RFID Technology and Its Implementation in Walmart

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Table of Contents
Introduction....................................................................................................................2
Discussion......................................................................................................................2
Working of RFID technology....................................................................................2
Asset tracking using RFID technology......................................................................3
Limitations of RFID technology................................................................................4
Evaluation of RFID technology in Walmart..............................................................5
Assessment of Walmart in marketplace.....................................................................6
Conclusion......................................................................................................................7
Reference........................................................................................................................8

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Introduction
This report aims to discuss about the trending technology, RFID (Radio Frequency
Identification). The technical or business problems that the technology is intended to solve
has been discussed. The limitations of the technology and the effect of the problems related to
this technology are discussed in this report. One implementation of this technology in the
organisation is stated. An assessment of the prospects of this technology for its success in the
marketplace is discussed. Lastly, this paper concludes with an appropriate conclusion for this
report.
Radio Frequency Identification is an ADC (Automated Data Collection) technology
that transfers data using radio frequency waves between the reader and a portable item for
identifying, categorising, and tracking. It uses radio waves for automatically identifying
objects or people from distance of some inches to hundreds of feet. (Cho, Jeong & Park,
2015).
Discussion
Working of RFID technology
The systems of RFID comprises of three constituents arranged in two combinations:
an antenna and a transceiver that are combined as a RFID reader. A transmitter/responder
(transponder) and an antenna are joined for making a RFID tag. A tag of RFID is read when
the transponder is activated due to emission of radio signal from the reader and data is sent
back to the transceiver (Coustasse, Tomblin & Slack, 2013).
A RFID system comprises of three basic components:
 A coil or antenna
 A transceiver