Download or read book Improvement of Supply Chain Performances Using RFID Technology written by Cornel Turcu and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improvement of Supply Chain Performances Using RFID Technology.
Download or read book Improvement of Supply Chain Performances Using RFID Technology written by Cornel Turcu and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This chapter helps to improve readers understanding of the RFID and EPC potential for business processes. RFID technology is classified as a wireless AIDC technology that uses digital data encoded into a radio tag embedding a microchip with an antenna. The data stored on the tag is collected by a reader using radio waves. There are a large variety of RFID tags designs; they also have many different functional characteristics such as power source, carrier frequency, read range, data storage capacity, operational life, cost etc. RFID has immediate benefits over barcodes. Thus RFID tags are an improvement over barcodes because the tags have read and write capabilities. The data stored on RFID tags can be changed, updated and locked. RFID technology offers a better way to track items with minimal human intervention, for stocking and marketing purposes. Benefits come in the form of inventory, shrinkage and labor reduction on the one hand, and sales increasing due to reducing out-of-stock and getting real-time demand information on the other hand. RFID technology represents one of a number of possible solutions to enhance supply chain. It is therefore important to do a cost-benefit analysis to evaluate each alternative solution. The majority of the costs of integrating RFID in supply chain application come from IT, tags, hardware and services. But due to the actual relative high cost of integrating RFID technology, each company needs to evaluate its own business processes to determine where and if RFID can be applied (incorporated) to provide substantial business benefits. Thus, all RFID solutions have to evaluate different performance and cost factors, including the operating environment, on-tag memory storage, and signal transmission restrictions. Each of these issues has significant cost impacts on both tags and readers. The costs of RFID readers have already fallen to a considerable extent. The cost of tags is expected to decrease over time and as quantities increase. Passive tags are undoubtedly less expensive than active tags and most companies are focusing on passive tags. The different studies proves that at a lower quantity the barcode is the cheapest alternative for supply chain, but, as quantity of product increase the optimum choice is RFID. In some applications, RFID and barcodes system will still coexist and this redundancy cost must be considered. However, to realize maximum return on investment (ROI) for RFID integration, the enterprises need to leverage their information architecture strategically. Any industrial domain may benefit from RFID technology, and the number of applications is on the rise. Thus, RFID technology is applied in a vast area of industrial, commercial and military domains, including manufacturing and logistics, retail, animal tracking, etc. This chapter focuses on how RFID technology can be used to solve problems faced by supply chain. In fact, RFID has the potential to radically change the entire supply chain by improving inventory management, asset visibility, and interoperability in an end-to-end integrated environment. The ability to track, at item level, material flows among partners until they reach the consumer, while maintaining the data accuracy advantages of various types of automatic identification technology (AIT), is the perfect solution to the many issues of enterprises in the past. RFID technology permits the unique identification of each container, pallet, case and item to be manufactured, shipped and sold, thus allowing an increased visibility throughout the supply chain. Thus the RFID has the potential of helping.
Download or read book Cases on Quality Initiatives for Organizational Longevity written by Krishnan, Archana and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2018-06-20 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past decade, increasing competition has created immense opportunities for businesses globally. As such, it important to research new methods and systems for creating optimal business cultures. Cases on Quality Initiatives for Organizational Longevity is a scholarly publication that examines cases on practices in organizations and how they have facilitated transformation over the years. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as customer loyalty, benchmarking, and employee training, this book is geared toward business owners, managers, entrepreneurs, professionals, researchers, and students seeking current and relevant research on contemporary cases in the field of business quality management.
