Micropayment systems are the electronic payment systems used to make small value payments. In these systems the technology used is Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) which offers number of advantages over other current technologies in use in payment systems. Number of the benefits offered by RFID technology has attracted business and authorities for its use. But the recent security researche...

Traditionally, a supply network is a sequence of different and multiple numbers of processes interconnected each other in order to satisfy all capacities and demand requirements imposed by customers with minimum cost to the network. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology could potentially improve supply network management by guarantying more visibility and real time communications acr...

Recently, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) has received considerable attention and is considered to be the next wave of information technology revolution. The number of PFID applications in different industries is increasing continuously. Cumulative sales of RFID tag is up in 2006 which shows RFID adoption trend in industries to improve their efficiency of operations and to gain a competit...

In this chapter we first give an introduction to radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology. We discuss capabilities and limitations of this technology in a supply chain setting. We then present several current applications of this technology to supply chains to demonstrate best practices and important implementation considerations. Subsequently, we discuss several issues that may hinder ...

Human is striving for a well-facilitated world on a daily basis. Having been invented for more than half a century, Radio frequency identification or RFID is lately being used. While noting that every new technology comes along with its threats, RFID technology is bound to the same rule. This paper examines the possible threats of this technology and introduces ways to counter these threats and...

RFID is a nascent technology, deeply rooted by its early developments in using radar as a harbinger of adversary planes during World War II. A plethora of industries have leveraged the benefits of RFID technology for enhancements in sectors like military, sports, security, airline, animal farms, healthcare and other areas. Industry specific key applications of this technology include vehicle tr...