Jump-Start Your Deployment
The RFID Research Center at the University of Arkansas helps end users choose an RFID lab for research, testing or training.
By Justin Patton
Aug. 1, 2008—Many end users looking to adopt RFID don't know where or how to begin. They don't have the personnel to dedicate to an RFID project to determine which technology can help them solve their business problem or satisfy a customer mandate. They don't have the resources to set up an internal lab to test different hardware or tagging procedures. They don't know which RFID vendors can best meet their needs. And they don't have a trained workforce to deploy the technology.
The good news is that RFID labs have popped up in every region of the world to help end users meet these challenges. Basically, three types of labs are open to the public: research, testing and training. Depending on the stage of your RFID project, you might take advantage of all three types, or use only a testing or training lab.
End users also tend to fall into three main categories: companies such as retailers and third-party logistics providers that receive tagged goods in an open-loop supply chain; suppliers that have to tag goods for customers in an open-loop supply chain; and companies that deploy closed-loop systems within their own organizations to track, for example, parts, assets, work in process or employees.
Aug. 1, 2008—Many end users looking to adopt RFID don't know where or how to begin. They don't have the personnel to dedicate to an RFID project to determine which technology can help them solve their business problem or satisfy a customer mandate. They don't have the resources to set up an internal lab to test different hardware or tagging procedures. They don't know which RFID vendors can best meet their needs. And they don't have a trained workforce to deploy the technology.
The good news is that RFID labs have popped up in every region of the world to help end users meet these challenges. Basically, three types of labs are open to the public: research, testing and training. Depending on the stage of your RFID project, you might take advantage of all three types, or use only a testing or training lab.
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| RFID labs have popped up in every region of the world to help end users meet the challenges they face. |
End users also tend to fall into three main categories: companies such as retailers and third-party logistics providers that receive tagged goods in an open-loop supply chain; suppliers that have to tag goods for customers in an open-loop supply chain; and companies that deploy closed-loop systems within their own organizations to track, for example, parts, assets, work in process or employees.
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