RFID in the Manufacturing Sector (2005)

Publication Date	September 2005
Publisher	RNCOS
Product Type	Report
Pages	80
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	RCS00060

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Summary

Independent market analysts predict that the market for RFID is likely to exceed US $6billion worldwide by 2010, fuelling investors involved in manufacturing sector to aim for higher growth returns. As potential opportunities for the RFID technology are more visible, RFID rationales are being used as logistic solutions for manufacturing houses towards material maintenance, supply chain models, and asset tracking. This market research report "RFID in the Manufacturing Sector (2005)" looks at the RFID technology, its application in manufacturing, challenges to its wider adoption, and implementation options available to manufacturers.

As expected, the year 2006 will breathe-in new life to RFID in the manufacturing sector. The trends may witness more companies expanding their initial pilots, for a mammoth growth reaching up to US $3billion, largely dominated by United States and Europe in usage of RFID applications within the manufacturing sector. However, the real challenge lies in the availability of low-cost specialized sensors and frequency tags for creating a competitive edge.

The three manufacturing industries that will drive RFID expenditure over the next three years are pharmaceutical, consumer packaged goods (CPG), and automotive. However, much of the activities surrounding the growing RFID market, at present, are largely being generated by a series of mandates issued by retail chains. Leading retail marketers like Wal-mart, Tesco, and Target have instructed their suppliers to adopt RFID systems in a way that benefits the packaging of consumer goods and their logistics.

The report, "RFID in the Manufacturing Sector (2005)", gives an analysis of the use of RFID technology in the manufacturing sector, their alliances, new product developments, and the current growth prospects. Therefore, this market research report is intended for both business professionals and investors who are on the lookout for new market opportunities, as well as open to the application of RFID technology to improve their sales. It also focuses on the various building blocks in the application of RFID-enabled technologies in the manufacturing sector, the recent issues, trends, and the break-up of geographical distribution of revenue and sales.

Report Highlights

Looks at the technology behind RFID and details some of the characteristics behind both the hardware and the software.
Categorizes the global market for RFID software, hardware and services, by geographical distribution.
Examines the ongoing challenges and limitations underlying the implementation of RFID solutions in manufacturing units.
Investigates the business strategies and scope of operation of 8 different RFID vendors.
A list of vendor activities & a brief 'news review' of areas, which could be drivers of the value, RFID-enabled processes can bring to the manufacturing sector.
Activities beyond the 'edge to edge'/'mandate' projects that have occupied many suppliers in 2004
Forecasts of the RFID market from 2004 to 2010. This forecast includes vertical and geographical data as well as the RFID technology.

Report Features

Chapters 1 and 2 give you an overview of key industry trends and emerging RFID technology in the manufacturing sector. Chapter 3 discusses the application of the RFID technology in the manufacturing sector. Chapter 4 talks about the worldwide RFID market by geographic segmentation, products, and discusses the ongoing RFID projects worldwide. Chapter 5 tells about the largest suppliers in each category of RFID Systems. Chapters 6 and 7 talk about the recent developments and key players in the RFID Industry.

