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

Real-time Location Services (RTLS): Applications, Services and Company Analysis published by Mind Commerce Publishing LLC in June, 2009. This report consists of 109 pages and the price starts from US $ 1495.

Introduction

Abstract

With research beginning in 2008, this unique report addresses core technology and business aspects of real-time location services (RTLS) and guides the reader through the most important aspects of enabling technologies including RFID. It covers the critical factors and gives the user the views about the different kinds of RFIDs. The report also addresses the advantages and the bottlenecks for deployment of RTLS applications, evaluating available solutions and the methodologies. The report includes an exhaustive study of leading RTLS companies.

Different types of RTLS are evaluated and the standards and protocols related to them. The report has a great focus on the applications and the key areas that can be addressed by RTLS giving special attention to Vehicle Tracking, Port/Yard Management, Inventory Management and Real Time Tracking solutions. The report also provides an analysis of the most widely used RTLS applications today and provides a vision for anticipated future applications.

• RTLS using GPS, WiFi, RFID
• Protocols and Standards of RTLS
• Types of RFID tags and their applications
• The Classifications and advantages of RTLS
• Various mandates regarding RFID focusing on RTLS
• Current applications and next generation RTLS applications
• RFID Industry grow and penetration of RTLS into our daily life
• Importance of RTLS for large scale tracking and management
• GPS based tracking w/o active RFID and implementation of the system
• Analysis of RTLS companies with focus on their applications, solutions and products
• RFID and RTLS business and spheres of influence including healthcare, yard/port management

• 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
• 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
• Healthcare management personnel responsible for tracking patients, staff personnel, equipment, inventory, and other critical resources
• Retailers and personnel responsible for merchandise inventory and ordering processes, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Merchandise tracking and fraud prevention
• Companies interested in optimizing their RFID business process strategies for Tracking and Telemetry with a special focus on large scale tracking.
• Venture Capitalist and Startup companies

• AeroScout
• Identec
• Savi
• Intelleflex
• Ekahau
• Tagsense
• WhereNet
• Pinc Solutions
• ContainerTrac

Table of Contents

Section I - Introduction to RFID

• Understanding How RFID Works
• Types of Tags
  • Passive
  • Semi Passive
  • Active
  • Active Tags with Sensors and GPS
• Difference between Active and Passive RFID
• Fields of Application
• Privacy issues
• Preventives

Section II - RFID in Practice

• Manufacturing
• Picking
• Retails
• Applications of RFID
• Prevalent Application Types
  • Item Tracking
  • Inventory Monitoring
  • Asset Monitoring

Section III - Introduction to Real Time Locating Systems (RTLS)

• Introduction to Real Time Locating Systems (RTLS)
• The Need and Purpose of RTLS
• Discriminating the various types of RTLS
• Classification of RTLS
  • Passive RFID based RTLS
  • GPS based RTLS
  • Active RFID based RTLS
  • Active RFID based RTLS with customizations
  • Proprietary RTLS Solutions
• 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

Section IV - Standards and Protocols

• RFID Standards and Protocols
• Standards and Protocols of RTLS
• RTLS Services and Contracts
• Precision Factors related to RTLS
• RTLS Evaluation Techniques

Section V - Applications of RTLS

• Applications of RTLS using Passive RFID
• Applications of RTLS using Active RFID
• Application of RTLS using WiFi
• RTLS applications using GPS & GPRS/CDMA/WiFi
• Next Generation RTLS Applications using Sensor Networks
• A short outlook into the RTLS Software Applications

Section VI - RTLS Evaluation and Feasibility of RTLS in various Industries

• Evaluation of the Key areas of Application for RTLS
  • Item Tracking and Tracing
  • Inventory Monitoring in Yards and Docks
  • RTLS in Automotive Industry
  • RTLS in Healthcare
  • RTLS in Public Safety
• RTLS Applications of the Future

Section VII - Growth Analysis of RTLS and Bottlenecks

• Growth Analysis of RTLS
• Predictions of the most flourishing RTLS a
• The Major drawbacks of RTLS
  • Antenna
  • Collision Characteristics
  • Privacy
• Ways to overcome the bottlenecks

Section VIII - Company and Product Analysis of the RTLS Domain

• Key Players in the RTLS Domain
• A Brief Company Analysis with Products, offering, applications for
  • AeroScout
  • Identec
  • Savi
  • Intelleflex
  • Ekahau
  • Tagsense
  • WhereNet
  • Pinc Solutions
  • ContainerTrac

Section IX - Recent Developments in RTLS Technology

• Recent Developments
• New Business Process
• RTLS - Intelligent Services
• Smart Vehicle Identification using License Number Plate
• Automated Vehicle Registration
• RTLS in Public Transport

Section X - Concluding Remarks

• RTLS Scope and Status in some Major Countries around the World
• France
  • Protocols
  • National and Private Companies working with RTLS
  • Current Status of RTLS in France
  • Possible Future Developments in France with RTLS
• Germany
  • Protocols
  • National and Private Companies working with RTLS
  • Current Status of RTLS in Germany
  • Possible Future Developments in Germany with RTLS
• United Kingdom
  • Protocols
  • National and Private Companies working with RTLS
  • Current Status of RTLS in UK
  • Possible Future Developments in UK with RTLS
• United States of America
  • Protocols
  • National and Private Companies working with RTLS
  • Current Status of RTLS in US
  • Possible Future Developments in US with RTLS

Section XI - Concluding Remarks

• Conclusions

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