The use of RFID has shown a remarkable increase in the United States and in Europe during the past few months as a larger number of companies have been able to appreciate the benefits of applying this technology to their production, logistic, as well as sales and planning processes.
The participants in a supply chain classically exchange information based on computer data exchange (CDE) and bar code data exchange. This approach has enabled productivity increases that no one today would have imagined possible. The same process is now ongoing with RFID, in areas where bar codes reach their limitations.
The limitations of bar codes are well known:
* Around 10% reading error
* Linear reading (one code follows another), therefore slower than a broadcast reading
* The reading often requires human intervention (moving and orienting the object for scanning etc.).
* The need for the bar code to be visible
* The impossibility to apply a bar code in a problematic environment (dust, mud, vapour etc.) and to reduced size objects or to those with improper shape for sticking on a paper label
* The impossibility to use bar code to overcome shoplifting.
Today, a second generation of workbench technology enables us to move beyond these limitations. RFID helps actualize a vision of perfectly integrated logistical and commercial chains. However, the stages to surpass before getting there must be evaluated in a pragmatic way. Using RFID in your organization implies direct changes concerning the processes involved and the information you'll have at your disposal in RFID processes. RFID changes the way your employees work. It has a direct impact on their productivity and your investments productivity. It also enables you to base your decisions on more accurate information. However, the real impact RFID can have on your bottom-line is not easy to quantify. Just as setting up bar codes required tests and full-scale models, setting up RFID is undergoing a validation test that, in itself, enables us to certify the concrete impact of this technology on your profession. The best method to grasp these changes in your environment in a concrete way is to test them on a defined perimeter and involving the processes that have the most direct impact on your activity.
RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) is a state-of-the-art technology, which has become a central discussion point for applications such as logistics, material management, industrial automation and services. An RFID system is composed of a transponder, a reader with antenna and the application software.
The RFID Workbench is a client/server system which provides visualization, analysis and processing of RFID Data through any phase of an RFID project, i.e. evaluation and simulation to backend integration. The RFID Workbench is accesible via a web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firebird. The RFID Workbench enables the user to realise complete RFID business processes. These processes can integrate with the customer's backend system using EDI or ERP proprietary formats or protocols such as IDOCs or RFCs.
The participants in a supply chain classically exchange information based on computer data exchange (CDE) and bar code data exchange. This approach has enabled productivity increases that no one today would have imagined possible. The same process is now ongoing with RFID, in areas where bar codes reach their limitations.
The limitations of bar codes are well known:
* Around 10% reading error
* Linear reading (one code follows another), therefore slower than a broadcast reading
* The reading often requires human intervention (moving and orienting the object for scanning etc.).
* The need for the bar code to be visible
* The impossibility to apply a bar code in a problematic environment (dust, mud, vapour etc.) and to reduced size objects or to those with improper shape for sticking on a paper label
* The impossibility to use bar code to overcome shoplifting.
Today, a second generation of workbench technology enables us to move beyond these limitations. RFID helps actualize a vision of perfectly integrated logistical and commercial chains. However, the stages to surpass before getting there must be evaluated in a pragmatic way. Using RFID in your organization implies direct changes concerning the processes involved and the information you'll have at your disposal in RFID processes. RFID changes the way your employees work. It has a direct impact on their productivity and your investments productivity. It also enables you to base your decisions on more accurate information. However, the real impact RFID can have on your bottom-line is not easy to quantify. Just as setting up bar codes required tests and full-scale models, setting up RFID is undergoing a validation test that, in itself, enables us to certify the concrete impact of this technology on your profession. The best method to grasp these changes in your environment in a concrete way is to test them on a defined perimeter and involving the processes that have the most direct impact on your activity.
RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) is a state-of-the-art technology, which has become a central discussion point for applications such as logistics, material management, industrial automation and services. An RFID system is composed of a transponder, a reader with antenna and the application software.
The RFID Workbench is a client/server system which provides visualization, analysis and processing of RFID Data through any phase of an RFID project, i.e. evaluation and simulation to backend integration. The RFID Workbench is accesible via a web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firebird. The RFID Workbench enables the user to realise complete RFID business processes. These processes can integrate with the customer's backend system using EDI or ERP proprietary formats or protocols such as IDOCs or RFCs.
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