...An RFID-based remote monitoring system for enterprise internal production management The world of business has changed in a very small span of time; because of technology it helped business to innovate not only their products but also the way they do business. Managing became more efficient and effective and offers different styles on different kinds of businesses. Companies wants to stay competitive in order to gain competitive advantage over their competitors and one way companies can stay competitive is when they improve their Customer Relationship Management, Supply Chain Management, and Enterprise Resource Planning. These management styles make the business perform in a way that its customers will be satisfied and be wanting for more because of the businesses attributes and what it offers to its customers. This summary will be focusing on the Supply Chain Management and the use of RFID in the business world. Radio Frequency Identification also known as the RFID, is a contact-less scanner, this device is very beneficial for a business to have. RFID consists of a microchip which is embedded to tags that goes to a product, raw materials, parts, components etc., this microchip can be scanned by a RFID scanner, and this scanner will update a local RFID monitor if the product, raw materials, parts will be moving elsewhere or just checking and updating on inventory count. There are two types of RFID microchip, one is called a Passive RFID and these microchips do not have...
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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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...Working with RFID Technofutur 3 Turning Client Vision into Results Gosselies, 23 February 2005 An International Player A leading international IT services company providing business consulting, technology integration and managed operations • Annual revenues over € 5 bn • 45,000 employees • In 50 countries 2 Turning Client Vision into Results The Olympic Games – Winning IT for a successful world-class event Atos Origin is proud to serve as the official “Worldwide Information Technology partner” for the Athens 2004, Turin 2006, and Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. We provide the people, processes and technology supporting the Games. We are responsible for the overall IT strategy, project management, key software integration, network security and data integrity. With over 3 billion people all over the world watching, no single project could better illustrate our commitment to delivery 3 Turning Client Vision into Results Atos Origin & RFID February 2005 The Integrated IT architecture of the Real Time Enterprise 5 Turning Client Vision into Results The Integrated IT architecture of the Real Time Enterprise Strategic Enterprise Management Data Warehouse SCM WMS ERP MES CRM SCE Equipment E-Monitoring Chained into reality with RFID…. 6 Turning Client Vision into Results RFID Markets & Applications RFID-EPC enabled systems offer significant benefits in a wide variety of supply chain...
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...| ByMr Shireesh | RFID | | | | Words Count: 2,180 Tables of Content Page Tables of Content 1 Introduction 2 What is Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)? 2 - 3 Purpose of RFID 3 - 6 Benefits of RFID 6 Disadvantages of RFID 6 Points of View 7 Conclusion 8 References 9 Introduction Imagine a technology that could slice the time it takes a retailer to measure inventory, one that could provide accurate information about a single tem as it moves from manufacturing through a store and then on to post-sales support. Imagine one that could finally fully automate checkout, freeing store personnel to provide increased levels of customer support. RFID - Radio Frequency Identification...
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...Tablet of Contents The Beginning of Walmart Logistic………………………………………………………… 3 Magic of the stripes………………………………………………………………………………. 3 Walmart’s Cross Docking……………………………………………………………………….. 5 Downfall of Barcode System…………………………………………………………………… 6 Power to the RIFD………………………………………………………………………………….. 7 Walmart’s RFID Influence in China………………………………………………………….. 9 The Chinese RFID investment…………………………………………………………………. 10 Chinese market potential………………………………………………………………………… 11 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………………………. 12 The Beginning of Walmart Logistic Wal-Mart as we all know it, it is an American multination corporation that operation in a largest chain discount stores in the world. Sam Walton, the successful business man from Arkansas began his retail store in 1940, worked at J.C. Penney and later on started a small retail chain store called “Ben Franklin”. It wasn’t till 1962; Mr. Walton opened the first Walmart store. In the beginning, Walton had his strategy set to low income families and offered a considerably lower cost than his competitors, the low price strategy allowed Walton to steer forward with his real goal to become the supply chain logistics giant. By 1987, Walton have led the store into a growing rampage, Walmart had 1,198 nationwide, sales in the 15.9 billion and had 200,000 associates (Walmart, http://walmartstores.com/aboutus/7603.aspx, 2011), In the same year the company also became the largest private satellite net work in the country and...
