White Papers
Each month, RFID Journal receives numerous white paper submissions from outside experts. We read each paper carefully and select the most informative articles. Please note that we cannot guarantee the accuracy of facts or claims in these papers.
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most recent white papers
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Ensuring RFID's Bottom-Line Payoff
Published February 2012SATO America's Robert Lanzendorf and Michael Beedles discuss why understanding the impact of data collection and tracking, as well as data integration, is essential to RFID optimization. (3 pages)
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Basics in RFID
Published January 2012SATO America describes the basic components of a radio frequency identification system, and explores the technology, applications and competitive advantages of RFID technology, as well as its uses for automatic identification and data collection (AIDC). (8 pages)
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Item-Level RFID: A Competitive Differentiator
Published January 2012Accenture's Mike Gorshe, Mary Rollman and Russ Beverly, in cooperation with the VICS Item Level RFID Initiative, discuss why item-level radio frequency identification is setting many companies in the retail supply chain apart from their competition. Chain-wide rollouts by a number of North America's largest clothing retailers, the authors indicate, are a clear sign that this technology will soon be broadly adopted by the industry. (12 pages)
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Applications and Theory of Dielectric Materials in RF/Microwave Systems
Published January 2012Emerson & Cuming Microwave Products explores the microscopic basis of dielectrics at the atomic level, and the basis of dielectrics using Maxwell's equations (a set of partial differential equations forming the foundation of classical electrodynamics, classical optics and electric circuits, which underlie modern electrical and communications technologies). This white paper includes theory and equations governing RF and microwave interactions with dielectrics, as well as a survey of dielectric applications and forms, and test methods. (11 pages)
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Track-and-Trace Solutions for the Logistics Supply Chain
Published January 2012Consumer satisfaction with a company's product quality is important, but the service that firm provides before and after a sale is equally vital—though it's often overlooked as benefiting the bottom line. Providing efficient tracking and tracing of products enhances consumer loyalty and a company's image. SATO America explains why satisfied customers are a company's greatest asset, and how track-and-trace solutions, including software and automatic-identification technologies, such as bar-coding and RFID, are reliable and effective in ensuring the efficient delivery of materials and components to a business and its customers. (3 pages)
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Health-Care Market Secrets
Published January 2012SATO America offers tips for how to break into the expanding health-care market, and discusses several products reflecting the range of automated data-collection and RFID applications in that sector. (4 pages)
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Track-and-Trace Solutions for the Manufacturing Industry
Published January 2012Manufacturers must frequently adhere to mandates required by the private sector and governments. In this document, SATO America discusses the pharmaceutical and food industries' specific mandates for ensuring consumer safety, and explains why track-and-trace solutions, including bar-coding and RFID technologies, must be implemented in order to ensure the integrity of drugs moving from manufacturers to consumers, and to improve stakeholders' productivity and profitability. (4 pages)
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Track-and-Trace Solutions for the Health-care and Pharmaceutical Industries
Published December 2011Counterfeit medicine is a growing problem worldwide. Consumer and patient safety is crucially important within the health-care and pharmaceutical industries, as is the eroding bottom lines of many drug companies due to the infiltration of bogus medications into the supply chain. SATO America explains why track-and-trace solutions, including bar-coding and RFID technologies, should be implemented in order to ensure the integrity of pharmaceuticals moving from manufacturer to consumer, as well as improve productivity and profitability. (3 pages)
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Mobile Near Field Communication (NFC) Tap 'n Go: Keep it Secure and Private
Published December 2011Ann Cavoukian, Ph.D., the information and privacy commissioner of Ontario, Canada, explores Near Field Communication (NFC), a short-range wireless technology that allows mobile devices to actively interact with passive physical objects and other active mobile devices, thereby connecting the physical world to mobile services. This paper discusses NFC and its capabilities to potential users and the public, the potential privacy and security risks, how some risks are presently being met, and considerations for engineers and developers of NFC applications to embed additional security and privacy measures into the design of applications that utilize NFC capabilities. (22 pages)
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Item-level RFID Tagging and the Intelligent Apparel Supply Chain
Published December 2011When used throughout the apparel supply chain, item-level RFID provides an intelligence-rich environment that enables businesses to better transport goods, predict demand, efficiently promote stock, avoid markdowns and drive revenue and profit margins. This white paper, from Motorola Solutions, provides an overview of item-level RFID tagging in the apparel supply chain, explains the evolution of the technology and details the key benefits when utilized by retailers, distribution and logistics providers and manufacturers. (14 pages)
