...Assignment due date: | 10/08/2013 | Date of Submission: | 10/08/2013 | Number of pages including this one: | 8 | Word Count: | 1000 | Contents I. Benefits of Applying RFID in Automotive Sector 3 1. Reduction in Time and Cost Consumption 3 2. Accuracy in Inventory Management 3 3. Simplifying in Working Process 4 4. Automating Asset Tracking 4 II. Risks of Applying RFID in Automotive Sector 5 1. High Implementation Cost and Effort 5 2. Data Thievery 6 III. Reference 7 I. Benefits of Applying RFID in Automotive Sector 1. Reduction in Time and Cost Consumption Applying radio frequency identification (RFID) can reduce manual scan transaction in production. To illustrate, Barjis and Chatfield (2010) mentioned some manufacturers have implemented scan of products’ barcodes after production steps. However, these transactions are conducted manually and account for significant percentage of employees’ activities (Gunther 2008). In addition, RFID can also eliminate a lot of requirements and complicated activities required by using bar coding, for example, manual intervention to capture necessary data. As a result, Lample et.al 2006 reports that RFID free up the company’s human resource and enable them it use its labor for more value added activities. Applying RFID may allow automation of many of these scan processes and help save time and money. Another...
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...productivity with RFID Introduction In order to face competition with Boeing, Airbus is implementing a new technology called the RFID system. This assignment will try to answer some questions related to the implementation of a new processing system within the organization. It is fundamental to understand how a new information technology can change the efficiency of the organization, and how that will affect people and business. It will also be useful to understand the issues and the steps the management level will have to face in order to achieve corporate goals and create an efficient strategy. 1. What are the drivers of the RFID project? By using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Airbus wants to improve its productivity and face competition with the ever-increasing Boeing Company. RFID is a wireless system whose purpose is to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects. This technology, used in manufacturing and in airplane maintenance, is a great opportunity for Airbus to reduce its production costs (by making its production process more efficient). RFID will replace some bar codes and offers 3 main advantages: a quick tracking of where items are in real time, finding extensive information about items and enabling quick inventory taking of items. However, Airbus is still using bar codes seeing tag prices remains high (1$). Here is an example of how RFID can be used by Airbus: crewmember walking down the aisle with an RFID reader, taking inventory...
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...Introduction RFID is a technology which enables detecting and identifying objects using electromagnetic radio waves. This is processed through exchange of information between a reader and a tag being attached to the object that includes the data associated with the object. This can be used to detect and classify vehicles, animals, patients, shipment goods and airline baggage. [1] RFID technology involves two main components, they are transponders which are also known as tags or labels, contain the relevant information about the object and other the interrogators, also known as readers or transceivers, that extract the data from the tags. These tags can be passive or active tags. Passive tags use the energy from the EM radiation of the reader for its processing, where as active tags receive power from an internal battery for its processing and communication with the reader. An integrated electronic circuit is embedded in tags for storage and processing operations and an antenna that transmits and receives the RF signal. [2] Figure : components of RFID Source : http://www.docstoc.com/docs/17328767/Draft-SP800-98 The tags used in RFID are enabled with read-write operations, with a large storage capacity. Data can be modified any number of times. Tag and reader act as two way radio communication in which each antenna carries the modulation and demodulation of RF signals, with operation frequency ranges from low frequency to UHF. As radio waves are used, RFID does not require...
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...Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is not beneficial to the society The advancement of information and technology has been the most influential aspect throughout the last century of the Modern World. Moreover, the rapid development and pace in the field of technology have opened up literally world of possibilities for the future. While considering this, the innovation of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) in information and technology makes an incredible stride in modern businesses’ and societies’ progression. “RFID is the generic name for technologies that use radio waves to identify and track objects automatically”(Jones, Hill, Hiller & Comfort, 2005). RFID system comprises tags with integrated circuit where data is stored, a reader and antenna which communicate between reader and tags. The tags could be active, passive or semi-passive. Active tags have built in battery and can be used for reading and writing capabilities. Similarly, semi-passive tags contain a battery that enables longer reading distance and also enable the tags to operate independently of the reader whereas passive tags do not have power source and do not have writing capability. This RFID system does not require line of sight to detect data like in bar code system. The reader transmits wave signal where the tags use this signal as power source or use the power in circuit to transmit data stored in tags back to the reader. The data acquired by the reader is then passed to a host computer or any...
