RFID and RTLS-enabled Asset Tracking and Management

Summary

The adoption and use of RFID systems (both passive and active) for the purpose of tracking and/or managing assets are growing very rapidly. The outlook for 2010 and the next five years is projected by a consensus of those interviewed during the research to be significant double-digit year-over-year growth.

In this study ABI Research provides detailed analysis and assessment of specific applications for asset tracking and asset management, focusing on passive UHF, active RFID, and RTLS-enabled solutions. The goal of these installations is to provide automatic identification of targeted assets in a way that delivers accurate real-time information about tagged assets such as asset identification, asset location/position and asset condition/status.

Table of Contents

  • Executive Brief: Top-Line Forecast
  • Executive Brief: Drivers
  • Executive Brief: Inhibitors
  • Executive Brief: Market Share
  • Executive Brief: Summary and Strategic Recommendations
  • Table 1-1, Global Revenue for Higher-Frequency RFID Asset Tracking and Management Systems & RTLS Solutions, Worldwide Market Size and Forecast: 2009 to 2014
  • Table 6-1, Global Revenue for Higher-Frequency RFID Asset Tracking and Management Systems & RTLS Solutions, Worldwide Market Size and Forecast: 2009 to 2014
  • Table 6-2, Global Revenue for Higher-Frequency RFID Asset Tracking and Management Systems & RTLS Solutions, Worldwide Market Size and Forecast: 2009 to 2014
  • Table 6-3, Global Passive UHF and non-RTLS Active RFID Combined Revenue Totals by Product Category, Worldwide Market Size and Forecast: 2009 to 2014
  • Table 6-4, Global Passive UHF Asset Tracking and Management Systems Revenue by Product Category, Worldwide Market Size and Forecast: 2009 to 2014
  • Table 6-5, Global Passive UHF Hardware Unit Shipments by Product Category, Worldwide Market Size and Forecast: 2009 to 2014
  • Table 6-6, Global Active RFID Asset Tracking and Management Systems Revenue by Product Category (non-RTLS), Worldwide Market Size and Forecast: 2009 to 2014
  • Table 6-7, Global Active RFID Hardware Unit Shipments by Product Category (non-RTLS), Worldwide Market Size and Forecast: 2009 to 2014
  • Table 6-8, Global RTLS Revenue by Product Category (includes Active UHF, Wi-Fi, UWB, etc.), Worldwide Market Size and Forecast: 2009 to 2014
  • Table 6-9, Global RTLS Hardware Unit Shipments by Product Category, Worldwide Market Size and Forecast: 2009 to 2014
  • Table 6-10, Global Revenue for Higher-Frequency RFID Asset Tracking and Management Systems & RTLS Solutions by Region, Worldwide Market Size and Forecast: 2009 to 2014
  • Table 6-11, Global Passive UHF and non-RTLS Active RFID Combined Revenue Totals by Region, Worldwide Market Size and Forecast: 2009 to 2014
  • Table 6-12, Global RTLS Revenue by Region, Worldwide Market Size and Forecast: 2009 to 2014
  • Table 6-13, Global Revenue for Higher-Frequency RFID Asset Tracking and Management Systems & RTLS Solutions by Vertical Market, Worldwide Market Size and Forecast: 2009 to 2014
  • Table 6-14, Global Passive UHF and non-RTLS Active RFID Combined Revenue Totals by Vertical Market, Worldwide Market Size and Forecast: 2009 to 2014
  • Table 6-15, Global RTLS Revenue by Vertical Market, Worldwide Market Size and Forecast: 2009 to 2014
  • Table 6-16, Overview of Asset Classes/Types Being Tagged by Vertical Market (RFID and RTLS), Areas of End User Asset Tracking and Management Systems Deployment and Evaluation
