As RFID adoption continues to grow, engineers are faced with an increasing need to validate tags both for interoperability with products from other vendors and for conformance with the specified protocol. 

Big data may appear to be just another bandwagon, but it is important, and needs to be addressed carefully and sensibly. 

This paper provides an overview of item-level radio frequency identification (RFID) tagging in the apparel supply chain. It explains the evolution of RFID technology and details key benefits when utilized by retailers, distribution and logistics providers, and manufacturers. 

This white paper examines asset tracking with RFID technology by providing a brief overview of technologies available, an explanation of how passive UHF RFID can be used for asset tracking, an exploration of who's using RFID, a discussion on deciding what to track and making a business case for RFID, and a guide to choosing the right RFID partners. 

This white paper shows how qualified service providers can add value to RFID projects, highlights some of the planning issues and considerations that call for experienced advice, and provides guidance to the types of services available and how to differentiate service providers. 

It's long been expected that the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology would have beneficial effects. RFID is indeed having a positive impact - but it's the retail store, rather than the supply chain, that is seeing the biggest benefits. Read this white paper to learn more about the benefits retailers are seeing from RFID. 

More than a great technology, RFID is an excellent business tool that helps manage supply chains, increase margins and profits, and decrease costs. 

The potential benefits of reducing labor and increasing sales from deploying an item-level RFID operation are clear. Read about current capabilities of RFID, including accuracy, performance and adaptability. 

Providing customer satisfaction with retail operations allows organizations to gain the most revenue from their customers. Read this paper to learn how pervasive technology can be deployed to optimize operations and enable a superior customer experience. 

Whether you need to scan bar codes or read RFID tags on boxes of office supplies, Motorola's mobile asset management solutions enable the easy, accurate and cost effective tracking of asset location and status-- with minimal administrative effort. 

When you tag it, you can see it, measure it, and learn from it. Tagging gives visibility into business to make the right decisions, at the right time, with the right information. Zebra can tag it with everything from bar codes to badges to RFID. Get the right information to do it better. All you have to do is tag it. 

In this expert tip guide, readers will learn details around the recent advances in automatic identification and data capture (AIDC), especially item-level radio frequency identification (RFID) and smartphone-based social media and scanning applications for consumers, as well as new applications of supply chain analytics.