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...Liu Ziying Chen SBS stockholm university ------------------------------------------------- RFID at METRO GROUP Seminar 1 Shan Huang Yanqing Liu Ziying Chen SBS stockholm university ------------------------------------------------- RFID at METRO GROUP Seminar 1 In the recent years, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology has been developed. Along with such development, the implementation of RFID systems in retail supply chains can be realized and improved. In early 2004, METRO Group (Metro) announced that RFID technology would promote to 250 stores and 10 warehouses together with 100 suppliers. In 2005, after expanding rollout RFID in Metro, the benefits and problems of using RFID both emerged. In this article, the decision on whether Metro should implement RFID in its supply chain and which level (pallet and case level) is more suitable for Metro have been proposed after identifying, analyzing and evaluation of RFID implemented at Metro, the implementation process and action plans for further development of using RFID are also illustrated. RFID is the wireless use of electromagnetic fields to transfer data, for the purposes of automatically identifying and tracking tags attached to objects [1]. Since 1999, with the reduction of cost of RFID tags, RFID technology is used to track products in retail supply chains. Some big retailers have announcements of RFID technology rollout at their supply chains. The METRO Group is the world’s third-largest retailer...
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...Cracks in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain http://www.cio.com/article/print/16565 Print Article Close Window From: www.cio.com Cracks in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain – Susannah Patton, CIO January 15, 2006 As an undercover agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Food and Drug Administration, Aaron Graham saw firsthand how counterfeit drugs can slip into the pharmaceutical supply chain. Graham, now VP and chief security officer for Purdue Pharma, once posed as the manager of an "institutional pharmacy" selling drugs at a discount to secondary wholesalers who were then supposed to sell them to nursing homes. Soon after he began, his phone started ringing. Dozens of smaller pharmaceutical wholesale companies were calling, desperate to buy his drugs. These secondary or "gray market" wholesalers scour the country and the world for low-price drugs they can sell back to major wholesalers for a profit. In addition to trawling for institutional pharmacies, some secondary wholesalers have been known to purchase counterfeit drugs from criminal organizations in places such as China, Thailand or Colombia. Graham, who was part of a two-year FDA sting operation known as "operation gray pill," helped expose a system in which large and small wholesalers were taking advantage of multitiered pricing in the industry. Prescription drugs are sold at discounts to subsidized groups such as nursing homes and also exported at lower prices. Graham and his colleagues found...
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...Abstract RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) is a technology that incorporates the use of electromagnetic or electrostatic coupling in the radio frequency (RF) portion of the electromagnetic spectrum to uniquely identify an object, animal, or a person. It is an automatic identification method, relying on storing and remotely retrieving data whenever required using devices called RFID Tags or transponders. It is also called Dedicated Short Range Communication (DSRC). I would like to make a presentation on the following topics related to RFID technology: * Brief overview of RFID technology * Basic components of RFID * Standards followed * Simple working and Sequence of Communication involved * Advantages, applications and future scope Components of RFID Technology Tags (Chip + Antenna): An RFID Tag is an object that can be stuck on or incorporated into a product, animal or a person for the purpose of identification using radio waves. There are two main components present in the RFID tag. Firstly, a small silicon chip or integrated circuit which contains a unique identification number (ID). Secondly, an antenna that can send and receive radio waves Interrogators (Antenna + Reader): Interrogators are used to read the Tags & in certain cases even write on them. Middleware: Middleware is the needed interface between the existing company databases & information management software. Middleware provides a range of functions: • Data Filtering • System Monitoring ...
