Table of Contents for The RFID Market Outlook: New applications, best practices and future profit opportunities
Executive summary 10
Introduction 10
RFID in context 10
RFID in practice 11
RFID by industry 12
The technology impact of RFID 13
Vendor strategies for success 14
Key vendors on the RFID landscape 15
Chapter 1 Introduction 18
What is this report about? 18
Who is the target reader? 18
Definitions 19
Barcodes 19
Global data synchronization (GDS) 19
Data pool 19
GS1 UK 19
EAN.UCC 20
Collaborative planning, forecasting and replenishment (CPFR) 20
EDI 20
Global individual asset identifier (GIAI) 20
Global location number (GLN) 20
Global returnable asset identifier (GRAI) 20
Global service relation number (GSRN) 20
Global trade item number (GTIN) 21
Supply chain management (SCM) 21
Value added network (VAN) 21
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Chapter 2 RFID in context 24
Summary 24
What is RFID technology? 25
Radio frequency identification technology 25
Electronic Product Code (EPC) 25
RFID 26
The history behind RFID 27
Why is RFID attracting attention? 27
Benefits of RFID 29
Chapter 3 RFID in practice 32
Summary 32
Maturity of RFID market 33
The standards debate 33
RFID adoption 35
Growth prospects for RFID 35
Real-world RFID implementations 36
Vendor challenges 38
RFID is too immature and will take longer than you think 38
Cost of tags 39
Other expenses 40
Privacy 40
Integration 41
Chapter 4 RFID by industry 44
Summary 44
Manufacturing 45
Overview 45
Approach to RFID 45
Barriers to RFID adoption 46
Areas ripe for RFID investment 47
Information management 48
Manufacturing execution, quality control, and compliance 48
Tracking and genealogy 48
Plant asset management 49
Inventory visibility 49
Labor productivity 49
Third-party logistics 50
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Airports 50
Approach to RFID 50
Areas ripe for RFID investment 51
Passenger security 51
Sensors and fleets 51
Automotive 55
Overview 55
Approach to RFID 56
Barriers to RFID adoption 56
Privacy concerns 56
Existing investments 57
Areas ripe for RFID investment 57
Inventory management 57
The aftermarket parts market 58
Vehicle counterfeiting 59
Pharmaceutical 61
Overview 61
Approach to RFID 62
‘Project Jumpstart’ 65
Barriers to RFID adoption 67
Areas ripe for RFID investment 67
Counterfeiting 68
Inventory management 69
New opportunities 70
Healthcare 71
Overview 71
Approach to RFID 72
Barriers to RFID adoption 73
Regulation does not go far enough 73
Cost of tags 74
Privacy 74
Overstretched resources 75
Barcodes have not yet played out their role in healthcare 76
Areas ripe for RFID investment 76
Patient safety 77
Improve existing processes 78
Chapter 5 The technology impact of RFID 80
Summary 80
Data, data everywhere 81
The data opportunity 81
New challenges on the data front 82
Data collection 83
Data management 84
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Data quality 85
Data synchronization 86
RFID analytics 90
Vendor response 92
Chapter 6 Vendor strategies for success 96
Summary 96
Introduction 97
Go-to-market approach by industry 97
Manufacturing 97
Market education 97
Obvious wins 98
Solutions must demonstrate cost efficiencies and productivity gains 98
Increasing importance of process information officers 99
Solution design is most time consuming 99
Partnerships do not impress 99
Airports 99
First port of call 99
Join proof-of-concept RFID trials 100
Automotive 100
Short-term gain 100
Education is key 100
One-size-fits-all model not an option 101
Privacy concerns 101
Pharmaceutical 101
Tactical moves 101
Education 102
Healthcare 102
Opportunities – if vendors act now 102
Keep up with industry developments 102
Address the technology’s limitations 102
Understand the implementation cycle 103
Alleviate end user fears 103
Build a portfolio through partnership 104
Educate customers 104
Focus on services 105
Chapter 7 Key vendors in the RFID
landscape 108
Summary 108
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Competitive Landscape 109
Large enterprise application vendors 110
Microsoft 110
Oracle 111
Infrastructure vendors 112
IBM 112
Sun Microsystems 113
Mobile vendors 115
Systems integrators 116
Integration vendors 117
webMethods 118
Tibco 118
Ascential Software 118
Teradata 119
DataMirror 120
Other vendors 120
Database software vendors 121
Sybase 121
ObjectStore 122
Supply chain software vendors 122
SAP 122
Manugistics 123
Manhattan Associates 124
Descartes 124
ClickCommerce 125
Red Prarie 125
Other vendors 126
Chip vendors 126
Intel 126
Texas Instruments 127
Niche RFID suppliers 128
Security vendors 128
Index 131
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List of Figures
Figure 4.1: Manufacturers’ technological capabilities 46
Figure 4.2: SWOT analysis of RFID trolley tracking 53
Figure 4.3: SWOT analysis of RFID baggage tracking (passive tags) 54
Figure 4.4: The Automotive Ecosystem 55
Figure 4.5: The Pharmaceuticals Ecosystem 62
Figure 4.6: Drivers and barriers to adoption for healthcare RFID 71
Figure 5.7: GDS can deliver benefits for manufacturers and retailers 86
Figure 5.8: RFID data integration will take time 88
List of Tables
Table 4.1: Pharma initiatives to implement RFID technology 63
Table 4.2: Benefits, costs and unresolved issues with RFID 64
Table 4.3: Example of real-life brand protection program using security labels (company name
withheld) 69
Table 4.4: RFID implementations in the healthcare industry 73
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