Download or read book Technology Integration to Business written by John T. Yee and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-08-31 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today’s global business environments drive companies to be more technology dependent, and to remain competitive, firms need to introduce or adopt a new technology to business. In order to achieve a successful integration with maximum return on investment, companies need a systematic approach that accommodates a comprehensive course of action of technology integration. Technology Integration to Business – Practical Methods and Case Studies suggests a business-driven holistic approach of technology integration that consists of several steps. First, companies should examine the current state, issues, benefits, and obstacles of technology integration in conjunction with their competitive business strategy and operational capability. Second, firms should investigate new, emerging business technologies as to how those technologies can contribute to improve the business. Third, with the technology integration needs identified, companies should complete preparatory tasks before actual implementation, such as, business process analysis, technology assessment, technology provider investigation, business case development, and cost-benefit analysis. Fourth, because the nature of technology integration project involves many stakeholders in global locations, firms should use effective project management knowledge from project initiation, through planning, execution, control, to close. Students will learn real-world technology integration processes in industry settings and become more prepared for industrial careers. Practitioners will find thorough procedures and methods that are useful in practice to improve business performance. Realistic examples for manufacturing, logistics, and supply chain management application domains give the reader practical implications for the methods presented.
Download or read book Increasing Supply Chain Efficiency Using Radio Frequency IDentification RFID Technology written by Arun K. Tatikonda and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the present era of globalization and competitive markets, companies are continuously trying to improve the efficiency of their supply chain. Radio frequency identification (RFID) is one technology which promises to improve supply chain efficiency. However, it does not come without risks which delay the adoption of RFID in a supply chain. Through content analysis, this study identifies the issues in supply chain management (SCM), describes performance metrics in SCM which have a direct effect on RFID, discusses the RFID technology in detail, lists implementation challenge of RFID and explores the benefits of using RFID technology in SCM operations by reviewing real world case studies, and proposes an implementation roadmap. - Abstract.
Download or read book Trends in Supply Chain Design and Management written by Hosang Jung and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-07-17 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited book describes new trends in supply chain design and management with an emphasis on technologies and methodologies. It contains guidelines detailing the real-world applications of these technologies and methodologies. This book is of interest to researchers and practitioners and can also be used as a reference handbook by lecturers and postgraduate students in this field.
Download or read book Global RFID written by Edmund W. Schuster and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-01-25 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the essentials of RFID and the EPCglobal Network from the perspective of a practitioner that needs to make business decisions concerning the adoption of the technology. The perspective is from the supply chain management standpoint with emphasis on case studies and new thinking about the subject. The EPCglobal Network and RFID technology holds great promise for transforming business through the use of low-cost, radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to improve information flow and productivity.
Download or read book Fashion Supply Chain Management Using Radio Frequency Identification RFID Technologies written by Calvin Wong and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-02-16 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fashion Supply Chain Management Using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technologies looks at the application of RFID technologies in such areas as order allocation, garment manufacturing, product tracking, distribution and retail. As supply chains in the textiles and fashion industry become ever more complex and global, and as the shift to mass customization puts more pressure on a rapid and flexible response to customer needs, monitoring and improving supply chain efficiency in the industry becomes crucial. Radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies offer a unique opportunity to achieve these goals. This book reviews the role of RFID technologies in the textiles and fashion supply chain to improve distribution, process management and product tracking, garment manufacturing, and assembly line operations. It also explores how RFID technologies can improve order allocation in the supply chain, and how these technologies can also be used for intelligent apparel product cross-selling. Its chapters also discuss measuring the impact of RFID technologies in improving the efficiency of the textile supply chain, and modeling the effectiveness of RFID technologies in improving sales performance in fashion retail outlets. Fashion Supply Chain Management Using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technologies is a comprehensive resource for academic researchers, industry managers, and professionals within the fashion industry. Looks at the application of RFID technologies in order allocation, garment manufacturing, product tracking, distribution, and retail Reviews RFID technologies in the textiles and fashion supply chain for improving distribution, process management and product tracking, garment manufacturing, and assembly line operations Focuses on measuring the impact of RFID technologies on efficiency, and modeling the effectiveness of RFID technologies in improving retail outlet sales
