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Glo
bal B
usin
ess
Ser
vice
s
©C
opyr
ight
IBM
Cor
pora
tion
2008
Rea
l Est
ate
and
Fac
ilitie
sP
lant
and
Pro
duct
ion
Mob
ile A
sset
sIn
fras
truc
ture
Info
rmat
ion
Tec
hnol
ogy
IBM
r
Ass
et M
anag
emen
t Cen
ter
of E
xcel
lenc
eam
coe
Ass
et M
anag
emen
t Sol
utio
ns
IBM
rP
rofe
ssio
nal S
ervi
ces
Sup
port
ed B
y
Usi
ng R
FID
for
Ass
et T
rack
ing
Usi
ng R
FID
for
Ass
et T
rack
ing
An
Ass
et T
rack
ing
Sol
utio
n In
tegr
ated
with
Max
imo
An
Ass
et T
rack
ing
Sol
utio
n In
tegr
ated
with
Max
imo
IBM
Max
imo-
RF
ID S
olut
ion
IBM
Max
imo
Mon
days
Sep
tem
ber
8, 2
008
Glo
bal B
usin
ess
Ser
vice
s
Usi
ng R
FID
for
Ass
et T
rack
ing
|
M
axim
o M
onda
ys
| S
epte
mbe
r 8,
200
8©
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yrig
ht IB
M C
orpo
ratio
n 20
08
IBM
rP
rofe
ssio
nal S
ervi
ces
IBM
r
Tab
le o
f Con
tent
sT
able
of C
onte
nts
�W
hat i
s R
adio
Fre
quen
cy Id
entif
icat
ion
(RF
ID)?
�W
hy R
FID
and
Max
imo?
�M
axim
o w
ith R
FID
for
Ass
et T
rack
ing
-M
axim
o-R
FID
Sol
utio
n
-In
dust
ry e
xam
ples
�S
umm
ary
Rea
l Est
ate
and
Fac
ilitie
s
Pla
nt a
nd P
rodu
ctio
n
Mob
ile A
sset
s
Infr
astr
uctu
re
Info
rmat
ion
Tec
hnol
ogy
Glo
bal B
usin
ess
Ser
vice
s
Usi
ng R
FID
for
Ass
et T
rack
ing
|
M
axim
o M
onda
ys
| S
epte
mbe
r 8,
200
8©
Cop
yrig
ht IB
M C
orpo
ratio
n 20
08
IBM
rP
rofe
ssio
nal S
ervi
ces
IBM
r
Rad
io F
requ
ency
Iden
tific
atio
n�
A m
eans
of i
dent
ifyin
g a
uniq
ue o
bjec
t or
pers
onus
ing
a ra
dio
freq
uenc
y tr
ansm
issi
on.
Sim
ilar
to a
bar
cod
e, b
ut u
ses
radi
o w
aves
inst
ead
of li
ght w
aves
�T
ags
(or
tran
spon
ders
) th
at s
tore
info
rmat
ion,
whi
ch c
an b
e tr
ansm
itted
wire
less
ly in
an
auto
mat
ed fa
shio
n
�R
eade
rs (
or in
terr
ogat
ors)
bot
h st
atio
nary
and
han
d-he
ld
read
/writ
e in
form
atio
n fr
om/to
tags
How
doe
s it
oper
ate?
�T
ags
are
affix
ed to
obj
ects
;st
ored
info
rmat
ion
may
be
writ
ten
/ rew
ritte
n to
an
embe
dded
chi
p in
the
tag
�T
ags
can
be r
ead
rem
otel
yw
hen
they
det
ect a
rad
io
freq
uenc
y si
gnal
from
a r
eade
r ov
er a
ran
ge o
f dis
tanc
es
�R
eade
rs th
en e
ither
sen
d ta
g in
form
atio
n ov
er th
e en
terp
rise
netw
ork
to b
ack-
end
syst
ems
for
proc
essi
ng o
r di
spla
y it
to th
e en
d us
erT
ag
Rea
der
Wha
t is
Rad
io F
requ
ency
Iden
tific
atio
n (R
FID
)?W
hat i
s R
adio
Fre
quen
cy Id
entif
icat
ion
(RF
ID)?
