Gaining business insight with automated processes the rfid way

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Gaining Business Insight with Automated Processes: The RFID way

Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) refers to the technology that allows almost any object to be identified via radio waves. The mechanism that comes into play here is wireless data transmission. A tag is attached to the object that contains electronically stored information. The RFID device works somewhat like a bar code or a magnetic stripe. A significant advantage of RFID devices, however, is that they do not have to be positioned exactly relative to the scanner. This ability to identify and track objects without being in the line of sight can be beneficial to organizations across any vertical.

RFID Engulfing Steadily into our Lives 

The possibilities of incorporating RFID into our daily lives is nearly infinite. Once used only for tracking cattle, they are now being used to track consumer goods. Manufacturers use these tags to identify the location of their product from the time it is manufactured to the time it is laid down in a shopping cart. Apart from the retail industry, RFID tags can be used in tracki ng vehicles, automated toll collection on highways, key fobs to enter buildings, and so on. From access cards and credit card chips to inventory control and asset management of organizations, more and more RFID systems are being incorporated in our daily


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