Radio frequency identification implementation

Data entry is manual, which means that errors can creep into record keeping. Bar codes, radio frequency identification (RFID), or other methods can address this, but these have yet to be evaluated and implemented. 

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a technology used to help identify, authenticate, track, and trace objects and processes. It is also used to gather and store information about them and their environment. RFID tags can be attached to objects and they can be scanned remotely to collect status information about the object. As RFID helps create transparency, its implications to supply chain design is far reaching. RFID implementation can drastically reduce costs associated with the downstream flow of physical goods and the upstream flow of demand information (refer to Chap. 6). 

Visich, J., Li, S., and Khumawala, B. 2005. A framework for the implementation of radio frequency identification technology in closed-loop supply chains Impact and challenges. Innovation Monograph I—Enterprise Resource Planning Teaching and Research, SAP University Alliance Program and the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, November, 7-34. 

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