Ant
enna
Glo
bal B
usin
ess
Ser
vice
s
Usi
ng R
FID
for
Ass
et T
rack
ing
|
M
axim
o M
onda
ys
| S
epte
mbe
r 8,
200
8©
Cop
yrig
ht IB
M C
orpo
ratio
n 20
08
IBM
rP
rofe
ssio
nal S
ervi
ces
IBM
r
RF
ID T
echn
olog
y an
d T
ag B
asic
sR
FID
Tec
hnol
ogy
and
Tag
Bas
ics
RF
ID S
yste
ms
have
thre
e m
ain
co
mpo
nent
s:�
The
RF
ID ta
gw
ith it
s ow
n da
ta, f
unct
ions
and
phy
sica
l ch
arac
teris
tics
�T
he r
eade
r(f
ixed
or
port
able
) w
ith it
s ow
n fu
nctio
ns a
nd
phys
ical
cha
ract
eris
tics
�T
he h
ost
with
its
own
hard
war
e, fu
nctio
ns a
nd p
re-
defin
ed t
asks
Tag
s ha
ve th
ree
com
pone
nts
(see
di
agra
m)
and
use
a va
riety
of
pow
er s
ourc
es:
�A
ctiv
e ta
gs
�P
assi
ve ta
gs
�S
emi-p
assi
ve ta
gs
1)C
hip:
hold
s in
form
atio
n
ab
out t
he p
hysi
cal o
bjec
t to
whi
ch th
e ta
g is
atta
ched
.
2)A
nten
na:
tran
smits
in
form
atio
n to
a r
eade
r (e
.g.,
hand
held
, war
ehou
se p
orta
l, st
ore
shel
f) u
sing
rad
io
wav
es.
3)P
acka
ging
:en
case
s th
e ch
ip
and
ante
nna
so th
at ta
g ca
n be
atta
ched
to p
hysi
cal
obje
ct.
RF
ID ta
gs a
re m
ade
up o
f thr
ee p
arts
:
Glo
bal B
usin
ess
Ser
vice
s
Usi
ng R
FID
for
Ass
et T
rack
ing
|
M
axim
o M
onda
ys
| S
epte
mbe
r 8,
200
8©
Cop
yrig
ht IB
M C
orpo
ratio
n 20
08
IBM
rP
rofe
ssio
nal S
ervi
ces
IBM
r
RF
ID is
All
Aro
und
You
Now
RF
ID is
All
Aro
und
You
Now
Ele
ctro
nic
Art
icle
S
urve
illan
ce (
EA
S)
Ret
ail S
ales
-S
peed
pass
(M
obil,
McD
onal
ds, S
top
&S
hop)
Ele
ctro
nic
Tol
l C
olle
ctio
n (E
TC
)P
et R
ecov
ery
-A
nim
al Id
entif
icat
ion
Aut
omot
ive
Ant
i-The
ft Im
mob
iliza
tion
Sys
tem
s
Sec
ure
Acc
ess
Glo
bal B
usin
ess
Ser
vice
s
Usi
ng R
FID
for
Ass
et T
rack
ing
|
M
axim
o M
onda
ys
| S
epte
mbe
r 8,
200
8©
Cop
yrig
ht IB
M C
orpo
ratio
n 20
08
IBM
rP
rofe
ssio
nal S
ervi
ces
IBM
r
RF
ID R
eade
rs
RF
ID
Mid
dlew
are
Ent
erpr
ise
IT S
yste
mE
nter
pris
e A
pplic
atio
ns
(like
Max
imo)
RF
ID T
agge
d A
sset
s
RF
ID P
rovi
des
Ass
et D
ata
(incl
udin
g Lo
catio
n) to
Ba
ck E
nd
RF
ID P
rovi
des
Ass
et D
ata
(incl
udin
g Lo
catio
n) to
Ba
ck E
nd
App
licat
ions
to E
nabl
e an
Ent
erpr
ise
Sol
utio
nA
pplic
atio
ns to
Ena
ble
an E
nter
pris
e S
olut
ion
An
Exa
mpl
e of
a R
eal T
ime
Loca
tion
Sys
tem
Sol
utio
nT
agge
d A
sset
s
Glo
bal B
usin
ess
Ser
vice
s
Usi
ng R
FID
for
Ass
et T
rack
ing
|
M
axim
o M
onda
ys
| S
epte
mbe
r 8,
200
8©
Cop
yrig
ht IB
M C
orpo
ratio
n 20
08
IBM
rP
rofe
ssio
nal S
ervi
ces
IBM
r
Tab
le o
f Con
tent
sT
able
of C
onte
nts
�W
hat i
s R
adio
Fre
quen
cy Id
entif
icat
ion
(RF
ID)?
�W
hy R
FID
and
Max
imo?
