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protect transmission. Speed of data transmission and distance count on
power output, antenna size, and interface. Tags have read-only, write-only,
or both. Some memories can store ID permanently, others can update or use
data storage later. Data is transmitted to read from RFID tags by RF signals.
Therefore, in Table 15.1, various enterprises belonging to different indus-
tries have started to adopt RFID, such as Wal-Mart, Nokia, and U.S. Navy,
for example. Many companies claim that the RFID improves organizational
efficiencies and competitive advantages [17].
The advantage of the RFID tag is it can store a certain amount of data in the
memory storage device, such as product identification number, price, cost,
manufacture date, location, and product volume, and so on. This informa-
tion can be read by a wireless scanner with fast speed. The RFID is able to
process a large volume of multiple data at the same time. The RFID iden-
tifies its target within a short time, and its accurate matching competence
will help organizational operations efficiently [22]. Some health care facilities
have increasing need for RFID [23], and some hospitals have adopted RFID
for solving emergency room challenges [5].
The health care industry is launching RFID applications to solve operational
problems, such as the fight against drug counterfeiting [9], tracking blood
products from donor to patient [25], and transmitting the correct medicine
dosages to patients [11]. The RFID-enabled resource and workflow manage-
ment solutions are designed to optimize asset utilization, reduce operating
costs, and improve care quality in the health care industry [26]; there are
more RFID-based system for various medical applications being developed
in the United States [27]. Table 15.2 proposes health care applications suited
TaBLe 15.1
Cases of RFID Being Adopted in Industries (RFID, 2004, 2005)
Industry
Company
Application
Reference
Tagging pallets and cases beginning in 2005
and to achieve internal efficiency material
management, also to meet requirements
from their customers for fast payment at
cashier counter.
18
Retailer
Wal-Mart
It easily enables customers to initiate
starting the mobile services, payment
solutions, verification, authentication,
ticketing, and exchanging business card.
19
Cell phone
Nokia
RFID helps airlines to improve handling
huge amounts of luggage items.
20
Airline
Airport
The U.S. Food
and Drug
Administration
RFID tags attach at the genuine drug box.
When the drug sells, it checks registration
information to verify its authentication.
21
Pharmacy
Track combat casualties and identify the
wounded arriving for treatment at a field
hospital in southern Iraq.
21
Navy
U.S. Navy