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...Retail Stores Using RFID in Supply Chain Management – Wal-Mart SCM exists in both service and manufacturing environments. A typical supply chain consists of many interactions between suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, retailers, with the ultimate goal of providing either a service or a product to customers. This also works in reverse with the customer at the head of the process when returning a product. The overall goal of SCM is to optimize supply chains in an attempt to provide more accurate and time sensitive information that can be used to improve process times and cut costs. Supply chains have been around for decades and a constantly being improved. The newest opportunity for improvement is the introduction of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags. RFID technology provides real-time information that allows manufacturers to get better readings of customers and markets which ends up improving supply chains. RFID helps retailers provide the right products at the right places at the right times. Ultimately, this results in maximizing sales and profits. Wal-Mart has been leading the charge with RFID technology. The company initiated its plan to employ RFID technology in its supply chain in June 2003. Having the largest retailer adopt and begin to use RFID technology has given strong backing to the technology and has furthered and quickened the expansion of RFID. They have begun requiring all their major suppliers to implement RFID technology on all products supplied...
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...This report is about the RFID project written for evaluation and implementation of project applicability for Officeworks Company. This RFID project for Officeworks is examined and finally decided for Officeworks. In this report, the background of both development of RFID and situation of the business case of Officeworks are given; team work and team roles are assigned as well as the project schedule is planned and executive; the following sections of analysis and solution are involved: team requirements, project scope and assumptions, project drivers and strategies as well as enabler, complementary and competing initiatives, strategic and economic benefit, investment requirements, outsourcing plan, and implementation roadmap. It is concluded that the RFID project is generally valuable and able to be implemented for Officeworks Company ranged stores. Some useful suggestion to successfully construct the RFID into Officeworks is also recommended. Based on the successful experience of Wal-Mart, the RFID is detailed analysed with suitable solutions given. To completely evaluate the project, the ROI model and vertical comparison are also used for the cost/benefit examinations. As the suggested implementation, implementing work flow with detailed sub-steps is developed as well. Table of Content 1. Introduction 1 1.1. Background of RFID 1 1.1.1. Definition and description of RFID 1 1.1.2. RFID technique and history 1 1.2. Background of Officeworks 1 1.3. Project Initiation 1 1.3.1....
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...Wal-Mart, a leader in innovation in the retail industry has already adopted this comprehensive technology. The challenge I may face by retailers and suppliers is to develop an inventory notification system that incorporates RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology at its best. I will fill this gap by providing a solution using Radio Frequency Identification tags to keep track of products on store shelves, in inventory, and products that are bought. The system will feature radio frequency identification tags and readers. Readers will be located in the storage room and at the point-of-sale terminals. I will be focusing the project on software development and will outsource the supply of RF tags and readers. I propose a way to give more control to the end user by building a notification system with multiple types of alerts that allows the user to control which applications notifications are used for each alert. This will help create adaptive rules for rating the importance and urgency of inventory to determine which notifications a user wants to see. On the other hand, a computerized inventory and monitoring of a company is needed to save time and money. My project aims to design and develop management software that will incorporate RFID technology. My project will also enable store management to know the current status of products on the shelves, what is selling, and what is in the stockroom. Features of the software will include notifying users of empty shelves...
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...NSU Library System MIS 205.10 Group Number: D Md.Tanjil Islam 121 0690 030 Soumik Saha 122 0191030 Rafid Habib 122 0318 030 Md. Ali Noman 122 0385 030 Md. Fakrul Alam 122 0185 030 Table Of Content Serial Number | Content Name | Page Number | 1 | Introduction | 1 | 2 | Resources | 1-2 | 3 | System Architecture | 2-3 | 4 | RFID technologies for libraries | 4-5 | 5 | Advantages of RFID system | 6-7 | 6 | How North South Library System works | 8-10 | 7 | New innovation through RFID system | 10-11 | 8 | Proposed system | 12-14 | 9 | System design | 15-19 | 10 | Software testing | 20-21 | 11 | Conclusion | 22 | 12 | References | 23 | Introduction North South University (NSU) Library grew over the years since 1992 and now has become one of the best university libraries in the country. This is the first fully automated university library in the country using Bi-lingual Library Management Software, developed by NSU Library, which supports MARC-21, web-based online lending and receiving, browse databases of books, CDs, journals...