Content

1. Key Industry Trends and Research Briefs
2. Emerging RFID Technology in Manufacturing Sector and Supply-chain Model
3. Application of RFID Technology in Manufacturing Sector
- 3.1 Growth Estimates for RFID Technology, by Application
  - 3.1.1 Asset Management
  - 3.1.2 Ordering and Distribution Services
  - 3.1.3 Tracking Tools
  - 3.1.4 Supply-chain Management
- 3.2 Growth Estimate for RFID Technology in Manufacturing Sector, by Area of Usage
  - 3.2.1 Public Sector and Free enterprises
  - 3.2.2 Retail Manufacturing
  - 3.2.3 Automotive Sales and Production
  - 3.2.4 Pharmaceuticals and Drug Supply
- 3.3 RFID Considerations in Manufacturing Sector: Challenges and Opportunities
4. RFID Market Estimate
- 4.1 RFID in Manufacturing Sector: A Market Scenario ($ Billion), 2004-2010
- 4.2 Revenue Breakdown for RFID Revenue By Geographic Segmentation (%), 2004-2010
  - 4.2.1 North America
  - 4.2.2 Europe
  - 4.2.3 Asia Pacific
- 4.3 Revenue Breakdown for RFID Sales by Products
  - 4.3.1 Cumulative Sales of RFID Tags by Application
  - 4.3.2 Cumulative Sales for Chip vs. Chipless RFID Products (in Million)
  - 4.3.3 RFID Readers
  - 4.3.4 Software, Middleware, Services Sales
- 4.4 Current Cost and Trends of Future Cost
- 4.5 Number of RFID Projects by Country, 2005
5. Largest Suppliers (Chip/Tags/Interrogators/System Integrators), 2005
6. Recent Issues and Developments
7. Key Players
- 7.1 Top RFID Service Providers
  - 7.1.1 IBM Global Services
  - 7.1.2 Hewlett-Packard (HP)
  - 7.1.3 Manhattan Associates, Inc.
  - 7.1.4 Checkpoint Systems, Inc.
  - 7.1.5 Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
  - 7.1.6 BearingPoint, Inc.
  - 7.1.7 Clarkston Consulting
  - 7.1.8 ADT Security Services, Inc.
  - 7.1.9 EDS Corporation
- 7.2 Top RFID Enabled Software
  - 7.2.1 SAP America Inc.
  - 7.2.2 Red Prairie
  - 7.2.3 TrenStar
  - 7.2.4 Logility
  - 7.2.5 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
  - 7.2.6 Business Objects
  - 7.2.7 Microsoft Corporation
  - 7.2.8 Oracle Corporation
- 7.3 Top RFID Hardware Vendors
  - 7.3.1 AmaTech AG
  - 7.3.2 Ask Jeeves, Inc.
  - 7.3.3 AXCESS International, Inc
  - 7.3.4 Escort Memory Systems
  - 7.3.5 ID. Systems, Inc.
  - 7.3.6 Matrics (Now Part of Symbol Technologies, Inc.)
  - 7.3.7 SAMSys Incorporation
  - 7.3.8 SkyeTek, Inc.
  - 7.3.9 Texas Instruments (TI)
List of Figures:
- Figure 1-1: Market Trend of RFID - Hardware, Software & Services ($ Billion), 2005 & 2007
- Figure 1-2: Market Trend of Tags, Readers, Software & Services ($ Million), 2002 & 2005
- Figure 2-1: Worldwide Market for RFID Systems in the Manufacturing Supply Chain ($ Million), 2003-2008
- Figure 3-1: Share of Revenue of RFID Systems Segmented by Application (%), 2004
- Figure 3-2: Asset Tracking (Number of RFID Tags in Billion), 2005
- Figure 3-3: SCM Business ($ Million), 2003-2008
- Figure 3-4: Global Shipments of RFID Hardware to Support SCM Applications ($ Million), 2002-2007
- Figure 3-5: World RFID Market in Retail Sector ($ Billion), 2004 & 2011
- Figure 3-6: Global Shipments of UHF EPC RFID Systems to the Retail CPG Vertical (2005 & 2010)
- Figure 3-7: RFID in Healthcare and Pharmaceutical (2004 & 2011)
- Figure 4-1: Global Shipments of RFID Systems by Product Category (%), 2004
- Figure 4-2: World RFID Revenue by Product ($ Million), 2004 & 2008
- Figure 4-3: Total RFID Market Value ($ Billion), 2006, 2010 & 2016
- Figure 4-4: Geographical Distribution of RFID Market (%), 2005
- Figure 4-5: US - Hospital and Healthcare Market, 2010
- Figure 4-6: Projected Growth of RFID in European Countries (2004-2010)
- Figure 4-7: European RFID Market Revenue (2004, 2005 & 2007)
- Figure 4-8: China - RFID Market (RMB Million), 2004-2009
- Figure 4-9: Market Trend - Software (Middleware only), 2004 & 2007
- Figure 4-10: Cost versus Performance of RFID Technology
- Figure 4-11: Number of RFID Projects by Country, 2005
List of Tables:
- Table 1-1: RFID Market Forecasts by IDC, ABI and F & S (2008)
- Table 1-2: RFID Market Sectors (Revenues %), 2004
- Table 3-1: Potential Areas of Benefit from RFID Versus Bar Coding
- Table 3-2: Global Shipments of RFID Systems (% of Revenues) Segmented by Application, 2004 & 2008
- Table 3-3: US Government RFID Applications
- Table 4-1: Global Potential for Numbers of RFID Tag Fitted Yearly (in Billion), 2006, 2010 & 2016
- Table 4-2: Cumulative Global Sales of RFID Tags by Application (in Million), 2004
- Table 4-3: Cumulative Global Sales of RFID Tags Chip vs. Chipless (in Million), 2004
- Table 4-4: Tag Cost Comparison (2006, 2010 & 2016)
- Table 4-5: RFID Operational Frequencies in Countries
- Table 5-1: Largest Suppliers by Products