Applications of RFID in Supply Chains Gary M. Gaukler gaukler@tamu.edu RFID and Supply Chain Systems Lab Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering Texas A&M University College Station‚ Texas 77843-3131‚ USA Ralf W. Seifert seifert@imd.ch IMD - International Institute for Management Development Chemin de Bellerive 23‚ PO Box 915 CH-1001 Lausanne‚ Switzerland Copyright This paper is published as a book chapter in “Trends in Supply Chain Design and Management: Technologies and
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plastic bottles will take Riordan approximately 7-10 days to complete. Both the perfume and bottles will be sent down to packaging. In packaging the bottles will be filled with the perfume‚ sealed‚ boxed‚ placed in cases of 24‚ and loaded onto pallets. Any overage will be shipped to the warehouse where it will be recorded and remain stored until needed for future use. Upon receipt of the next order the inventory manager will report what he or she currently has in-stock and order just the supplies
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Lifelong Learning Programme Leonardo da Vinci Chapter 2 Logistics – Basic Concepts & Characteristics COUrier Routing through Innovative Emulation Learning program COURIEL Contents 1. OVERVIEW OF SUPPLY CHAIN 2. LOGISTICS DECISION MAKING 3. LOGISTICS SYSTEM DESIGN & PLANNING 4. DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS 5. TRANSPORTATION COURIEL 2 Overview of Supply Chain Origin of Logistics The concept of “Logistics” started many years before Christ and was used by Greek generals (Leon the Wise‚ Alexander
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boats‚ barges‚ railcars‚ tankers‚ trucks and even pack animals. Foods and food ingredients are shipped frozen‚ refrigerated and at ambient temperatures. They are shipped whole‚ by the bushel‚ in bunches‚ bundles‚ or in boxes‚ stretch-wrapped on pallets. Poly-lined barrels‚ buckets or baskets are frequently used to transport an assortment of powders‚ purees and pastes. Foodstuffs are shipped in open-bed gondolas‚ dry-box sea containers‚ and in the cargo holds of ocean-going freighters. Transportation
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MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT INTRODUCTION • • • Material handling refers to efficient short-distance movement of goods that usually takes place within the confines of a building such as a plant or a warehouse or between a building and a transportation agency. Material handling equipment is equipment that relate to the movement‚ storage‚ control and protection of materials‚ goods and products throughout the process of manufacturing‚ distribution‚ consumption and disposal. Material handling equipment
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return on investment‚ and vulnerability to damage minimized. Because line-of-sight is not required to read RFID tags‚ inventory can be performed in a highly efficient method. For example‚ pallets in a warehouse can be read‚ inventoried‚ and their location can be determined no matter where the tag is placed on the pallet. This is because the radio waves from the reader are strong enough for the tag to respond regardless of location. Though the cost may be high at first‚ the total cost of ownership should
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RFID CORE TECHNOLOGY In the simplest terms‚ RFID is a technology that utilizes radio waves for communication between a transmitter and a receiver. In the case of RFID for business‚ the receiver is a reader/antenna and the transmitter is a tag. The tag is encoded with a unique identification number. This number is transmitted to the reader anytime the tag is queried. The unique ID number can then be referenced in a database for additional information regarding the tagged item. Any RFID system is
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Literature is a textually transmitted disease‚ normally contracted in childhood” Word and Image in Shaun Tans The Arrival As a reader we are evidently drawn firstly to a book who’s title and/or image on the cover excites us. Adult Fiction is evidently presented in the form of a novel but Shaun Tan breaks away from traditional conventions of a novel format‚ producing texts that inhabit the shape of a picture book‚ whether including or excluding written language. This
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transport 1.2 – Method of transport 1.3 – Packaging and stowage 1.4 – Cost Calculations 1.5 – Documentation TASK 1 – REPORT Goods to export 6.480 bottles of Sauvignon Blanc Wine 0‚75 L per bottle. (1 container of 20 ft containing 15 pallets x 36 cases x 12 bottles). Method of transport Shipping by sea is the most economical option‚ and in this case even if not the quickest option‚ no problem because it is not a burden that needs to get to the point of arrival urgently. There are a large
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nothing in return‚ yet he still gave. While she realized he had a bit of a dodgy past with women‚ the man who sat across from her at the dining table at this moment was honest‚ loyal‚ and true. And incredibly attractive. When he’d set up his sleeping pallet early‚ she watched his riding breeches stretch across that muscular arse of his‚ and then when he’d turned and stretched‚ her gaze slid to the prominent bulge between his legs. She’d probably become so wanton because she’d made love only twice during
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