The fact that the implementation of RFID tags requires no physical contact between the tag and the RFID tag reader to transmit data has proven to be advantageous for the following reasons:

– Lack of physical contact between the RFID tag and reader to read and transmit information reduces wear and tear

– Absence of physical contact between the tags and readers leads to efficient and fast operations. When an RFID system is used, it does away with the need to bring the item, which has been RFID tagged, in direct physical contact with the reader. This helps because sometimes it becomes impossible to bring the item in physical contact with the reader, especially when the tagged items move at high speeds, such as on conveyor belts. In such cases there is a high probability that the reader will not be able to maintain physical contact at high speed, thus leading to missed tags. This has made RFID much more acceptable in a many business applications.

With the advent of new and improved RFID technology, the speed of operations has increased, since many tags can be read in a short period of time. If the use of RFID systems was based on physical contact, the time taken to read tags would be significantly more because it would be dependent on how many items can be touched in a certain period of time. This would lead to the need for making RFID readers much bigger in dimension, making them more costly and slower.

We can already see many benefits of the RFID systems in existing products these days. There are other advantages that will be realized soon regarding the use of RFID systems as technological advances are being made. These advances will only make the worldwide use of RFID more prevalent and more advanced. With its current capabilities, RFIDs have unquestionably become key to many business operations and applications.

Privacy rights violations in some situations have also come up as a disadvantage to using RFID systems. However, even with these issues, the advantages of RFID systems are undeniable. There are many changes being brought about in RFID technology; that have led to the improvement of products and realizing the full potential of this technology for everyone.

So, to summarize, the lack of physical contact for an RFID system to function has already led to numerous advantages. With rapidly improving technology, there are many more to come. Though many companies still find that the price of integrating an RFID tracking system is to expensive, The price has dropped considerable over the past few years it may not have dropped enough for most to consider it . This however is changing, production costs are decreasing, while productivity level used when producing these tags can increased dramatically which in turn has allowed the cost to continually fall. Most companies that are serious about implementing and RFID system can also rely in economies of scale, simply put if you are buying in large quantities you can expect the price to drop considerable, for the moment this is possible the best way to find the best price possible

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Category: Business Management
Keywords: handheld computer, barcode system