A radio frequency identification device (RFID) is a type of information technology used to improve supply chain management through an enhanced visualization of products. The RFID market in the U.S healthcare industry has been projected to be approximately $297 million and has been expected to grow at a rapid speed. RFID had a great impact on the hospital supply chain. It has been demonstrated t...

A myriad of applications such as radio frequency identification (RFID) and smart card networks are emerging in which nodes are designed for extremely low-cost, large scale applications such that the replacement of batteries is not feasible. Energy conservation therefore becomes a major constraint. Classical access protocols are either not energy conserving or lead to unacceptable delays. In a p...

We focus on a simple inventory system at a retailer store, whose operations reflect the fact that in the real world, the execution of moving goods in a supply chain is often not without errors. Using simulation, we show that if ignored, these errors can result in substantial cost increases to the retailer, and therefore affect his bottom line. As the newly emerged radio frequency identification...

Purpose – This paper aims to explore and describe the impact of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology on inventory accuracy within a production and assembly plant, and to propose a model for assessing the impact of the technology on inventory accuracy. Design/methodology/approach – The empirical investigation, based on case study research, focuses on an RFID implementation at a suppl...

The challenges that logistics faces in the retail industry must be investigated in the context of the specific retail sector as well as the degree of development of the retail market. The research focus in this paper is on logistic processes in supermarket supply. The aim is to deepen the understanding of logistic processes and then to investigate the possibilities of their enhancement by apply...

Knowledge of the status of site spaces is critical to generating effective and reliable site layout plans. Previous approaches to site layout planning advocate generating layouts based on the planned project schedule which do not reflect the actual status of the project in terms of activities, resources and associated spaces. As such, this questions the reliability of the generated site layouts...

Digital radio-frequency communication technology (which we refer to below simply as Digital Wireless or DW) has been available for many years. Recently, miniaturisation and the application of mass production techniques have led to new uses such as RFID tagging, which interests the retail industry and distributors. Such non-traditional uses of RF communication brings DW technology into increasin...

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems are now appearing in many systems and applications across enterprises and vertical markets. Spurred on by efficiencies and mandates from both private and public entities, the once obscure RFID technology of just a few years ago, is now becoming the preeminent method to meet the growing demand for tracking and identify assets and products throughout ...

This paper reviews the background of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems as well as the ethical foundations of individual privacy. A number of applications were also explored with the intention of identifying the technology’s benefits and possible misuses. The authors offer an overview and discussion of the most important ethical issues concerning RFID, describe, and examine some meth...

In the coming future ubiquitous society, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags will be affixed to every product and person. This technology is anticipated to be a key technology that will be utilized by various ubiquitous services where these tags will be used to identify things and people and will automatically take advantage of contextual information such as location. On the other hand, ...