RFID (Radio Frequency Identification)

RFID chip manufacturers, Companies introducing RFID systems

I Current Status and Future Outlook of RFID（Radio Frequency IDentification) Market

• Creative proposals and sales activities to customers are needed to breakthrough the price problem.
• The market environment is likely to improve due to lowered tag prices and shift to new UHF band frequency.
• Full-scale introduction of RFID systems cannot wait until the price reduce to 10 yen per chip.
• Expansion of disposable use, just like apparel brand tags indicate, is indispensable for market growth.

II Market Trends

1. Market Size

• RFID tags
• Reader/Writer
• Printer
• Software

2. Characteristic Moves in the past five years

• Expansion of UHF band(slowdown of HF band)
• Price reduction of RFID tags
• Influence of shift to new UHF band frequency
• Momentum at apparel stores to introduce RFID systems
• Changes in attitude of market players

3. Trends by Intended Use

• Manufacturing
• Transportation and logistics
• Supply chain
• Library
• Asset management/Inventory systems
• Amusement related
• Others

4. Market Players

III RFID related Devices Market (Tags, readers, writers, printers)

• RFID Tags

1. Market size (Entire, HF band tags, UHF band tags)
2. Market players (HF band tags, UHF band tags)

• Readers/Writers

1. Market size (Entire, Affixed to an object type, handy type)
2. Market players (Affixed type, handy type)

• Printers

1. Market size
2. Market players

IV Feature:Trends in Apparel Brand Tags that have been fully adopted

1. Status of introducing RFID system
2. Reasons of active introduction
3. Instroduction status at domestic apparel retail companies
4. RFID market players
5. Point to explore market
6. Market size
7. Instroduction status at global apparel retail companies
8. Challenges and future outlook

V Trends by intended Use

• Manufacturing

1. RFID system introduction status for manufacturing
2. Market size
3. Leading market players
4. Future outlook/challenges

• Transportation and Logistics

1. Background of introducing RFID for transportation and logistics (Management of logistics materials, inspection of commodities within warehouse, inventory clearances, location management, traceability of packages)
2. Market size
3. Leading market players
4. Future outlook/challenges

• Libraries

1. Advantages of introducing a RFID system
2. State of introducing RFID systems
3. Market size
4. Leading market players
5. Future outlook/challenges

• Asset/Equipment Management

1. Background of introducing RFID systems for asset management
2. Market size
3. Leading market players
4. Future outlook/challenges

• Medical Areas

1. Background of introducing RFID systems for medical reasons
2. Case studies of introducing RFID systems and leading market players
3. Market size
4. Future outlook/challenges

• Book Stores (Management of Books/CDs/DVDs)

1. Background of introducing RFID systems for book stores
2. Case studies
3. Leading market players
4. Market size
5. Future outlook/challenges

• Linen/Uniforms/Authenticity Assessment, etc.

1. Linen/Uniforms management
2. Authenticity assessment
3. Others

VI Market Forecast

1. Estimated market size (FY2013 - FY2017)
2. Forecast by related device/system
3. Forecast by intended Use
4. Summary

VII Trends in Market Players

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