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Title: An Introduction to RFID: Radio Frequency Identification Methods & Aplications by Professor Paul G. Ranky, PhD, NJIT, USA, and field experts from industry, including (in alphabetical order): Bill Lawrence, Director, R&D, Logis-Tech, Inc., VA, USA, Daniel J. Mahoney, RFID Business Development Manager, HK Systems, WI, USA, Timothy M. Rhodes, Northrop Grumman Corporation, VA, USA, and Edward J. Warner, Vice President, EasySoft Corporation, Ohio, USA

Level: Aimed at engineers, managers, IT experts, logistics and supply chain designers and managers, warehouse managers, distribution center managers and designers, retailers, quality control engineers, factory designers, and others interested in learning about RFID. Several sections and cases could be ideal for quality marketing, for undergraduate and graduate education, and even for high school students and technicians learning/ exploring product / process design, teamwork, factory automation, distribution automation principles, and related technologies.

Industrial Sponsors/ Contributors include with special thanks Northrop Grumman Corporation, Information Technology and Defense Enterprise Solutions, USA, Logis-Tech, Inc., USA, HK Systems, USA, EasySoft Corporation, CIMware Ltd. UK, CIMware USA, Inc., and others.

Contents: In this electronic publication, the 3D eBook CD-ROM contains a browser readable, open source, 3D interactive multimedia Case / Problem / Context- Based eLearning & Marketing Program with text, images, interactive diagrams, animations, 2D and 3D videos, 3DVR objects, panoramas, templates, and tutorials covering the fundamentals of RFID. You will furthermore find active code so that you can calculate with your own data, research and industrial examples. The DVD video contains a series of professional quality DVD video interviews with representatives of the Northrop Grumman Corporation, Information Technology and Defense Enterprise Solutions, USA, Logis-Tech, Inc., USA, HK Systems, USA, and EasySoft Corporation, focusing on RFID principles, methods, tools and applications in manufacturing, assembly, retail, warehousing and storage, distribution and logistics, and others. (Also available as a 3D eBook CD-ROM.) For related other modules please visit our library at www.cimwareukandusa.com

What you will learn: Having worked through the material, you will be able to understand the fundamental principles of RFID methods, technologies, and tools. You will also learn about requirements analysis, process failure risk analysis methods and other useful open source software tools. Furthermore, it covers Case-based learning and marketing methods; Major Review Questions & Problems; References; Case documentation guidelines; Useful spreadsheet templates for educators and students; A Major Glossary of Terms; Customizable, open-source process modeling templates, MS-Excel Tools & Templates to perform your own process modeling, requirements analysis and process failure risk analysis calculations. Furthermore we offer a Gallery of images and objects of RFIDs and solutions.

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ndustrial Sponsors/ Contributors include Bill Lawrence, Director, R&D, Logis-Tech, Inc., VA, USA, Daniel J. Mahoney, RFID Business Development Manager, HK Systems, WI, USA, Timothy M. Rhodes, Northrop Grumman Corporation, VA, USA, and Edward J. Warner, Vice President, EasySoft Corporation, Ohio, USA, CIMware USA, Inc., CIMware Ltd., UK, and others.

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3D eBook Contents in More Detail: RFID is a specialized field of networked active or passive sensors, used in packaging, warehousing, distribution and logistics operations, manufacturing, assembly, the military, and many others, to identify and trace objects on a local, as well as global basis. RFID technology combines computers and wireless telecommunications with practical applications, improving supply chain integration, reducing loss of product in stores and warehouses, warning about corroding parts and objects, identifying boxes, spare-parts, maintenance requirements, by making products 'smarter', and many others. This publication, tested on many undergraduate and graduate students and professionals in the USA and in the UK, is an excellent introduction to RFID. Basic principles, requirements, design challenges, applications, R&D and practical examples are discussed with 3D multimedia and active, open-source code, and novel methods & solutions by Professor Ranky and his industrial collaborators. If you need a good introduction and overview on the topic, you have found it!

It discusses the basic RFID methods, tools and technologies with several industrial and research case studies discussed and demonstrated by industry experts in 3D.

The over 300 interactive screens, and more than 30 minutes of digital videos and highly interactive 3DVR object screens cover:

• Introduction to RFID
• Networked concurrent engineering
• RFID case studies on RFID tag types, RFID design issues, applications, tag printing, reading / writing, transportation, warehousing, logistics, IT, manufacturing, assembly, and others, by
  • Bill Lawrence, Director, R&D, Logis-Tech, Inc., VA, USA,
  • Daniel J. Mahoney, RFID Business Development Manager, HK Systems, WI, USA,
  • Timothy M. Rhodes, Northrop Grumman Corporation, VA, USA, and
  • Edward J. Warner, Vice President, EasySoft Corporation, Ohio, USA
• Case-based learning and marketing methods; Major Review Questions & Problems
• References
• Case documentation guidelines
• Useful spreadsheet templates for educators and students
• A Major Glossary of Terms
• Customizable, open-source MS-Excel Tools & Templates to perform your own requirements analysis, and
• Process failure risk analysis calculations.

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