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As RFID technology evolves and becomes less expensive, there will be an increase in the number of companies and vendors using the technology. Eventually, new applications will be developed and these systems may even be able to solve common or unique problems associated with business in today’s market.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) should implement radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags in the airport’s baggage-handling operations for a variety of reasons. First, implementing this system will be beneficial to airport workers, travelers, and the airlines. Second, the cost of lost luggage fees and millions of dollars being spent in reimbursements will be significantly reduced. Third, the overall control of luggage will be more efficient and effective. Fourth, traveler satisfaction will improve, as the luggage process will be hassle free.

Radio Frequency Identification Devices (RFID) have been used in the retail industry for more than fifty years as an inventory assessment application tracking product sales and distribution data for goods and services. Current trends of RFID for this industry have been favorable for hi-tech state-of-the-art industries, yet in the past years to 2014 device prices have fallen at an estimated average annual 5.3% primarily due to its characteristic as a "throwaway" inventory or control device. This market segment uses tags or labels, which are scanned and ultimately leave the store with the consumer, eventually disposing of the empty carton or used product. Retailer’s using this application method require multiple components and suppliers are

The effect of metal on RFID tags has been fairly well documented, but we have no idea what will happen in the environment. The metal attenuates signals from the RFID transmitter affecting the readability of the tag. If the tag is completely unreadable, we will have to redesign our entire system. RFID tag read distance will determine if the entire project works. A major requirement of the client is that the tags be readable from a distance that will mean that items won’t need to be removed from their shelves. If no benefit is seen from the RFID system over the barcode system then the new system won’t be used. The effect of materials between the transmitter and the tag have been decently documented, but in our environment we don’t know what the results will be. Many of the chemicals that need to be tagged will reside in metal cabinets. If the cabinets don’t need to be opened to scan the contents it will be a significant selling point for the RFID system. There are thousands of different types of RFID tags out there for different applications. We have cut that down to about forty different tags we would like to try, each with their own pros and cons. We need to test to see what tag provides the best performance at cost to see what we will use. The last important issue is

Over the last few years the cost declines of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, combined with improvements in sensitivity, range and durability, have enabled widespread RFID use in the logistical planning and operation segments of supply chain management processes. Specifically, areas such as security and access control, tracking, and monitoring/management will strategically be enhanced from the use of this technology. An RFID tag consists of a microchip and an antenna, often in the form of a tiny ribbon that can in turn be packaged into many forms, such as a label, or imbedded in between the cardboard layers in a carton. On the microchip is stored information about the product that the tag is affixed to, which can then be

Radio Frequency Identification is the use of radio frequency waves to remotely identify material. It is primarily used in supply chain management but can be used in other areas. Used as a tracking tool, RFID keeps track of material in the transportation pipeline enabling users to have real time tracking information throughout the entire shipping process. Inventory management is another important logistics element that is enhanced with the use of RFID. The goal of an inventory manager is to maintain a 100% inventory and RFID makes the process more efficient. RFID allows the user to perform inventories with ease and accuracy while reducing the number of people needed to perform the inventory. In addition to assisting with inventory RFID

Some of the disadvantages of the RFID technology are that it is expensive to install. Small and medium scale enterprises find it costly to use it in their firms and offices. In the case of Harley Davidson, getting products from many different suppliers’ would mean that the tags may have to be installed in liquid and metal products. The problem is that the liquid and metal surfaces tend to reflect the radio waves, which makes the tags unreadable. The tags have to be placed in various alignments and angles for taking proper reading. This is a tedious task when the work involves a large organization like Harley Davidson. Another disadvantage of the technology is that interference has been observed if devices such as forklifts and walkie-talkies are in the vicinity of the distribution centers. The presence of mobile phone towers has been found to interfere with RFID radio waves. Wal-Mart, the retail sector giant, has installed billions of RFID tags in their products throughout the world and they have encountered such problems.

RFID tags are an acronym for Radio Frequency IDentification and although can be used and applied for a multitude of purposes in the world, the greater majority of them are used to prevent theft at the supermarket or department store. However, some progress had been made in the field of electronic management, of the most notable being embedded inside a library book’s cover in order to automatically check it out to the patron to injecting the rice-sized tag into a pet or human to identify its location. The benefits of this tag are great though, much more than exploited. The RFID system contains of two primary components: the transmitter and the receiver which operate per the name by the former transmitting radio signals and the latter receiving them. The radio signals used are similar to

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) should implement radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags in the airport’s baggage-handling operations for a variety of reasons. First, implementing this system will be beneficial to airport workers, travelers, and the airlines. Second, the cost of lost luggage fees and millions of dollars being spent in reimbursements will be significantly reduced. Third, the overall control of luggage will be more efficient and effective. Fourth, traveler satisfaction will improve, as the luggage process will be hassle free.

RFID has been used as an eventual successor to the barcode for tracking an individual unit of goods. RFID does not require direct line of sight to read a tag, and information on the tag is updatable. An RFID solution consists of four parts: the tag, reader, communication network and RFID software. The tag consists of a computer chip and an antenna for wireless communication with the handheld or fixed-position RFID reader, and the communication network connects the readers to transmit inventory information to the enterprise information system. The RFID software manages the collection, synchronization and communication of the data with warehouse management, ERP and supply-chain planning systems and

Airbus has communicated to its suppliers to tag all traceable items with passive RFID transporters (Roberti M., 2015). Boeing is also using this technology to optimize maintenance activities with specific information regarding maintenance history, parts pedigree, etc. (Lu et al., 2006). It means that the most of the parts supplied by these two aircraft manufacturers are already tagged with RFID technology. American airlines can use their business partners experience with RFID technology to improve their warehousing efficiency. Before initiating the RFID project American airlines should discuss and document the different aspects of project including software, hardware, RFID tags, environmental factors, regulatory concerns, reliability, security issues, network, throughput and maintenance.

In the sectors such as FMCG (Fast-Moving Consumer Goods) retailers and automotive industry there are millions of components and huge number of suppliers associated with them and hence supply chain management becomes a major challenge. There have been various technologies which have helped in the past in improving effectiveness of this supply chain. One of the technologies which is highly investigated now for increasing efficiency of the supply chain is RFID (Radio Frequency Identification).

RFID uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attach to objects. These tags contain electronically stored information. The information can be read by RFID readers and can only be read if they are within the line of sight of the reader. There are two types or RFID tags; passive and active. Passive RFID relies on RF energy transferred from the reader to the tag to power the tag. Active RFID uses an internal power source, such as a battery within the tag to continuously power the tag and its RF communication circuitry. “The information is transfer efficiently and automatically without human intervention.” (Yao, 2012)

Engineering is giving organizations approaches to end up quicker and more effective in every aspect of the inventory control and supply chain, from the business to the consumer. The motivation behind this paper is to investigate one technology that has had an incredible effect on the production planning. This technology is the Radio Frequency identification (RFID).

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) uses Radio Frequency electromagnetic energy that can be transmitted and can be used to read the