This one-day course provides a basic overview of RFID technology for those who want to understand the language, concepts and mandates involved with RFID technology, but do not have direct responsibility for implementation.
Geared toward the "Manager," considerable time is spent on business process, change management and ROI calculation examples. Limited hands-on exercises are conducted including the set up and configuring of RFID readers, antennas, and printers.
Includes:
Student Guide
Student Workbook
RFID Acronym Finder™
Resource CDs
This course has been deemed as CompTIA Authorized Quality Curriculum by the CompTIA.
Agenda
[9:00 a.m.] - Welcome, Introductions and Course Overview
[9:30 a.m.] - RFID Overview
In this section, the concepts and the terminology used in RFID implementations are introduced. The RFID Overview covers the history of RFID, RFID Basics, uses and benefits of RFID pilots and the mandates that are driving many RFID implementations. Students will explore real world examples such as Delta Airlines, Department of Defense, Best Buy, Wal-Mart and others.
[10:45 a.m.] – Real World Case Studies
Case studies of RFID pilots and implementations that took place in the USA and abroad are discussed in this section. The objective of this section is to look at the different applications, the problems that were to be solved, the technology that was used and what the results were from implementing RFID technology.
[12:00 p.m.] – Lunch
[1:00 p.m.] - Tour of Facilities
The tour is an in-depth look at real-world, practical uses of RFID technology. The applications seen go far beyond "standard" portals and conveyors; they cover the most up to date applications used to solve tangible problems throughout supply chain activities. This section showcases the effective and innovative use of RFID technology in various environments including different moving, stationary, temperature and handling environments; as well as various testing strategies to devise the best solution for specific applications.
[2:00 p.m.] - RFID Privacy and Security
[4:00 p.m.] - RFID Overview – Standards
Students will review standards organizations and government bodies responsible for RFID as well as the different standards found around the world. The alphabet soup of standards bodies and governmental agencies covered include: ISO, IEC, EPCglobal, FCC, ANSI, ETSI, ERO, ECC, MPHPT, SAC, OFTA and the ICNIRP safety standards.
[5:30 p.m.] – Conclusion of Day I