This practical resource serves as a comprehensive introduction to RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), offering a detailed understanding of design essentials and applications and providing a thorough overview of management issues. This book explores the role of RFID technology in supply chain management, intelligent building design, transportation systems, military applications, and numerous other applications. It explains the design of RFID circuits, antennas, interfaces, data encoding schemes, and complete systems. Offering a broad and detailed view of the subject, this cutting-edge volume presents: A Comparison of Short-Range Communications Systems; Automatic Identification Systems; RFID Standards Development Challenges; Components of the RFID System; RFID Applications; RFID System Design Considerations; Sociocultural Implications.