Autore	Hunt V. Daniel
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley-Interscience, , c2007
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (240 p.)
Disciplina	621.384 658.5/14
Altri autori (Persone)	PugliaAlbert PugliaMike
Soggetto topico	Inventory control - Automation Radio frequency identification systems
ISBN	1-280-82217-1 9786610822171 0-470-11225-5 0-470-11224-7
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- STAFF ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- 1.1 What Is RFID? -- 1.2 What Explains the Current Interest in RFID Technology? -- 1.3 Goals of This Book -- 2 AN OVERVIEW OF RFID TECHNOLOGY -- 2.1 The Three Core Components of an RFID System -- 2.2 RFID Tags -- 2.3 RFID Interrogators -- 2.4 RFID Controllers -- 2.5 Frequency -- 2.6 Automatic Identifi cation and Data Capture (AIDC) Systems -- 2.7 “Smart” Tags vs. Bar Codes -- 2.8 RFID Technology in Supply Chain Management -- 3 HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF RFID TECHNOLOGY -- 3.1 The Convergence of Three Technologies -- 3.2 Milestones in RFID and the Speed of Adoption -- 3.3 RFID in the Future -- 4 RFID MIDDLEWARE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION -- 4.1 What Is RFID Middleware? -- 4.2 The Recent Focus on Middleware -- 4.3 Core Functions of RFID Middleware -- 4.4 Middleware as Part of an RFID System - The EPC Architecture -- 4.5 The Present State of Middleware Development -- 4.6 Middleware Vendors -- 5 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT RFID TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Effect of the Wal-Mart and Department of Defense Mandates -- 5.3 Strategic Dimensions of the Wal-Mart and DoD Mandates -- 5.4 RFID Technology for Business Applications -- 5.5 RFID and Supply Chain Management -- 5.6 The Business Case for RFID -- 5.7 Government Use of RFID Technology -- 5.8 RFID and the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain -- 5.9 RFID Implanted in Humans -- 6 RFID TECHNOLOGY IN HOMELAND SECURITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND CORRECTIONS -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 RFID Technology in Homeland Security -- 6.3 RFID in Law Enforcement -- 6.4 RFID Use in Law Enforcement - Looking to the Future -- 6.5 RFID Technology in Corrections -- 7 RFID REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS -- 7.1 Governmental RFID Regulation -- 7.2 World Regulatory Bodies -- 7.3 Industrial-Scientifi c-Medical (ISM) Bands -- 7.4 Spectrum Allocations for RFID -- 7.5 Industrial RFID Standards -- 7.6 International Standards Organization (ISO) -- 7.7 EPCglobal. 7.8 The Wal-Mart and DoD Mandates and EPC -- 8 ISSUES SURROUNDING THE DEPLOYMENT OF RFID TECHNOLOGY -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Privacy Issues in Applying RFID Technology -- 8.3 The Costs of Developing and Deploying RFID Technology -- 8.4 The Growth of Global Standards and Regulations -- 8.5 Technological Immaturity and Integration with Legacy Systems -- 8.6 Lack of Robustness -- 8.7 Lack of Knowledge and Experience, End-User Confusion, and Skepticism -- 8.8 Ethical Issues -- 8.9 Data Management -- 9 THE FUTURE PREDICTIONS FOR RFID -- APPENDIX A WAL-MART RFID INITIATIVE -- APPENDIX B DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RFID POLICY OVERVIEW -- LIST OF ACRONYMS -- GLOSSARY -- RFID VENDOR LIST -- POINTS OF CONTACT -- INDEX.
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