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RFID in the Real World – Adoption, Benefits and Trends. Delivering real-time visibility into your business…. Burley Kawasaki Director Product Management Microsoft. RFID Reached Its Tipping Point—And No One Noticed
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RFID in the Real World – Adoption, Benefits and Trends Delivering real-time visibility into your business… Burley Kawasaki Director Product Management Microsoft
RFID Reached Its Tipping Point—And No One Noticed For too long, the fortunes of RFID and the Wal-Mart supplier mandate have been inextricably linked. At the recent Microsoft RFID Solution Days event, though, nary a word was mentioned about the retail giant. In fact, listening to the audience of almost 300 technology vendors and end users discuss their projects, products, and services, it became apparent the industry has weaned itself away from its dependency on Wal-Mart, and grew in other directions. For RFID technology adoption, this is its tipping point. John Fontanella – AMR Research
How is RFID being used? Reduce inventory Reduce cost and time in shipping and receiving Improve order accuracy Traceability for product recalls Manufacturing Supply Chain Reduce out of stocks with inventory visibility Reduce loss due to Theft Reduce Product Swaps/Brand Authentication Improved promotional execution Retail Avoid counterfeit passes/chips Improve customer loyalty programs Reduce labor costs in resorts with self service Consolidating payment processing Hospitality Reduce errors in health care service delivery Reduce loss due to lost baggage Improve maintenance and repair of assets Track IT assets to avoid loss of PI of customers Health Care Airline, Banks Oil & Gas
Realizing the ROI on RFID • Key Drivers: • Scope of the required tagging level • Economics of tag cost relative to item value • Position and relationship in the supply chain • Volume of products tagged • Degree of systems integration Forrester, July 2008 “The ROI Of RFID For Supply Chain Visibility”
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BizTalk RFID Goal - Enable Widespread Adoption!!! • Make RFID Simple • Reduce time to build RFID solutions • Reduce deployment time • Leverage existing investments in systems • Lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)