Real-time Location Services (RTLS): Applications, Services, and Company Analysis

Overview:

Real-time Location Services are changing processes and procedures in yards, hospitals, warehouses, factories and any facilities in which location determination and tracking in real-time is crucial. RTLS applications support operational areas for logistics and other services, to combine identity and location of any type of items or objects, allowing for efficient location procedures through automatic determination/tracking with the click of a mouse button.

This report provides analysis, case study assessment and evaluation of the following:

• Indoor RTLS and key players
• RFID tag types and their applications
• Current and next generation applications
• Protocols, standards, and technical details of RTLS
• Regulatory mandates regarding RFID focusing on RTLS
• Different RTLS technology approaches: GPS, WiFi, RFID
• Real-life implementation analysis with example case studies
• Importance of RTLS for large scale Tracking and Management
• How the RFID industry has grown and penetrated into daily life
• GPS based Tracking w/o Active RFID and Implementation of the system
• RTLS in various verticals including Healthcare, Yard/Port, Inventory, and more

The report also addresses challenges and opportunities in deploying/operating RTLS including available solutions and the methodologies.

Audience:

• Venture capitalists, private equity firms, and startup companies
• RTLS and RFID hardware, software, and solution vendors and related professional services companies
• Managed RTLS service providers, outsourced RFID solutions and RTLS application providers, and RFID service bureau operators
• Healthcare management personnel responsible for tracking patients, staff personnel, equipment, inventory, and other critical resources
• Companies interested in optimizing their RFID business process strategies for tracking and telemetry with a special focus on large scale tracking.
• Retailers and personnel responsible for merchandise inventory and ordering processes, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Merchandise tracking and fraud prevention
• Personnel responsible for automating Supply Chain Management (SCM), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Inventory Tracking, Fleet Management, Yard/Dock Management and other business processes

Contents

Introduction to RFID
Understanding How RFID Works
Types of Tags
Passive Tags
Semi Passive RFID Tags
Active RFID Tags
Active Tags with Sensors/GPS
Difference between Active and Passive RFID
Privacy Issues
Preventives
RFID in Practice
Manufacturing
Scheduling of Assembly Orders
Picking
Checking the Right Goods Are on the Right Truck
Retail
Store Level Inventory Control
Receiving
Shelf Stocking
Store Replenishment and Ordering
POS Checkout Process
Theft
Find Merchandise in the Store
Customer Loyalty
Applications for RFID
Prevalent Application Types
Item Tracking and Tracing
Inventory Monitoring and Control
Asset Monitoring and Management
Introduction to Real Time Locating System (RTLS)
The Need and Purpose of RTLS
Discriminating the various types of RTLS
Classification of RTLS
Advantages of RTLS
Improved Productivity and Cost Avoidance
Decreased Cycle Time and Taking Costs Out
Reduced Rework
Reduced Business Risk and Control of Assets
Improved Security and Service
Improved Utilization of Resources
Increased Revenues
Exception Management
Standards and Protocols
Standards and Protocols of RTLS
RTLS Services and Contracts
Precision factors related to RTLS
RTLS Evaluation Techniques
RTLS applications using Passive RFID
RTLS applications using Active RFID
RTLS applications using WiFi
RTLS applications using GPS & GPRS/CDMA/WiFi
Next Generation RTLS Applications using Sensor Networks
A short outlook into the RTLS Software Applications
Evaluation of the Key Areas of Application for RTLS
RTLS in the Automotive Industry
RTLS in Healthcare
Benefits
RTLS Applications for Public Safety
RTLS applications of the Future
Indoor Location based Services
Working Principle
Implementation Domain
Evaluation of indoor RTLS
Ekahau RTLS
Verizon Wireless
Nokia RTLS
Google WiFi Location Service
Apple RTLS
Skyhook WiFi Location Service
Growth Analysis of RTLS
Prediction of most flourishing RTLS Applications
The Major Drawbacks of RTLS
Antenna characteristics
Anti-collision concepts
Privacy Issues
Ways to overcome the Bottlenecks
Company and Product Analysis of the RTLS Domain
Key Players in the RTLS Domain
Company and Product Analysis
Company - AeroScout
Products
Company - Identec
Products
Company - Savi
Products
Company - Intelleflex
Products
Company - Ekahau
Company - Tagsense
Products
Company - WhereNet
Products
Company - Pinc Solutions
Products
Company - ContainerTrac
Products
Case Studies
Reva - RTLS Solution Based on Passive RFID
Bluetooth-Based RTLS Solution
Brooke Army Medical Center - RTLS implementation
Wi-Fi RTLS to Locate People, Equipment
RTLS Developments
New Business Process
RTLS - Intelligent Services
Smart Vehicle Identification using License Number Plate
Automated Vehicle Registration
RTLS in Public Transport
RTLS Scope and Status Worldwide
France
Protocols
National and Private Companies working with RTLS
National Company
Private Company
Current Status of RTLS in France
Fraud Prevention and Anti-counterfeiting
Medical
Transport and Fare Cards
Logistics and Retail Supply Chain
Possible Future Developments in France with RTLS
Germany
Protocols
National and Private Companies working with RTLS
Current Status in RTLS in Germany
Possible Future Developments in Germany with RTLS
United Kingdom
Protocols
National and Private Companies working with RFID
Current Status of RTLS in UK
Possible Future Developments in United Kingdom with RTLS
United States of America
Protocols
National and Private Companies working with RFID
Current Status of RTLS in the United States
Possible Future Developments in the United States with RTLS
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