What Will Need To Take Place In Order For Rfid Tag Costs To Drop - SATO CL408e Rfid Manual

applications. Companies usually have multiple applications that demand RFID data,
including warehouse management systems, inbound supply chain systems, planning
systems, order management systems, and data warehouse and analytics systems.
Massive amounts of information are being transmitted all over the network.
Q: What will need to take place in order for RFID tag costs to drop?
Costs are slowly decreasing, but expected to drop more rapidly as companies begin to
adopt the technology. Standardisation will drastically bring down the cost of RFID, thus
making more economic sense for researchers to allocate resources towards addressing
issues such as the following: tag costs, large-scale production, sensor accuracy, improved
read-write performance, reader costs, and interoperability for one RFID standard.
TESTING STAGE
Prior to system deployment, proper testing should be done to uncover any interference,
quality, or performance problems. The labelling solution must be able to withstand
environmental conditions to which it will be exposed throughout the supply chain. Whether
the fundamental tests are being done internally, outsourced, or both, proper bench trials
are crucial to test the equipment and media in all possible conditions to ensure optimal
performance.
The process from concept to working pilot will usually take longer than companies
anticipate. This is due to the relatively immature status of RFID in certain respects. Pilot
testing involves trial and error, especially during the early to mid-stages of testing.
Barcodes must also be factored into the testing element as the co-existence of barcodes
and RFID will be a reality for a number of years, and it might still be a practical choice to
use barcodes for certain data collection in the general RFID scheme.
The initial phase is to build up a business case and delineate the new RFID-enabled
process flows. The goal of this phase is to establish an expected return on investment and
to focus on either how to comply with the least burdensome cost or scrutinize whether
internal benefit could be achieved. This phase typically lasts between 1-3 months.
Typically lasting about a month, the technology immersion phase of the pilot test involves
getting familiar with RFID technology at the hands-on level. An RFID "starter kit" could be
obtained to test how RFID operates in an office, warehouse, or lab environment. A
common mistake that should be avoided in this phase is spending too much time
experimenting with this technology instead of moving with further product testing.
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