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...[pic] [pic] Wal-Mart Case Study – RFID and Supply Chain Management FINAL PAPER By Group 2 Group Members: Angrish, Sangita Chivukula, Venkata S. DeWitt, Brendon Patel, Raxesh Shamsi, Shazeb Yellapragada, Ramachandra Date: November 30, 2005 Table of Contents Introduction 4 Why RFID over Bar-Code? 4 RFID Infrastructure 5 Introduction to Supply Chain Management 7 Wal-Mart Introduction and its Business Processes 9 Operations 9 Business Model 10 Market Strategy of Wal-Mart 10 Organizational Development 10 Competitive Advantage 11 Market Opportunity 11 Supply Chain Management at Wal-Mart 11 Procurement and Distribution 11 Logistics Management 12 Inventory Management 12 RFID in Wal-Mart 13 Efficiency in Supply Chain with RFID 14 Wal-Mart Suppliers 15 Kimberly-Clark 15 Kraft Foods 15 Gillette 15 Current Usage of RFID 16 RFID in Military 16 Successful RFID Implementation in different Industries 17 Volkswagen 17 Supermarket tries out smart tagging 17 Sun Microsystems sets up RFID test centre in Scotland 17 I.B.M. Expands Efforts to Promote Radio Tags to Track Goods 17 Texas Instruments 17 EPC global Network 18 Limitations and Challenges of RFID 18 Future of RFID 20 Future Applications 20 REFERENCES: 22 Introduction Technology is inevitable in every sphere of life today; it has always made things easier. Wal-Mart works on the same strategy, from the...
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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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...differentiation by leveraging Information technology (IT) as a major strategic tool. The latest revolutionary technological breakthrough is the emergence of the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system which has the demonstrated ability to identify, track, trace and collect information on almost any physical object wirelessly, using electronic tags and radio waves connected to local and international telecommunications networks. RFID therefore provides at least a viable alternative to and significant advantage over the use of barcodes by making use of internet technology and thus providing unlimited opportunities for added value creation and business expansion. While, admittedly, it is no magic elixir and has serious implementation challenges, its full business benefits can be achieved once careful strategic analysis identifying the specific needs of the organization is exercised. RFID is part of the Automatic Identification (Auto-ID) technological grouping which includes barcodes and smart cards. A RFID system has three major components electronic tags (transponders) which stores data, reading devices (interrogators) to capture data and computer hardware and software infrastructure for data processing. Initially developed by the British in the 1940’s for aircraft identification during World War II, its use rapidly spread to other applications to effectively track and manage livestock, railroad cars and in...
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...Course Project Technology Solutions Applied “RFID Tracking System” Devry University Keller Graduate School of Management Managing Quality BSOP-538-69239 August 23, 2013 Introduction Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a system in which a reader can be linked to computer equipment, which communicates via an antenna with a label “tag” (also known as transponder) using radio waves. This technology has been so popular in the market that a decision to create a standard has been developed to provide better services. This is known as EPC (Electronic Product Code) which relies on RFID uniquely to identify the products in different packaging units for the supply chain. The proposal is based on the use of this RFID technology and the standard for identifying EPC objects in order to develop a system capable of controlling the flow (entry and exit) of tools and equipment acquired by the U.S. Navy and delivered specifically to the different ready battalions in country and overseas, also this application by itself has a bigger spectrum of applicability; it can be used in any business requiring control of personnel, equipment, vehicles, etc. With the implementation of this application one requirement needs to be fulfilled, the company should count with a person that is responsible for controlling the system. This application allows communication between the reader (fixed) and the EPC Class 1 tags (passive)...
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...telecommunications networks and key networking technologies? What are the main telecommunications transmission media and types of networks? How does the Internet and Internet technology work and how do they support communication and e-business? What are the principal technologies and standards for wireless networking, communication, and Internet access? Why are radio frequency identification (RFID) and wireless sensor networks valuable for business? Dr. N. Abdolvand 2 5/14/2016 Telecommunications and Networking in Today’s Business World What is a computer network? Two or more connected computers Major components in simple network Client computer Server computer Network interfaces (NICs) Connection medium Network operating system 5 © Prentice Hall 2011 Telecommunications and Networking in Today’s Business World Components of networks in large companies Hundreds of local area networks (LANs) linked to firmwide corporate network Various powerful servers Web site Corporate intranet, extranet Backend systems Mobile wireless LANs (Wi-Fi networks) Telephone network Wireless cell phones 6 © Prentice Hall 2011 3 5/14/2016 Telecommunications and Networking in Today’s Business World Types of networks Local-area networks (LANs) Peer-to-peer Topologies: star, bus, ring Metropolitan and wide-area networks Wide-area networks (WANs) Metropolitan-area networks (MANs) 7 © Prentice...
