The market has developed steadily, however, and novel applications are now
reported worldwide. The scope of current applications encompasses:
. Supply chain management, including retail applications
. Management of expensive mining assets (e.g., RFID tag-based tracking system in
production scheduling and for safety control in minimizing underground truck
collisions??”BHP Billiton)
. Loss (fraud) prevention (e.g., jewelry items, gaming ??????chips??™??™)
. Tracking sensitive documents in government organizations
. Compliance requirements in work?¬‚ow process management (e.g., ?¬?nancial and
legal sectors)
. Airline and postal security (customer luggage, freight, parcels)
. Personal identi?¬?cation devices (e.g., passports)
While each application will usually have a unique business driver and value proposition, a
number of CSFs are beginning to emerge and may well in?¬‚uence the future direction of the
RFID industry and its associated research programs. CSFs known to be important in RFID
application marketing would include
. High reliability and response of read=write RFID volume applications.
. Flexibility in solutions engineering when off-the-shelf products are inadequate. For
example, integrating RFID with global positioning systems and with BPM solutions
may well achieve management performance targets and demonstrate business value.
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