Sensors And Devices : Project Narrative

An RFID reader is a network connected device (fixed or mobile) with an antenna that sends power as well as commands to the tags. The RFID reader acts like an access point for RFID tagged items so that the tags' data can be made available to business applications.

The RFID system mainly includes three parts: reader, antenna, and RFID tag, as shown. Because of the uniqueness of the RFID tag, the reader can locate and

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.

For the plant it has been decided to use the passive RFID technology, as it one of the cheapest solutions, moreover it requires antenas to be placed around the factory, which makes the control process simplier and more efficient.

PRADA has long been adopted management information systems into most of their business part including manufacturing, sales, and human resource management. PRADA has Group information technology director who primarily responsible for the management of the Group’s information technology system. In 2000s, by using radio frequency identification (RFID), PRADA tried to controls manufacturing system, inventory, warehousing, distribution, logistics, automatic object tracking and supply chain management. What PRADA expected from RFID technologies were improve the potential benefits of supply chain management through reduction of inventory losses, increase of the efficiency and speed of

RFID is not new innovation by any stretch of the imagination. It has been around for a considerable length of time. It was utilized at first for vicinity access control. From there on, it developed to be utilized as a part of inventory network following, toll boundary control, and notwithstanding ensuring cars(Potter, 2005).They are different5 types of tags are available.

The RFID technology consists of three kinds of tags i.e. active RFID tags, passive RFID tags, and battery

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

RFID was invented in Soviet Union in 1945 by inventor Leon Theremin. The main use for RFID during 1945, was to track audio information and sounds to identify if aircrafts was friend or foes of the Soviets in World War II. Once the World War was over, similar technology started to be developed such as IFF transponder, Automatic Identification and Data capture (AIDC), and Passive Reader Active Tag and much more. In modern times, RFID is used in many ways, for example in keep track of good in stores, collecting toll payments without contact, and keep track of bagging at the airport. Have you ever bought an item inside a store and wondering what happens when the cashier scans the barcode? This is RFID’s Active Reader Active Tag at work, it’s a system that use tags to transmit signals and reply once the information is received from the item scanned. In addition, Passive Reader Active Tag (PRAT) is often used in stores as well by overnight stockers and inventory staff. PRAT allows the user to scan barcodes to keep track of inventory in store, as well as order inventory. RFID has increased in applications outside of retail store chains many common ones such as badges need to access building doors, lock on newer vehicles car doors and commutation devices.

The Department of Homeland Security defines Radio frequency identification, or RFID, as a ‘technology that uses

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

RFID, or radio frequency identification, is the new system that is replacing the use of barcodes. RFID tags allow users to more quickly obtain information from the object that the RFID tag

RFID technology is not only used at gas stations, restaurants, and department but also at

Barcoding is governed by Universal Product Code UPC whereas RFID is governed by electronic product codes EPC. In its evolution Barcodes were categorized as 1D, 2D and 3D with increasing capacity to store information like manufacturer, product type, batch number etc. Similarly RFID has Active and Passive tags that are being chosen according to the necessity and level of security. An Auto-ID system implementation to a warehouse or a facility takes into account strategic,

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.