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Ten Tips in Selecting the Right RFID Vendor

Ten Tips in Selecting the Right RFID Vendor. Craig K. Harmon President & CEO Q.E.D. Systems. Craig K. Harmon • President & CEO • Q.E.D. Systems. Chair, ISO TC 122/104 JWG - Supply Chain Applications of RFID Chair, RFID Experts Group (REG) Chair, U.S. TAG to ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 31/WG 4 “RFID”

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Ten Tips in Selecting the Right RFID Vendor

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  1. Ten Tips in Selecting the Right RFID Vendor • Craig K. Harmon • President & CEO • Q.E.D. Systems

  2. Craig K. Harmon • President & CEO • Q.E.D. Systems • Chair, ISO TC 122/104 JWG - Supply Chain Applications of RFID • Chair, RFID Experts Group (REG) • Chair, U.S. TAG to ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 31/WG 4 “RFID” • Senior Project Editor ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 31/WG 4 (RFID) • Chair, ISO TC 122/WG 4 (Shipping Labels) & ISO TC 122/WG 7 (Product Packaging) • Vice-chair, ASC MH 10 and U.S. TAG to ISO TC 122 (Packaging) • Project Editor, ISO 18185-5 (Electronic Container Seal - Physical Layer) • AIAG Bar Code, Applications, 2D, Tire, Returnables, & RFID Committees • Member, EPCglobal HAG (UHFGen2), FMCG BAG, HLS BAG, SAG, TLS, TDS, AIWG, SBAC • JTC 1 & TC 104 Liaison Officer to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU-R & ITU-T) • Past Chair, ASC INCITS T6 (RFID) - ANS INCITS 256:1999, 2001 • ASC MH 10/SC 8 Liaison Universal Postal Union (UPU) Physical Encoding Group (PEG) • Advisor and Member of USPS Strategic Technology Council • ISO TC 104 & 122 (Freight Containers / Packaging) Liaison Officer to JTC 1/SC 31 • Chairman & Project Editor, ANS MH10.8.2 (Data Application Identifiers) • Project Editor, EIA Shipping Label, Product, Product Package, & Component Marking • Original Advisor, U.S. Department of Defense in Migration to Commercial Standards • Original Project Editor, NATO STANAG 2233 (RFID for NATO Asset Tracking) • Vocabulary Rapporteur to ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 31, ISO/IEC 19762 - Harmonized vocabulary • CompTIA RFID Subject Matter Expert and RFID Certified Professional (CRCP) - RFID+ • Recipient of the 2004 Richard Dilling Award This presentation posted at: http://www.autoid.org/presentations/presentations.htm

  3. Special Thanks To: • Tom Bruno, Bruno Associates • Joe Dunlap, Accenture • Chuck Evanhoe, Evanhoe & Associates • Barba Hickman, Applied Clarity • John Kessler, Paxar • Dan Kimball, DoD AIT Office/SRA • Patrick King, Michelin • Clarke McAllister, ADASA

  4. Ten Tips in Selecting the Right RFID Vendor • Know your need? • Which frequencies and standards do they support? Avoid proprietary technologies! • Can they back up their performance claims? What is their warranty? • Do they offer an end-to-end solution? If not, who is going to provide the other components? • Can they deliver the volumes you need? Now and later! • Do they provide site surveys? What certification(s) are provided for hardware, software, & personnel? • What is their geographic coverage for post-sales? • What will they do when you need to upgrade? • What is the vendor’s financial health? What happens to the software in case of vendor’s demise? • What do they know about bar code/2D symbol standards?

  5. Know your need! Illustration:“Contemplating the System” by: Ciro Marchetti cirom@bellsouth.net

  6. Which frequencies and standards do they support? Avoid proprietary technologies!

  7. Can they back up their performance claims? • What is their warranty?

  8. Do they offer an end-to-end solution? If not, who is going to provide the other components?

  9. Can they deliver the volumes you need? Now and later! Illustration: "Orrery" by: Danial James www.uhlstudios.com

  10. Do they provide site surveys? • What certification(s) are provided for hardware, software, & personnel? RFID+

  11. What will they do when you need to upgrade? Illustration:"Happiness is Temporary" by: Heisuke Kitazawa

  12. What is the vendor’s financial health? What happens to the software in case of vendor’s demise?

  13. What do they know about bar code/2D symbol standards?

  14. Ten Tips in Selecting the Right RFID Vendor • Know your need? • Which frequencies and standards do they support? Avoid proprietary technologies! • Can they back up their performance claims? What is their warranty? • Do they offer an end-to-end solution? If not, who is going to provide the other components? • Can they deliver the volumes you need? Now and later! • Do they provide site surveys? What certification(s) are provided for hardware, software, & personnel? • What is their geographic coverage for post-sales? • What will they do when you need to upgrade? • What is the vendor’s financial health? What happens to the software in case of vendor’s demise? • What do they know about bar code/2D symbol standards?

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  16. Thank You!

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