RFID IMPLEMENTATION IN SUPPLY CHAIN

Abstract

Today's dynamic and competitive business environment puts an ever-increasing pressure on companies to innovate, redesign processes, and leverage the potential of partnerships along the supply chain. One of the technologies offering a solution is Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). RFID can be used to automate and thus streamline identification processes, which means that more checkpoints along the supply chain can be established at decreased costs. But additionally, the technology can provide further benefits which it superior to the currently widespread automatic identification (Auto-ID) technology of the barcode. However, as RFID is only a way to collect the data at the lowest level, the technology must be integrated with the supply chain management systems of the companies. Also, the various information systems along the supply chain must be integrated to allow for exchange and in order to give a meaning to the data.