AN IMPACT OF RADIO FREQUENCY

IDENTITYFICATION ON SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

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INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND (RFID) as a technology was developed during the 1940s, the first

industry uses were occurring during the 1980s in tracking and access applications .

Intense Supply Chain due to heavy productions . Shift in supply chain trend . 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 .

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WHAT IS RFID ? Radio Frequency Identification

(RFID) is an automatic identification method, relying on storing and remotely retrieving data using devices called RFID tags or transponders.

An RFID tag is a small object that can be attached to or incorporated into a product, animal, or person.

Transponder: An automatic device that transmits a message in response to a received signal

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WHAT IS RFID ? RFID tags contain silicon chips and antennas

to enable them to receive and respond to radio-frequency queries from an RFID transceiver.

Passive tags require no internal power source, whereas active tags require a power source

Transceiver: a device which combines both transmission and reception capabilities within a single housing. It is a semiconductor device designed to send and receive digital data.

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AN RFID TAG

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A GENERAL VIEW OF RFID TAGS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS AND FREQUENCIES USED IN RFID

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ELEMENTS OF RFID SYSTEM

RFID Reader

RFID Tags Reader Antenna

Network Infrastructure Data

ManagementSystem

Applications

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ENHANCING THE SUPPLY CHAIN WITH RFID

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MANUFACTURING

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WAREHOUSE

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DISTRIBUTION

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RETAIL

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RFID IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN

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RFID IN SCM

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RFID TAGS USED IN LIBRARIES: SQUARE BOOK TAG, ROUND CD/DVD TAG AND RECTANGULAR VHS TAG

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STATEMENT OF PROBLEM

How is RFID technology currently used in supply chain operations?

How are supply chain management systems impacted by this use?

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RESEARCH OBJECTIVES

Based on the problem discussion, this study is conducted on two dimensional approaches.

1) Identification of the significance of RFID in Supply Chain Management.

2) Impacts of RFID in the Supply Chain Management.

Further, this study shows the effects of RFID in the different company's supply chains.

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CONCLUSION RFID puts an positive impact on the Return On Investment. RFID is considered an effective tool to tracking information

and improves both process efficiency and accuracy in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) supply chain.

Handling efficiency: RFID allows the automatic identification of objects without line-of-sight. This reduces the manual data capturing effort.

Theft: Even if RFID at the bottle may not prevent theft, it can help companies to detect weak points in the supply chain.

Bullwhip effect: The adoption of RFID technology decrease in bullwhip effect due to mainly derives from real- time availability of demand data.

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RECOMMENDATION The researcher recommend that RFID deployment in

supply chain helping the companies to compete more effectively in today’s complex global markets, RFID may appears an attractive tool for supply chain optimization.

RFID technology, designed to tag and track objects, is in the context of supply chain management, essentially an inventory management tool.

Bar code technology, another inventory management tool, is almost everywhere in supply chain logistics

RFID’s unique characteristics to create new ways to implement innovative supply chain strategies. An “intelligent product”, for example, might dynamically adjust its expiration date based on changing environmental variables, dynamically re-price itself based on its age, location, or other lifecycle factors, or perhaps drive a dynamic picking process for stock rotation and Better supply chain visibility can bring many benefits, including reduced inventory and safety stock levels, and fewer stock-outs.