Market Research Methodology Primary sources Secondary sources
Overview of Auto-ID Technologies in Retail Barcode Technologies Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technologies Machine Vision Card Technologies Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) Real Time Locating Systems (RTLS) Biometric Identification Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) Focus of the Market Report
IT Spending Trends in North American Retail Wal-Mart's Strategic Investment in RFID Other Auto-ID Market Drivers
Auto-ID in the North American IT Retail Market IT Differences between the US and Canada Demand for Point of Sale (POS) Systems
Barcode-based Technologies The Disadvantages of Old Fashion Barcode Technology 2-D Barcodes The Effects of Machine Vision on Barcodes
RFID in the North American IT Retail Market Active vs. Passive RFID Tags Barriers for Increased RFID Use in North American Retail Outlining ROI Model for RFID in Retail Future RFID Market Trends in North American Retail
List of Tables and Figures
Figure 1: Venn Diagram - RFID Market in Auto-ID Market in North American IT Retail Market Figure 2: Linear Barcode Figure 3: 2-D Barcodes Figure 4: An Example of Color-Coded Technology Table 1: Comparison of Barcode to Retro-Reflective to Color-Coded Technology Table 2: Major RFID Costs Figure 5: Scale of Tangibility of RFID Benefits Table 3: Key Tangible and Intangible RFID Benefits Table 4: Checklist for RFID Benefits
