| A | Here you go. Questions for manufacturers:
1. Project related information such as -- - Goals, timeline, budget, and anticipated ROI
- Current process for managing tools and mylars
- Challenges with the current system
- How you anticipate bar codes or RFID improving the system
- Expectations regarding EAM, ERP, etc. systems integration
2. Bar Code and RFID specifics requirements -- - Size, material, surface of the item
- Data on the tag
- What is needed to print -- when? where?
- Speed? Any time critical parameter?
- Proposed process for managing tools and mylars
- Environment of tag (temperature, acid, etc.)
3. RFID-system requirements -- - Environment of the antenna (metal, water, etc.)
- Noise surrounding (screen, neighboring reader, el. motor, etc.)
- R/W-distance from tag to the antenna
- Communication to host system, which protocol?
- What data is necessary?
- Environment of the reader-system (temperature, humidity, liquid, etc.)
Questions for Bar Code and RFID Vendors:
1. Company related information such as -- - Size, location, local support capabilities
- Implementation and training services
- Referenceable customers to prove claims
- Alliances for delivery of hardware, services, etc.
- Expertise and ability to perform on-site inspections
2. Solution capabilities -- - Specific hardware and software
- Middleware (for integration, data aggregation, etc.)
- Frequencies and standards (e.g. ISO, EOC)
- Specific implementation and integration services
- Ongoing maintenance services and costs
3. Deployment -- - Testing facilities or capabilities (including volume)
- Integration of readers with back-end systems
- Bar code printing capabilities
- Reporting (on-line, 3rd party, exporting, etc.)
- Ability to customize tag design as required
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