Assessing RFID Technology's Role in the Apparel Industry: ITECH 1100

This report analyzes the impact of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology on the apparel industry, focusing on its applications and benefits within the context of the Internet of Things (IoT). The report highlights how RFID can streamline processes from research and development to manufacturing and supply chain management. It examines the technology's role in enhancing automation, improving data analysis, and reducing production costs. The study emphasizes RFID's ability to facilitate machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, leading to increased efficiency and informed decision-making. This technology is also used for the design process for automation and help procurement teams to acquire quality and cost effective raw materials. The report concludes that RFID has significant potential to revolutionize the apparel sector. The report is a video and written proposal about the impact of a particular technology on an industry or field.

The RFID Technology for the
Internet of Things in Apparel
VIDEO SCRIPT

The impacts of the IoT has been well documented across different industries, however, how about
its clothing industry? Internet of Things promise a considerable impact on the clothing industry. This
technology mechanized the world today by making it possible to interact with objects everyday
through internet. Internet of things can change the industry in various ways, however, with its Radio
frequency identification system (RFID), it can assure a multitudinous ramifications in the industry
sector. In this video, we look at the RFID features that makes it essential for in the internet of things
in apparel industry.

First of all, the RFID is an automatic technology that help machines and or computers to identify objects
and record metadata through radio waves. This technology enables wireless identification of objects. This
capability is enabled by a reading device within in the RFID known as reader. This reader is a very powerful
device having computational resources and ample memory.

The applications of RFID span several areas in the apparel business process. It can be applied
in:
Research and development process to find trending design
It can also be used in design process for automation
Procurement team can also use RFID to acquire quality and cost effective raw materials
It help in manufacturing process for machine to machine M2M communication which enhance
automation thus reducing production costs to mention a few.
It can be concluded that Internet of Things has enormous potential positive ramification in the
apparel sector. With this powerful feature, IoT can do wonders in the industry.