Download or read book RFID in the Supply Chain written by Pedro M. Reyes and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2011-01-05 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO IMPROVING SUPPLY CHAIN OPERATIONS WITH RFID Written by the Director of the Center for Excellence in Supply Chain Management at Baylor University, RFID in the Supply Chain offers expert insight to help you decide whether, when, and how to use RFID technology to improve supply chain management processes. This informative volume provides a technological overview of RFID and explains the three architecture layers of the Electronic Product Code (EPC) global standards: identify, capture, and exchange. Building consensus for RFID adoption as well as security and privacy concerns are discussed. Real-world case studies illustrate the broad range of RFID applications across industries. A summary of RFID benefits and a look ahead at future implementations conclude this detailed resource. Coverage includes: Technical overview of RFID technology basics and systems components Advantages and limitations of RFID EPC global industry standards Operational, technical, and financial challenges in designing RFID applications RFID security and privacy concerns and solutions Business analytics and building the business case for RFID implementation Improved supply chain visibility Improved asset visibility and capital goods tracking Work-in-progress tracking--managing internal supply chains Library management systems Returnable asset tracking Features 32 case studies of successful RFID implementation at: Gillette * Charles Vogele Group * Intermountain Healthcare * Walter Reed Army Medical Center * AeroScout * Erlangen University Hospital (Germany) * Royal Phillips Electronics * Pro-X Pharmaceuticals * Endware Defense Systems * National Library Board Singapore * Belgian University Library * Rewe Group * and many others
Download or read book RFID in Operations and Supply Chain Management written by Thorsten Blecker and published by Erich Schmidt Verlag GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2008 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book RFID for the Supply Chain and Operations Professional written by Pamela Zelbst and published by Business Expert Press. This book was released on 2012-02-14 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The quality and effectiveness of decisions made within an organization and its supply chain depend upon the accuracy and timeliness of the information upon which they are based. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a technology that can provide more accurate information in near real time and thus increase the quality and timeliness of decisions based on that information. RFID systems are currently in use in areas such as inventory management, process control, asset tracking and monitoring, and retail point of sale. Organizations which appropriately incorporate RFID into their operations and information management systems have increased their agility, effectiveness, and efficiency resulting in organizational growth and increased profitability. The appropriate utilization of RFID allows organizations to become more agile resulting in their ability to respond to customers more efficiently and effectively. Technology by itself does not result in improvements and RFID is no exception. RFID is not a solution for every problem. However, when coupled with other appropriate technologies to address an appropriate objective, RFID can offer a variety of benefits to businesses. The proper integration into the firm's competitive plans and processes, and the ability to leverage those technologies for competitive advantage results in increased performance for organizations. The intent of this book is to provide a sufficient discussion of RFID to enable readers with no prior knowledge to develop a basic understanding of the technology. The book discusses current applications and specific examples of RFID usage taken from a variety of industries. The appropriate coupling of RFID with other technologies such as GPS, ERP, and robotics is discussed as well as an overview of the RFID implementation process. This book will help readers develop an understanding of the capability of the technology to increase an organization's customer responsiveness.
Download or read book RFID Technology Integration for Business Performance Improvement written by Lee, In and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2014-07-31 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The development of radio-frequency electromagnetic fields for wireless data transmission has presented several new opportunities for sharing, tracking, and reading digital information in various industries. RFID Technology Integration for Business Performance Improvement presents emerging research surrounding the use and value of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology for cost reduction, supply chain improvement, inventory management, and partner relationship management. This publication is ideal for use by business managers, researchers, academics, and advanced-level students seeking research on the management strategies, operational techniques, opportunities, and challenges of implementing and using this new technology in a business setting.
Download or read book RFID Metrics written by William Oliver Hedgepeth and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2006-11-15 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today's hyper-competitive business climate, organizations are always under pressure to adapt to new technological trends or "hot" business process models. Radio frequency identification (RFID) is one such trend that promises to revolutionize logistical systems and provide total-lifecycle tracking of products. However, blindly adopting RFID technology without thoroughly considering its impact is just as dangerous as not adopting it at all. Based on the author's experience testing and implementing RFID technology in both industrial and military cases, RFID Metrics: Decision Making Tools for Today's Supply Chains explains how to evaluate the need for this technology. The author focuses on the problems RFID is meant to solve, if such problems exist in your organization, and the metrics you can use to make effective decisions. After establishing what RFID is and how it fits into the systems concept, the book discusses current RFID applications around the world, reveals key metrics for decision making as well as how to develop new metrics unique to RFID, demonstrates a war game for exploring RFID, and presents statistical methods for analyzing the data collected from the war games or gathered during implementation. While other books focus on the nuts and bolts of the technology, RFID Metrics is the first book to outline a detailed method for analyzing and deciding if RFID is right for your organization.
