coffeeThe April 2010 ofISO Focus + – The magazine of the ISO (International Organization for Standardization) – shows how the diversity of applications of ISO standards for radio frequency identification (RFID) facilitates global trade.
The RFID industry has been a phenomenal growth during the past decade, according to estimates, it should have in ten years a market of USD 27.59 billion – evolution unthinkable without the use of harmonized standards.
The April 2010 ofISO Focus + examines the various ISO standards for RFID and highlights some areas that are reaping the fruit of Libraries, freight forwarding, through the cylinders and animal identification devices.
This issue gives some key examples of the use of RFID and shows how standards help create a harmonized framework, improve transparency, efficiency and security in a complex market growing, while optimizing the process enterprises and reducing their operating costs.
The RFID ISO standards also provide significant advantages in tracking products as they move through the supply chain, including loss prevention, inventory control and visibility during transit . In response to recent market trends, the ISO is working on standards that will identify RFID a new stage of evolution.
The April issue ofISO Focus + also presents an exclusive interview with Edouard Dayan, Director General of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), which explains how the International Standards help postal services to remain competitive in a world where e-commerce and online communication are becoming more important: “Globalisation and the increasing integration of the economy are only possible with the standards.”
The magazine also includes articles on the use of different standards in specific applications:
* ISO 9001 standard for quality management in supply chains
* ISO / IEC 17025 standard for accreditation of laboratories as part of a program for quality milk, launched by Cornell University covering 8000 farms in the United States.