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...INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction RFID technology has under gone a speedy growth since decades ago. RFID technology is well known and extensively applied in many home and industry appliances such as for logistic distribution, manufacturing process, security and monitor purposes [1]. Hague, M. (1999). In Malaysia, RFID technology is applied in the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) for a safer, successful, well-organized, reliable, and environmentally friendly system [2]. Masliyana, A. (2008). Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) is one of the ITS application. The users do not need to line up and waiting to pay their toll fee when they used “Touch N Go” system. ETC is developed by the Malaysia Government to decrease traffic...
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...Inventory Management Methods (ii) RFID ( Radio Frequency Identification ) RFID is small tags contain a chip with information. The information on the tag can be updated or changed as necessary which makes it more adaptable than barcode. This technology helps stores or companies to see who is buying their products, how fast and when they need to restock. It uses radio frequencies to transmit data stored on small tags attached to individual products. RFID helps to reduce costs and increase efficiency. Besides that, RFID allows businesses to identify individual products and helps to track the products throughout the supply chain from production to point-of-sale and help companies get the right products into the right stores at the right time. Advantages There are some advantages using RFID which are firstly, resistant to humidity and temperature which means they can be used in harsh weather conditions. RFID tag is more resistant because it is normally part of the products and it is placed under a protective surface and supports humidity and temperature better compared to barcode which breaks and damaged easily. Secondly, enables reading of several labels simultaneously automatically compared to barcode which have to be read sequentially. For example with this automatic identification system through radiofrequency it can reduce waiting time in supermarket queues. Thirdly, can contain more information about the product which means electronic labels can hold more information...
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...Inventory Management Costs 35% with RFID Solution Overview Country or Region: United States Industry: Retail Customer Profile American Apparel, based in Los Angeles, California, makes, distributes, and retails basic fashion apparel for men, women, and children. It has 260 stores in North America, Europe, and Asia, and 10,000 employees. Business Situation American Apparel wanted to boost its instore sales, while reducing the costs required to generate those sales. Solution The company adopted Clarity ARS from Xterprise, based on Microsoft® BizTalk® Server RFID and Microsoft SQL Server®. The end-to-end solution covers the tagging of merchandise at the factory through the analysis of store sales. Benefits Store sales up 14 percent Profit margins increased to 65.9 percent System can extend to other solutions Business intelligence enables better decision making ―RFID is the future of retail because it’s a better way of counting inventory, period…. Every retailer can make more money by making replenishment more efficient.‖ Zander Livingston, Director of RFID, American Apparel Like virtually all retailers and all businesses, American Apparel wanted to do more with less at its retail locations—specifically, it wanted to boost store sales while reducing the cost of generating those sales. It met that goal with a solution provided by Xterprise, a Microsoft® Gold Certified Partner, and based on Microsoft BizTalk® Server RFID. Radio frequency ID (RFID) tags and readers help employees...
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...1. What is the difference between RFID, RFID chips, and RFID tags? RFID – radio frequency identification, it allows physical objects to be identified by digital devices. RFID describes the technology. An RFID chip refers to the RFID technology on a semiconductor chip in a device. RFID tags are a combination of an RFID chip and an antenna. 2. What are three uses of the RFID tags to cut costs and boost efficiency? Some given examples were the tracking and recovery of lost pets, patient identification in the medical sector which could speed up treatment and diagnosis, and inventory for grocery stores to keep track of what is going to expire and what they need to order. 3. What is the “issue” that has arisen with the use of RFID tags? Some are concerned that RFID enables a “Big Brother” type of society. Fiber Optic 1. Explain one thing you learned in the making of a fiber optic wire At 2000 degrees Celsius, you fuse glass tubes together by heating with a hydrogen oxygen fire. This larger glass tube gets injected with gases to inject silicon and...
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