RFID for dummies / Patrick J. Sweeney II.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sweeney, Patrick J.

Series:

--For dummies.

--For dummies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radio frequency identification systems.

Radio telemetry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (410 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Radio frequency identification for dummies

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Pub., 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Many companies have asked suppliers to begin using RFID (radio frequency identification) tags by 2006RFID allows pallets and products to be scanned at a greater distance and with less effort than barcode scanning, offering superior supply-chain management efficienciesThis 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 centerCovers the business case for RFID, pilot programs, timelines and strategies for site assessments

Contents:

RFID For Dummies; About the Author; Dedication; Author's Acknowledgments; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Who This Book Is For; You Don't Need a Slide Rule and Pocket Protector to Use This Book; How This Book Is Organized; Icons Used in This Book; Part I: Now That You Can Spell RFID, Here's the Rest of the Story; Chapter 1: Taking the Mystery out of RFID; What Is RFID?; Sizing Up the Benefits of RFID; Mandates, Womendates, Blind Dates - Forcing Efficiency; Calling All Physicists! Calling All Physicists!; Finding Success with Four Ps in a Pod

A Ride in the Time MachineChapter 2: Auto-ID Technologies: Why RFID Is King of the Hill; Planning an Auto-ID Strategy for the Times; To EPC or Not to Be: Unraveling the Words, Words, Words of the Electronic Product Code; Addressing Privacy Concerns; Chapter 3: Making Basic Decisions about Your RFID System; Midas Touch Points: Where RFID Impacts Your Organization; What's the Frequency, Kenneth?; Speed, Accuracy, or Distance - Pick Two; Now What about the Tags and Objects?; Part II: Ride the Electromagnetic Wave: The Physics of RFID; Chapter 4: What Makes Up an RFID Network

Elements of a Basic RFID SystemTime to Make Some Waves - Electromagnetic Waves; Chapter 5: Understanding How Technology Becomes a Working System; Anatomy of a Passive Tag: Understanding How It Works and Choosing the Right One; Tracking the Tags with a Reader; Air in Her Face - Blowing Sweet Nothings; Chapter 6: Seeing Different RFID Systems at Work; Setting Up RFID Interrogation Zones; From Ski Resorts to Airlines: Applying RFID in the Real World; Part III: Fitting an RFID Application into Your World; Chapter 7: Seeing the Invisible: The Site Assessment; Planning for Your Site Assessment

Measuring for AEN during Normal Operations (And Beyond)Testing to Plan Your RFID Installation; Chapter 8: Testing One, Two, Three: Developing Your Own Lab; To Lab or Not to Lab; Beyond a Swanky White Lab Coat: The Tools You Need for Successful Testing; Setting Up Your Lab; Chapter 9: Tag, You're It: Testing for Best Tag Design and Placement; Ready, Set, Test!; Looking at the Material Composition of the Items You're Tagging; Choosing a Tag to Test; Testing Tags in an Applications Test Facility; Frequency Response Characterization: Testing Tags with Physics; Encoding and Applying Tags

The Secrets of Read SuccessChapter 10: Hooked on Phonics: Reader Testing, Selection, and Installation; Choosing a Hand-held, Mobile, or Fixed-location Reader; Reading between the Lines: Critical Buying Criteria; Installing a Reader and Antennas; Chapter 11: Middle Where? It's Not Just about the Readers; Filter, Smooth, Route: Understanding What You Need Middleware to Do; Exploring Middleware Vendors and Their Offerings; Piecing Together a Middleware Architecture; Getting the Most from Your RFID Middleware; Part IV: Raising the Beams for Your Network

Chapter 12: From Pilot to Admiral: Deploying RFID Successfully

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [343]-348) and index.

ISBN:

1-118-05447-4

0-7645-9940-2

OCLC:

182738592