RFID Industry Analysis 2006

The market research report "RFID Industry Analysis 2006" by RNCOS provides a comprehensive discussion on the current trends, demand and revenue forecast, figures, business opportunities, and the recent qualitative and quantitative issues likely to influence the future growth of the RFID market. This report provides market analysis highlighting growth opportunities that manufacturers and suppliers can effectively capitalize on. Four primary vertical markets - retail & consumer packaged goods, healthcare and pharmaceutical, logistics and transportation, and hi-tech manufacturing - are analyzed in terms of their revenue generation potential.

Key Findings

• The RFID tag market continues to expand to newer markets, by innovations in animal tracking and sports timing applications.
• Particularly, smart labels hold the true potential to revolutionize supply chain management and could ultimately replace the ubiquitous bar codes on trillions of fast moving consumer goods.
• RFID software and services segment are expected to see strongest annual growth rates, as mandated end-users quickly start RFID pilots and deploy RFID within the specified timeframes.
• Asset tracking applications will see the most rapid growth in the next few years and will grow disproportionately as compared to the RFID market as a whole.
• Interoperability across various RFID systems, companies, and countries is critical for achieving wide-scale deployment of the technology.

Key Issues and Facts Analyzed

The research report also addresses the issues and facts that are critical to your success:

• What is the status of Global RFID Market?
• What are the future prospects of RFID hardware market and RFID software and services market?
• What are the applications and opportunities associated with RFID?
• What is the potential of RFID in various applications such as in Supply chain Management, Asset Tracking and Point of sale applications?
• What is the potential of RFID in various vertical segments such as Consumer Packaged goods, Retail Units, Commercial Sector and Healthcare/Pharmaceutical sector?
• What are the challenges before RFID industry?

Key Players

This section provides a complete overview, including the key facts, financials, and stock performance, of several players in RFID Industry. The players are broadly categorized into three groups. The first is Transponder and Reader System group, which includes players like Checkpoint Systems, Intermec, Philips, Symbol Technologies, Texas Instruments. The second is Supply-Chain software group, which includes Descartes Systems and Manhattan Associates. The third group is Systems Integrators, which comprises of Accenture and IBM.

Research Methodology Used

Books, Newspapers, Trade Journals, White papers, Industry portals, Government Agencies, Trade associations, access to more than 3000 paid databases, and monitoring of Industry News and developments.

Ratio Analysis, Historical Trend Analysis, Linear Regression Analysis using software tools, Judgmental Forecasting, and Cause and Effect Analysis.