�M
axim
o w
ith R
FID
for
Ass
et T
rack
ing
-M
axim
o-R
FID
Sol
utio
n
-In
dust
ry e
xam
ples
�S
umm
ary
Rea
l Est
ate
and
Fac
ilitie
s
Pla
nt a
nd P
rodu
ctio
n
Mob
ile A
sset
s
Infr
astr
uctu
re
Info
rmat
ion
Tec
hnol
ogy
Glo
bal B
usin
ess
Ser
vice
s
Usi
ng R
FID
for
Ass
et T
rack
ing
|
M
axim
o M
onda
ys
| S
epte
mbe
r 8,
200
8©
Cop
yrig
ht IB
M C
orpo
ratio
n 20
08
IBM
rP
rofe
ssio
nal S
ervi
ces
IBM
r
Per
spec
tives
on
Ass
et M
anag
emen
t P
ersp
ectiv
es o
n A
sset
Man
agem
ent
––A
Hea
lthca
re E
xam
ple
A H
ealth
care
Exa
mpl
e (b
ut R
elev
ant A
cros
s M
ultip
le In
dust
ries)
(but
Rel
evan
t Acr
oss
Mul
tiple
Indu
strie
s)
The
Cha
lleng
e“H
ospi
tals
mis
plac
e or
lose
10-
20%
of a
n es
timat
ed $
750
mill
ion
of th
eir
valu
able
m
edic
al e
quip
men
t ann
ually
, was
ting
staf
f and
pat
ient
tim
e an
d in
curr
ing
cost
ly
repl
acem
ent c
harg
es.”
(Fro
st &
Sul
livan
)
“Equ
ipm
ent m
ovin
g fr
om p
atie
nt to
pat
ient
with
out d
econ
tam
inat
ion
has
beco
me
a si
gnifi
cant
issu
e in
infe
ctio
n co
ntro
l”(J
CA
HO
)
“We’
re s
uppo
sed
to r
each
a 9
5% P
M r
ate
for
JCA
HO
com
plia
nce.
At t
he e
nd o
f mos
t m
onth
s, w
e’re
at 9
0%...
and
we
need
to s
top
ever
ythi
ng to
sea
rch
floor
by
floor
, unt
il w
e re
ach
95%
.”(M
anag
er o
f Bio
med
ical
Eng
inee
ring,
Hos
pita
l in
US
A)
Glo
bal B
usin
ess
Ser
vice
s
Usi
ng R
FID
for
Ass
et T
rack
ing
|
M
axim
o M
onda
ys
| S
epte
mbe
r 8,
200
8©
Cop
yrig
ht IB
M C
orpo
ratio
n 20
08
IBM
rP
rofe
ssio
nal S
ervi
ces
IBM
r
The
Max
imo
The
Max
imo
-- RF
ID S
olut
ion
Foc
uses
on
Ass
et L
ocat
ion
RF
ID S
olut
ion
Foc
uses
on
Ass
et L
ocat
ion
Whe
re is
my
Stu
ff?
(Ass
et T
rack
ing)
Pro
cess
Im
prov
emen
ts
Inve
ntor
y R
educ
tion
Just
-in-T
ime
Sto
ckin
g /
Man
ufac
turin
g
Uni
que
Ass
et
Iden
tity
Red
uced
La
bor
Sen
se &
R
espo
nd
Con
ditio
n-B
ased
M
aint
enan
ce
Dup
licat
e O
rder
ing
Elim
inat
ed
Elim
inat
e S
afet
y S
tock
Cor
e B
enef
it
Sec
onda
ry B
enef
its
Bus
ines
s T
rans
form
atio
n
RF
ID =
Ass
et L
ocat
ion
Max
imo
= A
sset
Man
agem
ent
Th
e C
hal
len
ge
Onc
e an
ass
et is
reg
iste
red
in a
n as
set
man
agem
ent s
yste
m, t
he a
sset
can
m
ove…
with
out u
pdat
ing
loca
tion
in th
e E
AM
sys
tem
. In
add
ition
, the
ass
et c
an
mov
e w
hen
it sh
ould
n’t …
whe
n it
hasn
’t be
en c
alib
rate
d, te
sted
or
cert
ified
.T
he
Res
ult
Tim
e is
was
ted
sear
chin
g fo
r an
ass
et
that
is n
ot w
here
the
syst
em s
ays
it sh
ould
be…
and
an a
sset
can
mov
e be
fore
it is
in a
n ac
cept
able
sta
tus.
Th
e S
olu
tio
n�A
sset
rec
ogni
tion
of p
assi
ve R
FID
ta
gged
ass
ets
usin
g a
RF
ID h
andh
eld
�A
utom
atic
loca
tion
upda
tein
Max
imo
whe
n a
pass
ive
RF
ID ta
gged
ass
et
mov
es fr
om lo
catio
n to
loca
tion
�A
lert
ing
whe
n an
ass
et m
oves
whe
n it
shou
ldn’
t
Glo
bal B
usin
ess
Ser
vice
s
Usi
ng R
FID
for
Ass
et T
rack
ing
|
M
axim
o M
onda
ys
| S
epte
mbe
r 8,
200
8©
Cop
yrig
ht IB
M C
orpo
ratio
n 20
08
IBM
rP
rofe
ssio
nal S
ervi
ces
IBM
r
Tab
le o
f Con
tent
sT
able
of C
onte
nts
�W
hat i
s R
adio
Fre
quen
cy Id
entif
icat
ion
(RF
ID)?