  • Table 6-17, Specific Asset Types/Classes Being Deployed, Piloted/Evaluated and/or Installed as part of an Asset Tracking and Management System, Percent of End-User Survey Respondents Supporting, Piloting/Evaluating, and/or Installing Asset Management and Tracking Applications (excludes RTLS)
  • Table 6-18, Specific RTLS Solutions/Technologies Being Deployed, Piloted/Evaluated and/or Installed, Percent of End-User Survey Respondents Supporting, Piloting/Evaluating, and/or Installing RTLS Solutions
  • Table 6-19, Specific Sensing & Monitoring Technologies/Applications Being Deployed, Piloted/Evaluated and/or Installed, Percent of End-User Respondents Supporting, Piloting/Evaluating, and/or Installing Sensing & Monitoring Applications
  • Chart 1-1, Non-RTLS Asset Tracking and Management Systems Revenue Breakdown by Primary Asset Class/Sub-Application Segment, 2010 Revenue Share Estimates (+/- 5%) - Combined Passive UHF and Active RFID
  • Chart 6-1, Global Revenue for Higher-Frequency RFID Asset Tracking and Management Systems & RTLS Solutions, Worldwide Market Size and Forecast: 2009 to 2014
  • Chart 6-2, Global Passive UHF and non-RTLS Active RFID Combined Revenue Totals by Product Category, Worldwide Market Size and Forecast: 2009 to 2014
  • Chart 6-3, Global Passive UHF Asset Tracking and Management Systems Revenue by Product Category, Worldwide Market Size and Forecast: 2009 to 2014
  • Chart 6-4, Global Active RFID Asset Tracking and Management Systems Revenue by Product Category (non-RTLS), Worldwide Market Size and Forecast: 2009 to 2014
  • Chart 6-5, Global RTLS Revenue by Product Category (includes Active UHF, Wi-Fi, UWB, etc.), Worldwide Market Size and Forecast: 2009 to 2014
  • 1. Executive Summary
    • 1.1. Introduction
      • 1.1.1. Study Scope
    • 1.2. Asset Tracking and Asset Management Market Overview
      • 1.2.1. Primary Asset Classes/Sub-Application Categories
    • 1.3. Market Factors Driving Use of RFID in Asset Tracking and Management Applications
    • 1.4. Global Financial Market Uncertainty
    • 1.5. RFID Adoption Issues?
    • 1.6. Simple List of Technologies in Use
    • 1.7. Asset Tracking and Management Market Report Takeaways
  • 2. Market Issues
    • 2.1. Introduction
    • 2.2. The Meaning of "Closed Loop" Is Evolving
    • 2.3. Asset Visibility Is Just the First Step
    • 2.4. Business Priorities Are Driving Adoption
    • 2.5. Top Asset-based Applications for RFID
      • 2.5.1. Active RFID (non-RTLS)
      • 2.5.2. RTLS
      • 2.5.3. Passive UHF RFID
    • 2.6. Fixed Assets, Mobile Assets, Returnable Assets and More
      • 2.6.1. What Changes "All That Data" into "Business Intelligence"?
      • 2.6.2. To Track or to Manage, What Is the Difference?
        • 2.6.2.1. Asset Tracking System:
        • 2.6.2.2. Asset Management System:
      • 2.6.3. Application Software for Asset Management
      • 2.6.4. RFID Enterprise Platform (BPM/SOA) Solutions
        • 2.6.4.1. IBM
        • 2.6.4.2. SAP
        • 2.6.4.3. Microsoft
    • 2.7. Emerging Technologies that Broaden the Total Market
      • 2.7.1. High Memory ICs and Tags
      • 2.7.2. Battery Assisted Passive (BAP)
      • 2.7.3. Sensor Network-Based Active Tags
    • 2.8. Asset Tracking and Management Market Forward Look
  • 3. Technology Issues
    • 3.1. One Acronym — Many Meanings
      • 3.1.1. Passive UHF RFID Systems
