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RFID in the supply chain: lessons from European early adopters
Purpose Radio frequency identification (RFID) is increasingly being presented as
a technology with the potential to improve supply chain performance, but
empirical evidence from early adopters is sparse. This paper aims to rectify
this scarcity and contribute to a more informed discussion in and between
academic and practitioner communities. Design/Methodology/Approach The paper is
based on a conceptual model of factors influencing the success of adoption
efforts. It then reports the results of a survey of 612 European supply chain
managers, focusing on the 128 respondents who have begun RFID trials. Findings A
significant influence on operational deployment is the presence of mandates from
key customers requiring the technologyâs use. Customer mandates also impact the
anticipated benefits of a faster sales cycle and of enhanced systems
integration, though the relationships are complex. By contrast, greater cost
reduction benefits are anticipated in two industries where mandates are less
common â industrial goods and logistics. Perceived organizational innovativeness
positively impacts anticipated ROI from RFID. Companies adopting a âslap and
shipâ approach are less likely to anticipate pricing benefits than those
integrating RFID into enterprise systems Research Limitations/Implications The
limitations of the paper include the limited sample size of early adopters. In
addition, qualitative research is needed into RFID supply chain applications and
into different approaches to IS integration of RFID, to inform future survey
work. Practical Implications This paper informs supply chain managers and senior
decision makers who are examining the potential of RFID technology. It offers
guidance on what issues to look for when adopting this technology, approaches to
take and the benefits that might be accrued. Originality/Valuer This paper
offers a major contribution to understanding the current status of the adoption
of RFID in European supply chains. This understanding is put in the context of
the wider literatures on supply chain management and the adoption of information
systems and te
WSN and RFID integration to support intelligent monitoring in smart buildings using hybrid intelligent decision support systems
The real time monitoring of environment context aware activities is becoming a standard in the service delivery in a wide range of domains (child and elderly care and supervision, logistics, circulation, and other). The safety of people, goods and premises depends on the prompt reaction to potential hazards identified at an early stage to engage appropriate control actions. This requires capturing real time data to process locally at the device level or communicate to backend systems for real time decision making. This research examines the wireless sensor network and radio frequency identification technology integration in smart homes to support advanced safety systems deployed upstream to safety and emergency response. These systems are based on the use of hybrid intelligent decision support systems configured in a multi-distributed architecture enabled by the wireless communication of detection and tracking data to support intelligent real-time monitoring in smart buildings. This paper introduces first the concept of wireless sensor network and radio frequency identification technology integration showing the various options for the task distribution between radio frequency identification and hybrid intelligent decision support systems. This integration is then illustrated in a multi-distributed system architecture to identify motion and control access in a smart building using a room capacity model for occupancy and evacuation, access rights and a navigation map automatically generated by the system. The solution shown in the case study is based on a virtual layout of the smart building which is implemented using the capabilities of the building information model and hybrid intelligent decision support system.The Saudi High Education Ministry and Brunel University (UK
Smart Geographic object: Toward a new understanding of GIS Technology in Ubiquitous Computing
One of the fundamental aspects of ubiquitous computing is the instrumentation
of the real world by smart devices. This instrumentation constitutes an
opportunity to rethink the interactions between human beings and their
environment on the one hand, and between the components of this environment on
the other. In this paper we discuss what this understanding of ubiquitous
computing can bring to geographic science and particularly to GIS technology.
Our main idea is the instrumentation of the geographic environment through the
instrumentation of geographic objects composing it. And then investigate how
this instrumentation can meet the current limitations of GIS technology, and
offers a new stage of rapprochement between the earth and its abstraction. As
result, the current research work proposes a new concept we named Smart
Geographic Object SGO. The latter is a convergence point between the smart
objects and geographic objects, two concepts appertaining respectively to
Communication Architecture for Tracking and Interoperable Services at Hospitals: A Real Deployment Experience
Any new hospital communication architecture has to support existing services, but at the same time new added features should not affect normal tasks. This article deals with issues regarding old and new systemsâ interoperability, as well as the effect the human factor has in a deployed architecture. It also presents valuable information, which is a product of a real scenario. Tracking services are also tested in order to monitor and administer several medical resources
In Things We Trust? Towards trustability in the Internet of Things
This essay discusses the main privacy, security and trustability issues with
the Internet of Things
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