A full day seminar presented by Manish Bhuptani, Cleritec Systems. This workshop is being hosted by Dr. Vance Wilson, Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems at the School of Business Administration, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

Overview

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is considerred to be one of the key technologies to propel business services and efficiencies to the next level. Real or near-real time tracking of objects enabled by RFID has applications in all walks of life - from finding missing kids in amusement parks to tracking goods more efficiently in supply chains to positively identifying people. Retailers such as Wal-Mart, Target and Metro, and government entities such as the U.S. Department of Defense have been pushing their suppliers to broadly adopt RFID. Investment in this technology has been picking up. Amid all this enthusiasm surrounding RFID, decision makers from the corporate and non-corporate world alike are facing some key questions - what exactly is RFID, how much is fact and how much is fiction, what is the ROI on RFID investments and is the technology ready for mainstream deployment. This workshop addresses these questions.

Topics

Topics RFID History and Key Concepts. Quick introduction of RFID and its evolution, fundamentals of RFID and key components of an RFID system. RFID Standards. Overview of key ISO and EPCglobal standards, issues they solve, and implications for RFID deployment. RFID Deployment. Strategic considerations for an RFID project, cost-benefit analysis, assessment of physical environment, selecting the right pilot and metrics, component selection, factors affecting scope and implementation of an RFID project. Data Integration. Overview of the type of data generated, role of RFID middleware, EPC Information Services. Vendor Landscape. How to select vendors, vendor categories, and landscape. RFID Drivers and Barriers. Overview and implications of Wal-Mart and U.S. Department of Defense mandates, security issues surrounding RFID, technology evolution and trends.

About the speaker

Manish Bhuptani is President and co-founder of Cleritec Systems. Prior to Cleritec, he was Director of Market Development at Sun Microsystems, where he grew Suns market presence in emerging and established markets such as Security, Wireless, Telco, and Broadband. He has also worked as a management consultant at A.T. Kearney where he advised Fortune 500 companies on business strategy, and as a software engineer at IBM. He holds an MBA from University of California - Berkeley, MS in Computer Engineering from Purdue University, and BE in Electrical Engineering from The Cooper Union. He is a co-author of the book "RFID Field Guide: Deploying Radio Frequency Identification Systems" and is a frequent contributor to various publications.

Who should Attend?

Anyone who wants to understand more about RFID and a structured process to deploy it in an organization should attend. People who want to simply get an overall understanding of RFID will get a comprehensive view of the technology and business landscape. Enterprise decision makers responsible for RFID deployment will find the discussion around deployment, standards, data integration, and vendors quite useful.

Coordinator

This technology event is being coordinated by Dr. Vance Wilson, Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems at the School of Business Administration, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.