What is the ROI for RFID?
A radio frequency identification (REID) system consists of a set of readers and transponders. The transponders are generally in the form of tags or chips, and identify themselves when interrogated by a reader. Some tags are read-only–programmed once and then read as needed–while others are read/write–able to be programmed with new information by the reader. These are often used as built-in shipping documents, updated at each step in their journey from factory to distributor to store. This article takes a look at what REID offers, examines some of RFID allows an item to be scanned without being seen. Bar codes require a clear sightline, while an RFID tag on an item buried under many others can be picked out. In addition, an RFID tag can store several times as…