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...Business World Meets RFID Technology Way before my time in the early 1960s there was an American animated sitcom centered around a futuristic vision with the characters living in the year 2062. The Jetson family lived a much simpler and more efficient life than their fictional counterparts during that time with the mechanical contraptions and technological appliances in which they had access. Though radio frequency identification was not one of the elaborate gadgets used in the cartoon, Hanna Barbara most likely never dreamed of how such a device could advance and impact businesses in 2013. Radio frequency identification (RFID) has the capability to identify an item, gather information about the item and transpose that information into a computer system all without human assistance. RFID technology is centered around the concept of using radio waves to identify selected objects. RFID technology can be utilized in the business and manufacturing arena in more ways than one can truly imagine. In this essay I will discuss the general concept of how RFID works, the current uses of the technology, and potential uses of RFID in the future. A radio frequency identification system consists of three components. The system has a scanning antenna, a transceiver with a decoder to interpret the data, and a transponder, which is the RFID tag. An RFID system will not operate without having some form of each of these components. The scanning antenna enables the system to communicate...
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...Inventory Systems QRB/501 July 15, 2012 Inventory Systems All businesses use an inventory system whether they realize it or not. In this technological age and global economy many types of inventory systems have emerged to help business run more efficiently. From the smallest “mom and pop shop” to the global giant Wal-Mart an inventory system is needed to keep track of products and turnover to ensure there is just enough in stock for the consumer. The larger a business the more complex the inventory system has to be to keep track of that inventory. Manual Inventory, Just in Time inventory, and RFID inventory are methods used today to keep track of materials and merchandise. There are advantages and disadvantages to each type of inventory. Manual Inventory The oldest and most common form of inventory is manual inventory. This basic form of inventory management is used all over the world for small businesses. A small business may start with this form of inventory using a spreadsheet to keep track of inventory turnover. This type of inventory costs little to start and requires almost no training (Hamlett, 2012). It may be sufficient for a business that sells very few high dollar items. An example would be a boat dealer who has a low volume in sales and can clearly see their inventory. Some businesses make what they sell and need to keep an inventory of ingredients used in the creation of their product. An example would be...
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...Provide fresh food and better shopping experiences * Increase profit from sales. * To expand the business and become the biggest retail store in Australia organizational business model: where to find customers? find potential customers(both on physical store and online store) what the special and experience can the business provide ?provide the most convenient and generalized shopping experience with the lowest price for customers how can business provide such serve for customers? by cutting down the product cost and selling cost RFID(Radio Frequency IDentification): Introduction:is the wireless use of electromagnetic fields to transfer data, for the purposes of automatically identifying and tracking tags attached to objects. How does RFID work? the tags contain electronically stored information. Some tags are powered by electromagnetic induction from magnetic fields produced near the reader. Some types collect energy from the interrogating radio waves and act as a passive transponder. Other types have a local power source such as a battery and may operate at hundreds of meters from the reader.Unlike a barcode, the tag does not necessarily need to be within line of sight of the reader and may be embedded in the tracked object. Recycling the RFID chips we give the each customers a coles card like memberships card, everytime the customer bring a chip...
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...------------------------------------------------------------------------7 REFERENCING -----------------------------------------------------------------------8 Introduction This report shows how RFID works in daily basis I will be discussing some of any existing technologies and important features of the technology and discuss possible uses of the technology and the feature impact of the technology KNOWLEDGE Radio Frequency identification RFID is a non contact system which radio waves reads the information stored in a transponder. This technology makes it possible to transmit data via radio waves without physical or visual contact and RFID commutation includes at least one transponder, transmitter devices and background acting of IT system which means you need make some coding to make RFID to work. RFID is already used in daily bases e.g. in car immobilizers, toll systems, tags, car tracking, passports, payments, warehouses and many more The first exploration of RFID technology approached in world war II when the British army used RFID technology to act as aircraft identification to make sure whether airplanes were friendly or enemies so the development of RFID have continued since from late 1960 (Jeremy Gragg, 2003). Then later on RFID was also used for anti-theft systems on doors then in the 1970s and 1980s first RFID created for Keyless access control system some of these system allow the...
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...of rapidly changing business environment, many organisations and business houses faces a constant pressure to continuously adapt and redefine their business process. One of the key processes in doing business whether big or small ranging from small grocery store to a big retail chain is the supply chain process. With the increase in exposure of the companies to the global environment, liberal trade policies, business partnerships and virtual proximity between any two locations of the world, supply chain management has become one of the buzz words in this global business environment. Supply chain management is a collaborative effort of multiple channel members to design, implement and manage seamless value added processes to meet the real needs of the end customers (Fawcett & Magnan, 2002). Thus we can see that a supply chain process involves multiple stages starting from suppliers and ending to end users or customers. The entities which are involved in a normal supply chain are suppliers, manufacturers, warehouses, distributors, transporters, retailers and customers. NEED OF RFID One of the key challenges many organisations face is managing the interconnectivity and collaboration between different entities of the supply chain. Seamless flow of information, tighter integration and communication between channel partners plays an important role in increasing the efficiency of any supply chain and in turn the profitability and rate of return for any business. Due to the lack of...
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