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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................................... 2
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR TINKER AIR
FORCE BASE: THE METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH ................................................................................... 5
INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................................... 5
FIVE STEP APPROACH ................................................................................................................................................ 6
THE TOOL: A FRAMEWORK FOR CALCULATING THE VALUE OF AITS IN DEPOT OPERATIONS ................................ 11
AIT FRAMEWORK EXAMPLE RETURNS .................................................................................................................... 12
EXCHANGE .............................................................................................................................................................. 20
ORDERS ................................................................................................................................................................... 23
ITEM RELOCATION ................................................................................................................................................... 24
WARRANTY SAVING ................................................................................................................................................ 26
INVENTORY ACCURACY .......................................................................................................................................... 27
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS .............................................................................................................................................. 29
CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................................................................... 34
A REVIEW OF SUITABLE WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES FOR TINKER ASSET TRACKING
APPLICATIONS ....................................................................................................................................................... 35
WIFI AND WIMAX: .................................................................................................................................................. 35
BLUETOOTH:............................................................................................................................................................ 35
ZIGBEE: ................................................................................................................................................................... 36
RFID ....................................................................................................................................................................... 36
WI-FI WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY ............................................................................................................................... 37
WIMAX WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY ........................................................................................................................... 39
BLUETOOTH WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY ..................................................................................................................... 41
Bluetooth Basics ................................................................................................................................................. 41
Bluetooth Usage Models: ................................................................................................................................... 43
Bluetooth Protocols ............................................................................................................................................ 44
RFID ....................................................................................................................................................................... 48
RFID Tag Selection Guidelines.......................................................................................................................... 49
RFID Reader Selection Guide ............................................................................................................................ 56
WIRELESS ALTERNATIVE IDENTIFICATON TECHNOLOGIES - PRODUCT DESCRIPTION AND
FEATURES ................................................................................................................................................................ 59
ZIGBEE .................................................................................................................................................................... 59
BLUETOOTH ............................................................................................................................................................. 64
DECT ....................................................................................................................................................................... 76
WLAN .................................................................................................................................................................... 80
IRDA ....................................................................................................................................................................... 84
RFID ....................................................................................................................................................................... 85
WI-FI ..................................................................................................................................................................... 123
INFRARED .......................................................................................................................................................... 128
RADAR................................................................................................................................................................... 131
NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION (NFC) ................................................................................................................... 134
GPS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 135
SUMMARY & FUTURE WORK .......................................................................................................................... 146
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