�W
hy R
FID
and
Max
imo?
�M
axim
o w
ith R
FID
for
Ass
et T
rack
ing
-M
axim
o-R
FID
Sol
utio
n
-In
dust
ry e
xam
ples
�S
umm
ary
Rea
l Est
ate
and
Fac
ilitie
s
Pla
nt a
nd P
rodu
ctio
n
Mob
ile A
sset
s
Infr
astr
uctu
re
Info
rmat
ion
Tec
hnol
ogy
Glo
bal B
usin
ess
Ser
vice
s
Usi
ng R
FID
for
Ass
et T
rack
ing
|
M
axim
o M
onda
ys
| S
epte
mbe
r 8,
200
8©
Cop
yrig
ht IB
M C
orpo
ratio
n 20
08
IBM
rP
rofe
ssio
nal S
ervi
ces
IBM
r
Max
imo
Max
imo
-- RF
ID S
olut
ion
Dem
o R
FID
Sol
utio
n D
emo
--C
ompo
nent
sC
ompo
nent
s
Har
dwar
e�
Indu
stry
sta
ndar
d U
HF
pas
sive
RF
ID ta
gs-
Use
d to
tag
and
iden
tify
asse
ts
�H
andh
eld
RF
ID r
eade
r-
IEE
E 8
02.1
1 w
irele
ss L
AN
-A
lso
read
s ba
r co
de
�R
FID
sta
tiona
ry r
eade
r &
ant
enna
�P
orta
l sta
nd-
Hou
ses
RF
ID s
tatio
nary
rea
der,
ant
enna
s, li
ght s
tack
, ca
blin
g
Sof
twar
e
�W
ebS
pher
e R
FID
Pre
mis
es S
erve
r (R
FID
M
iddl
ewar
e)
�M
axim
o/M
axim
o M
obile
RF
ID
Rea
ders
RF
ID
Mid
dlew
are
Ent
erpr
ise
IT S
yste
m
Ent
erpr
ise
App
licat
ions
RF
ID
Tag
ged
Ass
ets
Glo
bal B
usin
ess
Ser
vice
s
Usi
ng R
FID
for
Ass
et T
rack
ing
|
M
axim
o M
onda
ys
| S
epte
mbe
r 8,
200
8©
Cop
yrig
ht IB
M C
orpo
ratio
n 20
08
IBM
rP
rofe
ssio
nal S
ervi
ces
IBM
r
Max
imo
Max
imo
-- RF
ID S
olut
ion
Dem
o O
verv
iew
RF
ID S
olut
ion
Dem
o O
verv
iew
Ass
et R
ecog
nitio
n�
RF
ID ta
gged
ass
ets
�D
eter
min
es a
sset
cou
nt�
Sho
ws
mis
plac
ed a
sset
s�
Allo
ws
loca
tion
upda
te�
Use
s M
axim
o M
obile
Ass
et L
ocat
ion
Upd
ate
�A
sset
mov
emen
t fro
m o
ne
loca
tion
to a
noth
er�
Ale
rtup
on lo
catio
n ch
ange
-Ill
umin
ated
ligh
t-
Aud
ible
ala
rm�
Aut
omat
icM
axim
o lo
catio
n up
date
�U
ses
RF
ID P
rem
ises
Ser
ver
L1 &
L2
= Li
ght S
enso
rs (
to d
eter
min
e di
rect
iona
lity)
R =
Pas
sive
RF
ID R
eade
r an
d A
nten
na (
in a
por
tal s
tru
ctur
e)
Glo
bal B
usin
ess
Ser
vice
s
Usi
ng R
FID
for
Ass
et T
rack
ing
|
M
axim
o M
onda
ys
| S
epte
mbe
r 8,
200
8©
Cop
yrig
ht IB
M C
orpo
ratio
n 20
08
IBM
rP
rofe
ssio
nal S
ervi
ces
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n D
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nario
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Ser
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s
Usi
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FID
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rack
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axim
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onda
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n 20
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Sol
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n D
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s
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rack
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axim
o M
onda
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n 20
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utio
n D
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stra
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nario
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axim
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onda
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n 20
08
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rP
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ssio
nal S
ervi
ces
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r
Max
imo
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imo
-- RF
ID S
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ID S
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08
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axim
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axim
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onda
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08
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mar
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axim
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