A deployment of RFID for manufacturing and logistic

Abstract

Widespread adoption of Radio Frequency Identification System (RFID) has been widely used to develop and improve the Supply chain management. The Logistic control system has been focused in this work. In details, the system emphasizes at packaging, inventory and warehouse utilization that actually holds a good impact to final packing process and shipping process. The RFID hardware's specification are UHF frequency at 860-930 MHz on ISO/IEC 18000-6C Class 1 Gen 2 which well known to utilize in supply chain management. Data stored in the tag are the compressed version of all pieces inside the box. No indexing is further needed as required by the conventional barcode system. For the analysis of business deployment, an economic analysis tool is employed. The Net Present Value (NPV) of 5 year-period has been carried out for the purpose of medium-term to long-term investment. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht(Outside the USA).