SATO CL408E User Guide

Version 0.8

21/10/2004

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• Does RFID conform to EPCglobal specifications and will it meet Wal-

Mart and U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) requirements?................. 12

• What is ISO’s role in regards to RFID?................................................... 12

• What types of regulatory requirements must RFID systems comply?.... 13

• Will the tags work globally?..................................................................... 13

• What are the benefits of read-only vs. read-write tags?......................... 14

• How does improved visibility free up capital?......................................... 15

• How is product traceability improved?.................................................... 15

• How does it make more business sense to utilize RFID to tag items

that move through harsher environments?............................................. 15

• Which tags work better near metal and fluids?....................................... 16

• Why are consumers expected to see cost increases passed to them

when the key purpose of RFID is to lower costs?...................................

• How will European supply chain centres be negatively impacted by

regulations imposed by ETSI?................................................................ 16

• How will large entities such as Wal-Mart and U.S. Department of

Defense (DoD) impact the supply chain with regards to RFID?............. 17

• How can RFID-enabled retail outlets gain a competitive edge over

non-RFID equipped retailers?.................................................................

• How can RFID help to reduce human error in hospitals?....................... 18

• How else can RFID help to prevent counterfeit drugs from entering the

market?................................................................................................... 18

• What are the primary challenges of successfully implementing RFID in

a global marketplace?.............................................................................

• Why are anti-RFID protesters against RFID implementation?................ 24

• Are there any benefits to the consumers if the tags are left “active”?..... 24

• Does that mean that privacy activists want RFID technology to

disappear altogether?............................................................................. 24

• How are tag costs affecting the way many companies in supply chains

are implementing RFID?......................................................................... 25

• What will need to be done to the technical infrastructure to

successfully support RFID?.................................................................... 25

• What will need to take place in order for RFID tag costs to drop?.......... 26