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RFID has been on a bit of a roller coaster ride. It started with a bang a few years ago, when Wal-Mart and the Department of Defense issued their edicts that all suppliers would need to get on the RFID bandwagon within a set time frame. Well, that deadline has come and gone, and uptake has fallen well short of the mark. While the expectation was that RFID would revolutionize the supply chain from end to end, achieving that transformation was an overly ambitious goal.
Reusable tags would reduce costs
Posted by: soopergrape 2009-07-06 14:04:13 In reply to: Denise J. Deveau
I've been pondering the feasibility of a durable RFID tag molded into a small thin block using a detachable base. This would spread the cost over multiple uses. A simple, yet sturdy (and difficult to pick) release key system that would allow the tags to be clicked into a new base for reuse would make the base with a super sticky pad the only disposable part. The tag itself would be re-entered to track the next item. Does this exist?
RFID is continuing to be advanced by new technological breakthroughs that make it more accurate than ever. Accuracy is going to be recognized as the determining factor for ROI in RFID. Once a company can reliably deliver data that shows exactly where and when a person or thing is, it will open up a whole new realm of data collection and analysis that will empower organizations to make fully-informed decisions that will impact their bottom lines.
