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Title:
RFID for dummies
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Edition:
1st ed
Publication Information:
Indianapolis, IN : Wiley Pub., Inc., 2005
Physical Description:
xviii, 388 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9780764579103

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Summary

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


Author Notes

Patrick J. Sweeney II heads ODIN Technologies, an RFID integration and software development company. He learned the technology at MIT and is considered an industry expert.


Table of 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
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