I like RFID, think about the reduced prices you'll enjoy once you reduce your overhed costs in the supply chain.
Would you prefer everybody will ride towork by train simply because it's safer than using cars?
I don't think so.
I work for a large manufacturer [we're on the walmart 100 list]. We had some testing among the tag providers for our application (warehousing). Alien [alientechnology.com] somehow do not give you good redings especially with their supplied antennas. ~3-4 feet.
We had Matrics [matrics.com] giving us about 10-12 feet, and SmartCode [smartcodecorp.com] which gave us the best readings among the three of 13-14 feet.
We are using SmartCode due to their better overall performance, but I know they are hard to find as they are working with a select number of customers.
In any case, I don't believe RFID should be flamed. Any technology can be used for good or bad. The benefits are huge if you really thinking about the savings not having to read each item by hand.
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I like RFID, think about the reduced prices you'll enjoy once you reduce your overhed costs in the supply chain. Would you prefer everybody will ride towork by train simply because it's safer than using cars? I don't think so.
We are using SmartCode due to their better overall performance, but I know they are hard to find as they are working with a select number of customers.
In any case, I don't believe RFID should be flamed. Any technology can be used for good or bad. The benefits are huge if you really thinking about the savings not having to read each item by hand.
Well, isn't that strange for a government to go after your visits to sites and detecting where you surf to?