Wondering about how to protect your active RFID investment and drive cost parity with passive systems?
Learn more about how to increase the ROI in active systems with a white paper by Zahir Abji.
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GuardRFID Kicks Open the Box on ROI.pdf
Excerpt from the Paper
“Active tag cost is always the first question when end users evaluate a RFID system because the on-going tag costs will drive up total cost of ownership (TCO). Yet deployment costs, support and system maintenance are other key metrics for ROI.
Active RFID market adoption is driven by the need for reliability and affordability.
Passive systems are usually judged on the tag cost of around 20 cents. Yet when total cost of ownership calculations are considered, the real cost is more like $2-$4 per tag. Active tag systems can now be had for around $10 per tag – with active tags providing enormous benefits to automating systems and operations – that barcode and passive cannot accomplish. GuardRFID is at the forefront of driving active RFID market adoption by striving for TCO parity with passive systems – making active tags the obvious choice in many supply chain applications. Are we there yet? No – but the tipping point of TCO is no longer a slam dunk for passive.
What will drive TCO cost parity with passive systems? A combination of hardware pricing and mature technology and superior operational support.”