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Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) involves the reading of physical tags placed on products and traded items such as cases, pallets, or re-usable containers. Combining this remote sensing technology, with a unique standard tag identification, and therefore access to global standardised databases will result in accurate product identification, in real time, at any stage in the supply chain. RFID technology is delivering value and promises much more for all industry sectors, not just retail and consumer products – cost savings, supply chain efficiencies and visibility, and better stock security. It also allows companies to gain control of their operations to a level unimaginable with previous identification techniques and will generate a data stream of physical movements as a by product of conducting business. This opens up crucial strategic opportunities.
Why Getting RFID Right is Critical
So how can you take advantage of these opportunities? Strategic and in-depth industry insight, which is needed to unlock the potential value of RFID, is only part of the picture. To realise this value, these capabilities must be balanced by thorough technological knowledge of what is both possible and impossible today, using the broadest pool of available solutions on the market. Companies need a roadmap that will help them navigate and migrate from reading a tag to leveraging real-time business as a strategic advantage.
The Right RFID Solution
Capgemini offers companies an opportunity to accelerate their RFID developments through a unique approach that is based on a practical and pragmatic understanding of how to really make this technology work to deliver business value. Capgemini can help you define your strategy and business rationale for RFID adoption, through an initial assessment or Discovery Day, a deeper strategy development, or feasibility study covering the technology, process impacts and the business case.
Capgemini offers a number of specific RFID application solutions, including; Mobile Asset Management, Major Asset Management and Mobility, Retail In-store Replenishment, Logistics Track & Trace, Pedigree Tracking in Pharmaceutical, Healthcare Asset Management, Barcode and RFID integration to ERP.
Experience Counts
Our leadership in the RFID/EPC area is based on extensive experience that is recognised in the marketplace:
- Capgemini is one of the pioneers of the Electronic Product Code (EPC) network vision, having participated in the AutoID consortium led by MIT before the transformation to EPCglobal.
- Capgemini has developed RFID strategies, assessments and implementations for leading companies in the retail, consumer products, distribution and pharma industries.
- We work with a number of leading RFID solution providers, offering a choice of non-proprietary hardware (tags/readers) and software (integration and applications).
- We have a clear architectural view, linking RFID with other innovative technologies like Global Data Synchronisation, mobility and agents, and existing services such as Warehouse Management Systems, Enterprise Resource Planning and Transportation Management Systems.
But how do executives get beyond the hype to the reality of an effective RFID business or technology strategy and a real solution? Capgemini is one of the early RFID pioneers. Since the 90’s, Capgemini has deployed RFID in several industries around the globe, is actively involved with EPC standards and currently driving many RFID strategies, pilots and implementations. Recently, Capgemini was selected as one of the top five RFID vendors in the market by IDC