Download or read book RFID in Manufacturing written by Oliver P. Günther and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-03-04 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors of this book clearly explain the potential advantages of using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology in a modern manufacturing and supply chain context. Areas of emphasis include integration of RFID data into legacy IT architectures, RFID-MES-ERP integration, and cost-benefit considerations. The presentation is not restricted to intra-company production planning, but also emphasizes the benefits of inter-company collaboration. Six case studies based on SAP’s ERP systems and MPDV’s MES solution show how to successfully implement cross-company supply chain integration using RFID technology.
Download or read book The Internet of Things written by Daniel Giusto and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-03-10 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the proceedings from the 20th Tyrrhenian Workshop on Digital Communications, held September 2009 in Pula, Sardinia, Italy and focused on the "Internet of Things."
Download or read book RFID technology introduction and impacts on supply chain management systems written by Roman Christian Rochel and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2005-11-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject Business economics - Supply, Production, Logistics, grade: 1,3, European Business School - International University Schloß Reichartshausen Oestrich-Winkel (Suppply Management Institute), course: Seminar of Logistics and Business Engineering, language: English, abstract: Today’s businesses face a dynamic and competitive environment which results in an ever increasing pressure on them to innovate, reinvent processes, and leverage the potential of supply chain partnerships. Current supply chain trends, as mentioned by McFarlane and Sheffi, include globalization, outsourcing, stock keeping unit (SKU) proliferation, and shorter product lifecycles.1 To enable these trends and to master the inherent challenges, companies must at all times have information and visibility about shipments, products and progress. Yet, this strongly needed information and visibility is not limited to the internal company supply chain but rather along the entire supply chain from the original supplier to the end customer. Thus, external supply chain integration on the basis of fine granularity of data has to be one of the primary objectives in today’s supply chain management efforts. One of the emerging technologies offering a solution for this aim is Radiofrequency Identification (RFID). RFID can facilitate automating and streamlining identification processes. This means more checkpoints along the supply chain can be established at decreased costs. However, not limited to that purpose, the technology offers additional benefits which make it superior to the automatic identification (Auto-ID) technology of the barcode currently in widespread use. Nonetheless, RFID is only a data-collection technology which must be integrated with the supply chain management systems of the companies. Furthermore, along the supply chain various information systems must be integrated in order to give a meaning to the data and to allow for information exchange. Although RFID technology has originally been developed decades ago, the industrial use of RFID in large scale supply chain operations has until now been prohibited due to the relatively high costs compared to other Auto-ID solutions. Recent mandates of large retail companies, such as WalMart and Metro Group, force suppliers in the position where they have to implement the technology without proper knowledge about it. Additionally, there are still several technical as well as rather political barriers to be solved. This seminar paper deals with RFID technology introduction and impacts on supply chain management systems in order to give an insight into the current issues and status of the technology.
Download or read book Role of IT in Enhancing Supply Chain Efficiency and Effectiveness written by Pankaj M. Madhani and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper highlights role of RFID as IT enabler in supply chain management. Paper focuses on RFID and its impact on supply chain effectiveness. RFID acts as the catalyst for improving performance in the supply chain through increased visibility. The increased accuracy, visibility and real time decision making that RFID enables translates into increased responsiveness and better forecasting and planning in the supply chain. Many global companies had started using RFID tags in their supply chain to increase visibility, efficiency and effectiveness. This paper highlights benefits of RFID and its positive impact on supply chain. Paper also discusses requirement set up for RFID based supply chain. Paper also underlines global trend of big retailers such as Wal-Mart of USA and Metra of Germany for RFID driven supply chain. Paper also underlines present bottlenecks of RFID for its widespread application in supply chain. Paper also highlights RFID based supply chain scenario in India.
