Radio frequency identification-enabled supply chain systems are in an open system environment, where different organisations have different business workflows and operate on different standards and protocols. This supply-chain environment can only be effective if the partners can trust each other and be collaborative. However, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) involves growing privacy and s...

Efficiently, tracking information related to components, materials and equipment from the production/construction phase to operation and maintenance is a challenge in the industries. The industry environment is a natural fit for generating and utilizing instance-level data for decision support. Advanced electronic identification and data storage technologies e.g. radio frequency identification ...

Radio Frequency Identification technology is an ever-present automatic identification and data collection system. This technology has transformed how business and government operate their identification and data collection systems. Concerns about potential loss of privacy have increased as an aspect of a person’s interaction with RFID technology and device. A study of 317 undergraduate and grad...

radio generation and transmission of radio signals by Ernst F. W. Alexanderson in 1906 signalled the beginning of modern radio communication and, subsequently, radio frequency identification (RFID). RFID is the convergence of radio broadcast technology and radar, although many of its early developments are not widely known due to the military significance of this technology. Most documented his...

In this study, we evaluate the use of radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology for improving remanufacturing efficiency. We report the results of discrete-event simulation model that analyzes how RFID creates value within the remanufacturing operation. We find that the simulated gains from using RFID are quite modest, and propose alternative justifications for the major benefits seen in...

According to professional journals, Internet information services and consultants, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) seems to be “the new technology hype” which “will revolutionise business performance across supply chains” (Accenture). While low-frequency RFID has been used in some areas in the industrial world for more than a decade (source), the recent decision by Wal-Mart and the U.S. D...

Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology is used to identify RFID-tagged objects automatically. An RFID system generally consists of three components: an RFID tag, an RFID reader, and a backend system. An RFID tag is a small device for identification, which is attached to or embedded in an object. It has an unique identifier and may optionally hold additional product information for the...

An increasing number of applications use RFID in their design, but there is a lack of understanding of how mobility affects RFID performance in these applications. Unlike static RFID experiments, mobile RFID studies require more expensive equipment that are unavailable to most researchers. In this paper, we conduct machine-aided experiments to study the effects of mobility on RFID. Our results ...

There are many emerging technologies to achieve “ubiquitous networking,” which is a federated network technology that supports various enablers such as 3G and B3G mobile, RFID tags, sensors, and actuators. From a service perspective, a number of context or ambient aware services are envisaged for “ubiquitous networking.” This should be discussed with wide experience of theoretical studies and i...