MOT Lab / Masa33 Blog

ポイント１：　コスト削減をモチベーションとしてRFIDの適用への動きが着々と進んでいる。　

例えば、デルタ航空はスーツケースの処理システムに導入する予定。　
Lost or mishandled baggage costs Delta “around $100 million dollars” a year, according to a spokesperson (who insists that such mishaps occur “less than one percent of the time"). It’s for that reason (and the good PR the company stands to receive) that Delta announced in early July that it was investing $15–25 million to implement a radio frequency identification (RFID) system in its luggage handling process.

また、英国のビール会社はビールの小樽（kegs)の往復（出荷と返却）の管理にRFIDを導入する予定。導入により、小樽の紛失率が減ることを期待している。
Previously, the breweries owned their own kegs and managed their shipment and returns—a costly and labor-intensive process. Trenstar bought the kegs from these companies and outfitted each with an RFID tag.　.... “The biggest benefit to brewers from RFID is the reduction of asset loss," says David Adams, vice president for corporate strategy at Trenstar. "Breweries lose on average five to six percent of their kegs every year. We’ve cut that by more than half already.”

また、トレーサビリティによってビール会社は 客先で減った水かさの分だけを売り上げとして計上することができるようになり、減税メリットも得られる：
RFID implementation by the British breweries also had some positive unintended consequences. Because the technology provided an audit trail for each keg, the breweries were able to claim tax credits on the amount of beer left in each keg. Typically, a brewery is taxed on the amount of beer shipped out. With an airtight audit trail now in place, breweries weigh the kegs upon their return and receive tax credits on the bottom swill or, if the keg was defective, the full keg. "Companies save roughly $1 to $12 per keg, depending on how much beer is left in the container," says Thomas Ryan, an analyst with the Aberdeen Group.

ポイント２：　いろいろ導入が進んでいるが、現状のRFIDに対する 産業界の期待は過剰気味 である。　投資、コストを十分に把握しないで期待が抱いてしまっているケースも多いようである。

Another issue that could hamper the technology’s growth, according to Woods, is an unrealistic notion of how much financial commitment RFID entails. There's a huge disconnect between the actual costs of the technology—currently 40 to 50 cents per tag for most applications—and the magical price point of 5 cents per tag that many CEOs erroneously believe is right around the corner.