronization

13.1. Data Quality Assessment

13.2. Data Management

13.3. Global Data Synchronization

13.4. Chapter Summary

Chapter 14. Privacy

14.1. Privacy in Various Countries

14.2. Parsing the Problem

14.3. The Solution

14.4. EPC Privacy Guidelines

14.5. Fair Information Practices and the RFID Bill of Rights

14.6. The Role of the Implementer

14.7. Chapter Summary

Part 4. References

Appendix A. Typical Application Profiles

Appendix B. Bibliography

Glossary

Index