Organizations can greatly benefit from using blogs as a means of communication within the company. Blogs make it easy and simple to brainstorm, discuss and stay in touch with fellow employees or coworkers. It is also a centralized area where all the information can be stored and accessed from anywhere with Internet. This makes it ideal for people who may be out of town or working from home, making it possible for them to contribute even if they are not physically present. It is also useful for tracking progress and thought process. Hyperlinks to useful websites, images or videos can also be shared with the rest of the company through blogs, which is helpful in portraying and explaining an idea. Furthermore, blogs can be used externally by the organization to market products to consumers as well as get feedback from them. This helps to improve the product or service. The disadvantages of using a blog in an organization are that it can expose ideas to the public, including competitors. This may impede the company’s competitive edge by allowing others to imitate their innovative ideas.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Blog's Use in Organizations
Disadvantages of RFID
Although radio frequency identification has many advantages, it also has some disadvantages. RFID is more expensive than barcodes, the radio waves cannot be read through metal or liquid components, the waves can be interfered by cell phone towers but more concerning matters include privacy and security issues. Because a person can be tracked using and RFID chip, they may feel that their personal privacy is being invaded. Merchandise ordered that is equipped with a RDFI tag is tracked to the buyer, whose personal information such as address can then be exposed. This makes people less willing to accept the technology. Also, security can be a prospective problem because tag hacking and cloning are real possibilities. If a person finds a way to intercept the radio wave and gather information then problems such as fraud or information corruption can occur. This is a potential drawback for the various users of RFID technology.
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"Advantages and Disadvantages of RFID technology." Buzzle.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Apr. 2010.[http://www.buzzle.com/articles/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-rfid-technology.html].
"RFID Advantages and Disadvantages Explained." Using RFID.com. N.p., 10 July 2008. Web. 3 Apr. 2010.[http.www.usingrfid.com/news/read.asp?lc=s44325nx1433zg].
The Advantages of RFID
Radio frequency identification has many benefits in comparison to other technology. RFID technology is simple and easy to use, can store useful data and can even be used as an alarm to prevent stealing. However, the most significant advantage is the reduction of time loss it provides. Less time is needed to perform inventory counts since merchandise is automatically registered when it enters or leaves a designated area. THis is useful for any store, warehouse or company that needs to keep track of inventory. Less time is needed to search for an item in a storage space using a portable radio wave reading device. this is useful for any sales company where time and efficiency are important in making a sale. Less time is needed searching for lost items as they can easily be tracked down to their precise location. This is convenient for airports and luggage check in and outs. The chip can also store data and information on a certain object and therefore less time is needed to go search through a database or software for information. This makes it simple to gather information on a certain object or even person in a centralized area and quickly. Managers and sales analysts can easily find statistics of which products are most popular, where they ship their products to most often and what time of the year they are most profitable at by examining the information supplied by the RFID technology. Many people can reap the advantages of using this technology.
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What Will RFID Replace?
The innovative technology of RFID can potentially replace numerous other tools. They can replace payment cards such as credit cards by implanting an RFID chip in a card and simply waving it like a SpeedPass. It can also replace passports by holding all the personal information needed about an individual and more to allow them to travel internationally. It can replace animal identification tags used by farmers or pet owners by attaching an RFID tag to the animal or implanting them with a chip. Most notably RFID technology can replace barcodes. This will be convenient for companies that must keep inventory and also those who make shipments and must track their merchandise.
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"RFID Technology." Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. N.p., 23 Feb.2006. Web. 4 Apr. 2010. [http://www.aimglobal.org/technologies/rfid/what_is_rfid.asp]
"Spotlight On: RFID." Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Apr. 2010. [http://www.priv.gc.ca/fs-fi/02_05_d_28_e.cfm]
What is RFID?
With international business booming, globalization and mass production of retail goods, it has become increasingly important to be able to track merchandise and even people. Although bar codes have sufficed as the primary inventory system for many years, a new more advanced technology has emerged. Radio frequency identification (RFID), uses radio waves to track and identify virtually anything. This technology is made up of three components; antennas and microchips making up the “tag”, a reader and computer software. The antenna is used to write information to the chip, which gives off radio waves of various reaches depending on the chosen radio frequency. The antenna is also used to read the information encoded on the chip and then is read by the reader or is transmitted to a computer where the information can be used. Together these elements create an up to date and precise information system that has the potential to benefit most any industry.Sources:
Spotlight On: RFID." Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Apr. 2010. [http://www.aimglobal.org/technologies/rfid/what_is_rfid.asp].
"What is RFID?" RFID Journal. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Apr. 2010. [http://www.rfidjournal.com/faq/16/49].