Presented Paper at National conference on EMERGING TRENDS IN RETAILING INDUSTRY titled SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT AND RFID IN RETAIL INDUSTRY at SNR Institute of Management Sciences, SNR Sons College (Autonomous), Coimbatore-641006.
2. What is RFID? Radio Frequency Identification RFID is the use of small devices that can be electronically identified at a distance, through many obstruction, using radio waves or adjoining frequencies. Advantages Works under adverse conditions Reading is done without any human intervention Read writer can be used to record new information on the tag The use of radio frequency tags to identify real objects.
30. A great deal of innovation has brought us to the point where the silicon core of an radio tag is now 0.4mm
31. The antenna can be printed onto a product’s packaging at time of manufacture
32. Currently radio tags can be purchased for less that €0.25 in quantity.=> RFID is small enough, fast enough, and cheap enough to doreal work with today
34. BENIFITS OF USING RFID IN RETAIL SUPPLY CHAIN For manufacturers; RFID enables detailed, automated monitoring of parts as they move through a facility. RFID quickly identifies the origin of defective components or products, even after they have been sold. Fordistributors; RFID manages inventories and fleets so effectively those manual tasks can be eliminated, processes can be dramatically accelerated, and shipping errors can be reduced.
35. For retailers; RFID ensures appropriate stocking levels, tracks the origin and history of products, prevents theft or misplacement of goods, and speeds up checkout lines. Where traditional bar coding requires one-by-one scanning of a visible bar-code label, RFID readers can simultaneously scan hundreds of tagged items, regardless of whether the tag is visible. And whereas traditional bar coding can tell you only what type of product is being scanned, RFID can uniquely identify individual items.
