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| About the Author | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Basics | |
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| RFID Physics, Standards, and Regulations | |
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| RFID Physics | |
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| Deciding on Your Frequency | |
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| RFID Standards Bodies and Organizations | |
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| United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) | |
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| Singapore | |
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| European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) | |
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| Japan | |
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| China | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| The EPCglobal Network | |
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| Electronic Product Code (EPC) | |
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| EPC Encoding Schemes | |
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| EPC Gen-2 Identification System | |
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| EPC Middleware | |
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| EPCglobal Network Information Services Functionality | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Components of an RFID System | |
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| Data | |
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| Tags | |
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| Antennas | |
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| Connectors | |
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| Cables | |
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| Readers | |
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| Encoder/Printers for Smart Labels | |
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| Controllers | |
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| Software | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Bar Codes and RFID Tags | |
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| Bar Codes Introduced | |
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| Bar Code Symbologies | |
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| Bar Code Advantages | |
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| RFID Advantages over Bar Codes | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Applications | |
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| RFID Applications | |
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| Signature Applications | |
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| RFID Application Types | |
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| The Question of Return on Investment | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| RFID at the United States Department of Defense | |
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| World War II Logistics | |
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| Desert Storm Logistics | |
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| Between the Wars | |
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| Logistics in Afghanistan: Enduring Freedom (2001) | |
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| Logistics in Iraq I: Iraqi Freedom | |
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| The DoD RFID Mandate | |
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| The Challenge | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| The Pharmaceutical Industry | |
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| The Role of the U.S. Federal Drug Administration | |
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| Regulatory Pressure by States | |
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| Drug Counterfeiting | |
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| Product Returns | |
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| Inventory Management | |
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| Patient Safety and Quality Control | |
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| Product Recalls | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| RFID in the Supply Chain | |
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| The Retailer in the Supply Chain | |
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| Supply Chain Management (SCM) | |
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| The Adaptive Network | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Your Project | |
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| Business Justification for RFID | |
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| Enumerate Potential Applications | |
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| Build Business Cases | |
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| Determine Priorities | |
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| Create Milestones | |
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| The Controversy Around ROI for RFID | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Plan Your Project | |
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| Phase 1: Preliminary Planning | |
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| Phase 2: Step 1, Plan the Pilot | |
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| Phase 2: Step 2, Execute the Pilot | |
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| Phase 3: Step 1, Plan Your Technical Integration | |
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| Phase 3: Step 2, Execute Technical Integration | |
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| Phase 4: Step 1, Plan Your Rollout | |
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| Phase 4: Step 2, Execute the Rollout | |
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| Review and Evaluate the Project | |
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| Implementation Notes | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Tag-and-Ship | |
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| Tag-and-Ship Is Controversial | |
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| Methods of Tag-and-Ship | |
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| Steps to Tag-and-Ship | |
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| Slap-and-Ship with Smart Labels | |
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| Tag-and-Ship with RFID Tags | |
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| Training and Onsite Documentation | |
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| Moving Beyond Tag-and-Ship | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Engineering Tag Performance | |
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| Your Test Department | |
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| Site Analysis | |
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| Test Facilities | |
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| The Testing Protocols | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Data Integrity and Data Synchronization | |
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| Data Quality Assessment | |
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| Data Management | |
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| Global Data Synchronization | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Privacy | |
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| Privacy in Various Countries | |
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| Parsing the Problem | |
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| The Solution | |
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| EPC Privacy Guidelines | |
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| Fair Information Practices and the RFID Bill of Rights | |
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| The Role of the Implementer | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Typical Application Profiles | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |