Rfid Tags

RFID Tags - Impacting Supply Chains

Table of Contents

Introduction ………………………………………………………….………………..……….. 3

General Uses and Types of RFID Tags…………………………………….………….….…… 5

Problems Associated With RFID Tags ………………………………………………..……….7

United States Department of Defense…………………………………………………...……. 9

Additional Uses...……………………………………………………………………….…..... 10

Conclusion ……………………………………………………………………………………12

References ………………………………………………………………………………..….. 14

RFID Tags - Impacting Supply Chains

Introduction

Supply management can be characterized as a proactive and strategic approach to the development and management of interdependent and collaborative relationships with suppliers at all tiers in the supply chain and customers at all levels of consumption. These functions will incorporate technology-driven, relationship-based, and competition-sensitive business practices into the management of supply-related functions (Burt, Petcavage, Pinerton, 2010). Uninterrupted supply flow, direct/indirect cost reduction or avoidance, quality improvements, and relationship management will continue to be critical for successful supply chains.

Because of this, it is almost certain that the future of supply chain management will include the use and management of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Tags. Radio Frequency Identification has the potential to revolutionize the way business is conducted. Consisting of three parts; a chip, a reader, and a database, RFID technology can automatically identify people and objects by a 100-digit tag and track them through the supply chain. As they move through the process, RFID readers collect information on the products and match their tag numbers to a central database, which provides access to all information regarding the product (Linn, 2010). It seems that RFID tags are the “must have” component to overhaul the supply chain of any and all companies across every industry.

There are as many RFID...