Jonathan Whitaker • Sunil Mithas • M. S. Krishnan Management Department, Robins School of Business, University of Richmond, 1 Gateway Road, Richmond, Virginia 23173, USA Decision and Information Technologies, R. H. Smith School of Business, 4324 Van Munching Hall, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA Business Information Technology, Ross School of Business, University of Mi...

In this paper, one conflict context reasoning method based on Dempster-Shafer theory is proposed. Firstly the context conflict problems are illustrated and partitioned based on theory of evidence. Then the context model combined with Dempster-Shafer theory is presented and applied to the reasoning method based on Dempster rule of combination. The effectiveness of this method is verified with a ...

As a vital and integrated part of the radio-frequency identification (RFID) system, RFID antennas have been received much attention over years, and their design is very urgent and significant. In fact, the development of RFID antenna is of theoretical significance and practical value for the RFID system. In this chapter, the RFID technology is briefly introduced, and the operating principle of ...

The paper primarily suggests the use of RFID technology to provide an efficient and enhanced automated ticketing system. The principle aim of the paper is to improve the efficiency of the prevailing suggested RFID ticketing system by considering and overcoming its limitations. The prevailing system proposes the installation of RFID reader circuit in each and every bus stop to facilitate the cal...

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...

Wireless sensors can be realized by integrating a sensor with a passive commercial radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip. When activated, the chip responds with a digitally encoded signal that not only identifies the sensor but also contains information about the sensor state. Two devices have been developed to date: a temperature-threshold indicator and a chloride-threshold indicator. Thi...

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...