Masterclass

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This masterclass will guide you through the fundamentals of RFID and assist you in demonstrating proof of concept. Through a combination of onsite demonstrations and practical advice, you will learn the requirements for conducting an RFID pilot and moving into the implementation phase.
 
This Masterclass is valuable for anyone who is:

• trying to develop an understanding of the fundamental technology and service components of an RFID solution
• evaluating RFID technology for their business
• developing a line item budget for RFID
• participating in a cross functional team responsible for making RFID work within an organisation’s business processes.
  

Morning Agenda – “The RFID technology essentials”

9:30am – 9:45am:  Introductions and Housekeeping

9:45am-11:00amL: The fundamentals of RFID

• Best practice RFID benefits and key areas of adoption to date
• Opportunities in vertical markets
• Basic components of a RFID solution
• Is RFID the right technology for your business problem – compare with barcode, manual processes etc and discuss key benefits
• Strategies for deploying and integrating RFID with other identification and sensor systems to achieve complete visibility
• Example RFID system demonstrations

11:00am – 11:15am: Refreshments Break

11:15am – 12:15pm: RFID Tags, Readers and Antennae

• The differences between tag classes (frequency and use)
• The physics behind RFID – passive, active, semi-active, dual frequency
• Choosing the right tag and readers technology for your needs
• Technology constraints and steps to overcome these

12:15am-1:00pm: RFID Middleware, Data Connectivity & Information Management

• RFID Edge Devices and Middleware
• RFID Hosted Middleware
• Alerts, Messaging and Exception reports
• Integration with Enterprise applications

1:00pm – 1:45pm: Lunch Break

Afternoon Agenda – “From RFID pilot to implementation”

1:45pm – 2:30pm: Determining RFID Technology and Requirements

• On-site and off-site surveys for RFID infrastructure
• Consideration of RFID peripherals such as printers and tag testers / encoders

2:30pm - 3:15pm: RFID Standards

3:15pm – 3:30pm: Refreshments Break

3:30pm – 5:00pm: Developing a Business Case and ROI around RFID

• Targeting value and strategic advantage
• Analysing potential returns
• Measure and grow the benefits over time
• Defining and documenting as-is and to-be business processes
• Managing business process change

Your Masterclass leaders

Kevin Larnach, Extended enterprise Solutions Convergent Solutions and Sales, Telstra Business and Government
Goh Eng Koon, Business Development Director, APAC (TED), BEA Systems
Wayne Harper, Senior Consulting Systems Engineer, Motorola
Robert Eaton, Business Development Manager – Telstra Business Unit Cisco Systems Australia and New Zealand
Brad Engstrom, Cisco
Cal Anderson, RFID Association of Australia
Sue Schmid, GS1
Kamal Prasad, Accenture

Course times and documentation
Registration starts at 9.00am. Masterclass  will commence at 9:30am and finish at 5:00pm. Participants will receive all master class materials.