- 1. Radio Frequency ID (RFID): Brian E. Mennecke Deans Faculty
Fellow in MIS & Associate Professor Iowa State
UniversityCollege of Busiess
2. Why is RFID a relevant technology for research and
practice?
- RFID has the potential to significantly change how objects are
tracked and managed throughout a business process or within a
business supply chain
3. How is RFID unique?
- RFID is a unique technology because
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- It can be used to identify objectsand store information about
the object in question
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- Bar codes can store limited amounts of information about an
object
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- RFID can be used to store vast amounts of information
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- It can be used to accurately locate and identify objects from a
distance using RF signals
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- It can be used to detect and read objects that are not in line
of sight
4. RFID Technology
- Conceptually somewhat similar to bar codes in that they are
used to identify and track objects of interest to the
organization
- Consist of three components:
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- A transceiver (transmitter and receiver),
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- A transponder (tag), which is where thebrainsof the technology
resides
5. An RFID Tag 6. RFID Technology:Active vs. Passive Tags
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- Catch the attention of the RFID reader by sending out a
signal
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- Function with battery power (a battery is either connected to
or built into the tag)
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- Can be detected over a greater distance
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- Are more expensive (due to the cost of the battery)
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- Alert the tag to communicate through a reader when the readers
signal is detected by the tag
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- Communicates without battery power (giving them essentially
unlimited life)
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- Derives power from the readers electromagnetic field
7. RFID Data Collection Process RFID Tag RFID Reader Middleware
EnterpriseSystem 8. The Process in Context Source: Forrester
Research 9. Systems Effected
10. RFID Applications
- Just a few applications that already exist
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- Pet identification technology
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- Inventory management (usually pallet level)
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- Truck routing and management
11. RFID in Meat Traceability
- Currently, most meat in the U.S. is not tracked through the
production process
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- It is primarily marketed as a commodity
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- Most processing plants are not designed to track meat
products
- RFID has the potential to enable flexible manufacturing and
support animal and meat traceability
12. Technology in themeat production chain
- However, RFID technology has the potential to enable
identification of the product through the production chain
13. RFID is Integral to Traceability 14. Users of RFID 15. Where
Do Benefits Arise?
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- Achieve or retain preferred customer status
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- Meet or exceed customer specifications
- Internal Process Efficiencies
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- Labor efficiencies, monitoring, and control
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- Transparency of supply chain to management
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- Information integration and flow
16. Where is it going? (and how fast will we get there?) Now 4
years out Feasibility Pallet-level Applications Case-level
Applications Item-Level Applications