• 1. Analyst View
• 2. Industry Overview
  • 2.1 Introduction to RFID
• 3. Industry Performance
  • 3.1 Global RFID Market Size (2006-2016)
  • 3.2 RFID Product Market
  • 3.3 Hardware Market for RFID
    • 3.3.1 RFID Tags
    • 3.3.2 RFID Readers
    • 3.3.3 Transponders and Reader IC's
    • 3.3.4 Smart Labels
  • 3.4 Software and Services Market
    • 3.4.1 RFID Middleware
  • 3.5 Regional RFID Market, 2010
    • 3.5.1 North America
      • 3.5.1.1 US
      • 3.5.1.2 Canada
    • 3.5.2 Europe
      • 3.5.2.1 UK
      • 3.5.2.2 Germany
      • 3.5.2.3 France
    • 3.5.3 Asia Pacific
      • 3.5.3.1 China
      • 3.5.3.2 South Korea
      • 3.5.3.3 Japan
• 4. Industry Analysis
  • 4.1 RFID Market Potential by Application
    • 4.1.1 Supply Chain Management
    • 4.1.2 Asset Tracking
    • 4.1.3 Point-of-Sale (P-o-S)/m-Commerce
  • 4.2 RFID Market Potential by Vertical Segmentation
    • 4.2.1 Consumer Packaged Goods Market
    • 4.2.2 Retail Units
    • 4.2.3 Commercial Sectors
    • 4.2.4 Healthcare/Pharmaceutical
  • 4.3 Success Factors
  • 4.4 Opportunities and Challenges
• 5. Recent News and Developments
• 6. Key RFID Vendors
  • 6.1 Transponder and Reader System - Major Players
    • 6.1.1 Checkpoint Systems
    • 6.1.2 Intermec
    • 6.1.3 Philips
    • 6.1.4 Symbol Technologies
    • 6.1.5 Texas Instruments
  • 6.2 Supply Chain Software - Major Players
    • 6.2.1 Descartes Systems
    • 6.2.2 Manhattan Associates
  • 6.3 Systems Integrators - Major Players
    • 6.3.1 Accenture
    • 6.3.2 International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
• List of Figures:
  • Figure 2-1: Worldwide - RFID Market Evolution (in Million US $), 2003-2013
  • Figure 3-1: Worldwide - Forecast for RFID Market (in Billion US $), 2006-2016
  • Figure 3-2: Worldwide - Market Value of RFID Hardware, Software & Services (in Billion $), 2005 & 2007F
  • Figure 3-3: Worldwide - RFID Hardware Market by Component Use (%), 2004
  • Figure 3-4: Worldwide - Forecast of Demand for RFID Tags by Numbers and Unit Price (2006, 2010 & 2016)
  • Figure 3-5: Worldwide - Forecast for RFID Tag Demand by Geographical Distribution (%), 2010
  • Figure 3-6: Worldwide - Cumulative Sales of RFID Active and Passive Tags by Usage (%), 2004
  • Figure 3-7: Worldwide - Forecast for the Number of Active RFID Tags (in Million), 2016
  • Figure 3-8: Application for Tagging System Usage, 2005
  • Figure 3-9: Worldwide - RFID Transponder IC Market (in Million US $), 2004-2008E
  • Figure 3-10: RFID Smart Label Market by Revenue (in Million US $), 2004-2008E
  • Figure 3-11: US - Forecast of Smart Label Demand (in Billion Units), 2007 & 2012
  • Figure 3-12: Worldwide - RFID Software and Services Market (in Million US $), 2005 & 2007F
  • Figure 3-13: Worldwide - Shipments of RFID Middleware (in Million US $), 2004-2007F
  • Figure 3-14: Worldwide - Forecast for RFID Market Share by Region (%), 2010
  • Figure 3-15: North America - Forecast for RFID Market in Automotive, Aerospace and Industrial Products Industries (in Million US $), 2006-2012
  • Figure 3-16: North America - Market Share of Automotive, Aerospace and Industrial Products Sector (%), 2005
  • Figure 3-17: North America - Forecast of RFID Market Growth in Automotive, Aerospace and Industrial Products Sector (in Million US $), 2006-2012
  • Figure 3-18: US - Forecast for Market Value of RFID Systems in Automotive Sector (in Million US $), 2006-2010
  • Figure 3-19: Canada - RFID Related Service Market for Consulting, Implementation and Managed Services (in Million US $), 2005-2008E
  • Figure 3-20: Western Europe - RFID Market Revenue (in Million $), 2004, 2005 & 2007E
  • Figure 3-21: UK - Breakdown of Retail Crime (%), 2005
  • Figure 3-22: Asia Pacific - Forecast for RFID Software Market (in Million US $), 2006-2012
  • Figure 3-23: Asia Pacific - Forecast for RFID Market Size (in Billion US $), 2006-2010
  • Figure 3-24: China - Forecast for Number of RFID Tags (in Million), 2006-2009
  • Figure 3-25: China - Forecast for RFID Market (in Million US $), 2006-2009
  • Figure 3-26: South Korea - Forecast for RFID Equipments and Devices Shipments Value (in Million US $), 2006-2010
  • Figure 3-27: Japan - Forecast for RFID Tag Market Size (in Million US $), 2006-2010
  • Figure 3-28: Japan - RFID Tag Application by Sector (%), 2005
  • Figure 4-1: RFID Applications in Different Sectors by Percentage of Use
  • Figure 4-2: Worldwide - Growth of Supply Chain Management Market (in Billion US $), 2003-2008F
  • Figure 4-3: Worldwide - Shipments of RFID Hardware to support SCM Applications (in Billion US $), 2002-2007F
  • Figure 4-4: Worldwide - Asset Tracking in RFID Installed Tags (in Billion Units), 2005
  • Figure 4-5: Worldwide - POS Application Software Market Revenue (in Million US $), 2002-2007E
  • Figure 4-6: Worldwide - Market for RFID Systems in the Retail Consumer Packaged Goods Vertical (in Million US $), 2005 & 2010F
  • Figure 4-7: Worldwide - Forecast for RFID Market in Retail Sector (in Billion US $), 2006-2011
  • Figure 4-8: US - Retail Supply Chain Spending on RFID (in Million US $), 2003-2008F
  • Figure 4-9: US - Forecast for Hospital and Healthcare Market (in Billion US $), 2010
  • Figure 4-10: Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) within Healthcare (%), 2005
  • Figure 6-1: Checkpoint Systems - Stock Performance
  • Figure 6-2: Intermec - Stock Performance
  • Figure 6-3: Philips - Stock Performance
  • Figure 6-4: Symbol Technologies - Stock Performance
  • Figure 6-5: Texas Instruments - Stock Performance
  • Figure 6-6: Descartes Systems - Stock Performance
  • Figure 6-7: Manhattan Associates - Stock Performance
  • Figure 6-8: Accenture - Stock Performance
  • Figure 6-9: IBM - Stock Performance
• List of Tables:
  • Table 3-1: Worldwide - Forecast of Demand for RFID Tags by Number of Tags and Total Value (2006, 2010 & 2016)
  • Table 3-2: Estimated Yearly Sales of RFID in Various Applications, 2020
  • Table 3-3: US - Baggage Complaints Filed against US Airlines, 2005
  • Table 4-1: Top Five Fastest Growing RFID Application Segments
  • Table 6-1: Checkpoint Systems - Key Financials (in Million US $), 2003-2005
  • Table 6-2: Intermec - Key Financials (in Million US $), 2003-2005
  • Table 6-3: Philips - Key Financials (in Million US $), 2003-2005
  • Table 6-4: Symbol Technologies - Key Financials (in Million US $), 2003-2005
  • Table 6-5: Texas Instruments - Key Financials (in Million US $), 2003-2005
  • Table 6-6: Descartes Systems - Key Financials (in Million US $), 2004-2006
  • Table 6-7: Manhattan Associates - Key Financials (in Million US $), 2003-2005
  • Table 6-8: Accenture - Key Financials (in Million US $), 2003-2005
  • Table 6-9: IBM - Key Financials (in Million US $), 2003-2005