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As RFID technology is becoming increasingly popular, the need has arisen to address the challenges and approaches to successful implementation. RFID and Auto-ID in Planning and Logistics: A Practical Guide for Military UID Applications presents the concepts for students, military personnel and contractors, and corporate managers to learn about RFID and other automatic information capture technologies, and their integration into planning and logistics functions. The text includes comparisons of RFID with technologies such as bar codes, satellite tags, and global positioning systems and provides a decision model for choosing the appropriate technology for a given application. By providing the histories, current use, and future applications of RFID and automatic identification technologies (AIT), the book discusses supply chain planning and logistics uses for these technologies. It addresses the fundamental relationships in RFID, including how antennae, integrated circuitry, and substrate work together. The text provides detailed information for troubleshooting design issues and an understanding of passive, semi-passive, and active tags, so an informed choice of technology type can be made. It describes the unique identification (UID) standards necessary for military contractors and how to use RFID and AIT to meet those requirements. This book is unique in the depth of material presented, making it appropriate for engineers, students, and operational personnel as a resource for foundational concepts for integrating logistics and RFID. A comprehensive reference, this volume can is an academic text, a practitioner's handbook, and a military contractor's UID guide for using RFID and AIT technologies. Top page

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Publisher & Imprint: CRC Press Inc

City: Baton Rouge

Pages: 430

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Age recommended: Professional and scholarly

Subject Indexing & Classification Dewey:(DC22) 623.043

Departments: Military engineering; Electronics engineering;

Record updated at: 16 May, 2013 time: 21:00

Summary RFID and Auto-ID in Planning and Logistics History and Background Introduction and History of Military Logistics U.S. Department of Defense and North Atlantic Treaty Organization Supply Classes and National Stock Numbers DOD Shipping Level Containers RFID Designations Overview of RFID and AIT Technologies Overview of AIT Technologies Basic Introduction to Common RFID Components Passive RFID System Components Active RFID System Components Overview of Equipment Interoperability Protocols and Standards Important RFID Mandates Standards Organizations and RFID Standards UID and RFID Standards for Military Implementation, Decision Making, and Testing Approaches RFID Project Management RFID System Design RFID Supply Chain Planning Levels Implementing RFID Systems Obsolete Inventory Reduction with Modified Carrying Cost Ratio Overview of Logistics Planning and Inventory Control Engineering Economics of RFID Forecasting Manpower Planning Production Planning and Scheduling RFID in Logistics Inventory Control Basics Transportation and RFID Applications Optimizing RFID Portal Locations in Distribution Using Systematic Layout Planning RFID Uses in Warehousing Military RFID Initiatives and Applications U.S. Army RFID Initiatives Marine Corps and Navy RFID Initiatives Marine Terminal RFID Applications Other Foreign Country Armed Forces Adoption of RFID Technology Other Potential Military RFID Applications and Radio Theory Military Physical Fitness RFID Applications Marine RFID Security Applications Military Mortuary RFID Implantation Applications Railroad Car Tracking by an RFID System to Organize Traffic Flow Six Sigma Case Study: Multichannel RFID Radio Frequency Theory Future RFID Applications Top page

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