What Are The Primary Challenges Of Successfully Implementing Rfid In A Global Marketplace; Why Are Anti-Rfid Protesters Against Rfid Implementation; Are There Any Benefits To The Consumers If The Tags Are Left "Active - SATO CL408e Rfid Manual

2. A automatic data collection system transfers the information to the database and to
the EPCIS (Electronic Product Code Information Service) to number and identify
each piece of data
3. RFID middleware translates, integrates, and filters data for use with enterprise
applications
4. Applications such as ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), supply chain
management, logistics, and inventory accesses the data for analytics, dashboard,
and portals used by management and workers
5. Messaging middleware transports information to partners, remote workers, and
others.
CHALLENGES TOWARDS SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTING RFID IN THE
GLOBAL MARKETPLACE
Q: What are the primary challenges of successfully implementing RFID in a global
marketplace?
The primary challenges of successfully implementing RFID in the global marketplace
mainly include elements such as cost factors, consumer privacy concerns, and security
factors. As mentioned earlier, costs are slowly becoming affordable, and it is only a matter
of time before costs drop more rapidly as companies begin to adopt the technology.
Q: Why are anti-RFID protesters against RFID implementation?
Privacy and security issues are major challenges to RFID implementation. Anti-RFID
protestors assert that RFID violates the privacy act in various countries since these chips
can be embedded into products and covertly read without our knowledge. For example, a
small tag embedded into an article of clothing or shoes could be activated every time the
customer entered or left the store where the item was bought. Privacy advocates fear that
tags can be left "active" after the sale, with data on the tag remaining accessible to anyone
with a RF reader. Nevertheless, there exists the ability to "deactivate" the tag through
either a "kill" command or by writing zeros to clear all relevant data to protect privacy.
Q: Are there any benefits to the consumers if the tags are left "active"?
The advantage of leaving RFID tags active after a purchase would allow consumers to
have the ability to return goods without a receipt or send an item back to the manufacturer
without filling a warranty card as the product and serial information would have already
been stored in the product's tag. This eliminates the need for paper proof of purchase,
translating to lower overhead costs.
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