      • 3.1.2. Active RFID Systems
    • 3.2. Are Standards the Key?
      • 3.2.1. EPC/ISO18006-C
      • 3.2.2. DASH7 Alliance
    • 3.3. A Tag for Every Requirement (Almost)
      • 3.3.1. Tying All the (IT) Systems Together
    • 3.4. Is This My RFID Distribution Channel?
  • 4. Recommendations For RFID Technology Vendors
    • 4.1. Know where your product or solution will deliver the most value
    • 4.2. Focus on winning in a specific application, then expand
    • 4.3. Know who your partners are (and who you need to have for partners)
    • 4.4. Create clear value messages about your product
    • 4.5. Invest in multiple paths to deliver the message
    • 4.6. Strive to make every customer an advocate
    • 4.7. Pick a path and optimize your strategic approach: horizontal or vertical?
  • 5. Industry Investments and Key Projects
    • 5.1. RFID Investments — 2010
      • 5.1.1. Reported Equity Investments
      • 5.1.2. Mergers and Acquisitions
    • 5.2. Recent Publicized Projects
      • 5.2.1. Container Centralen (RTI Project)
      • 5.2.2. Bank of America (Data Center Project)
      • 5.2.3. US Department of State (IT Asset Tracking)
      • 5.2.4. Airbus (Manufacturing Project)
      • 5.2.5. RTLS in Healthcare
      • 5.2.6. RTLS system projects recently announced
      • 5.2.7. Lift Truck (Fork Lift) Applications
      • 5.2.8. Vendor Managed Inventory
    • 5.3. Additional Asset Tracking and Management Sub-sectors to Watch
  • 6. Market Forecasts
    • 6.1. Market Size Overview
      • 6.1.1. All Asset Tracking and Management System Revenues by Product Category
        • 6.1.1.1. All Non-RTLS Market Revenue by Product Category
          • 6.1.1.1.1. Transponders
          • 6.1.1.1.2. Readers
          • 6.1.1.1.3. Software
          • 6.1.1.1.4. Services
        • 6.1.1.2. Passive UHF-based Asset Tracking and Management Revenues by Product Category
        • 6.1.1.3. Active RFID-based Asset Tracking and Management Revenues by Product Category
        • 6.1.1.4. RTLS Revenue by Product Category
          • 6.1.1.4.1. Tags
          • 6.1.1.4.2. Readers
          • 6.1.1.4.3. Software
          • 6.1.1.4.4. Services
      • 6.1.2. Higher-Frequency RFID Asset Tracking and Management & RTLS Revenue by Region
        • 6.1.2.1. Non-RTLS Revenue by Region
        • 6.1.2.2. RTLS Revenue by Region
      • 6.1.3. Higher-Frequency RFID Asset Tracking and Management & RTLS Revenue by Vertical Market
        • 6.1.3.1. Non-RTLS Revenue by Vertical Market
        • 6.1.3.2. RTLS Revenue by Vertical Market
      • 6.1.4. Key Asset Classes/Sub-applications by Vertical Market
      • 6.1.5. Other High Growth Potential Markets
      • 6.1.6. The Continued Emergence of Sub-Applications
        • 6.1.6.1. RTI
        • 6.1.6.2. MRO
        • 6.1.6.3. WIP Applications
        • 6.1.6.4. IT/Data Center Applications
    • 6.2. Pertinent RFID End-User Survey Results
      • 6.2.1. Specific Asset Types Being Tagged by RFID Usage History
      • 6.2.2. Specific RTLS Solutions/Technologies Being Deployed, Piloted, Installed
      • 6.2.3. Specific Sensing & Monitoring Technologies/Applications Being Deployed, Piloted, Installed
  • 7. Company Directory
  • 8. Acronyms

Charts

  1. Global Revenue for Higher-Frequency RFID Asset Tracking and Management & RTLS Solutions
  2. Non-RTLS Asset Tracking and Management Systems Revenue Breakdown by Primary Asset Class/Sub-Application Segment: 2010 Estimates