RFID Technology and Supply Chain Management

Paper Summary:

The paper explores how radio frequency identification (RFID) contributes to increasing process performance through the efficient use of information that provides greater visibility throughout any given supply chain. The paper examines a proposed RFID maturity model and RFID equilibrium model. The paper concludes that RFID piloting strategies are highly efficient at both redefining business process workflows using business process management (BPM) techniques, and at attaining measurable process performance gains once they are automated through the use of RFID. The paper includes many color diagrams and tables.

Outline:
Abstract
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2
Literature Review
Chapter 3
Research Methodology and Design
Chapter 4
Data Collection
Chapter 5
Analysis of Results
Chapter 6
Conclusions and Recommendations

From the Paper:

"Supply chains have become, in majority industries and for nearly every manufacturer, distributor or member of a distribution channel, the most significant competitive differentiator and also the process area most fertile for process improvements. Gaining slight percentage increases in performance in any given supply chain process on the critical path of fulfilling customer demand can have direct financial contributions to the profitability of the company. AMR Research, a leading supply chain consultancy, estimates that a 1% gain in Perfect Order performance (Barrett, et.al) will lead to a 3% increase in profitability."

Sample of Sources Used:

• AMR Research, 2003.Configuration is the Heart of Customer Fulfillment for Complex Product Manufacturers. AMR Research Report. Monday March 31, 2003. Retrieved from the Internet on April 22, 2008 from: http://lwcresearch.com/filesfordownloads/ConfigurationIstheHeartofCustomerFulfillmentforComplexProductManufacturers.pdf
• AMR Research, 2004. The Hierarchy of Supply Chain Metrics: Diagnosing Your Supply Chain Health. AMR Research. February 18, 2004. Debra Hofman. Page 3.
• Mohsen Attaran 2007. RFID: an enabler of supply chain operations. Supply Chain Management 12, no. 4 (July 1): 249-257. http://www.proquest.com (Accessed March 28, 2008).
• Banks, Buckley, Jain and Lenderman (2002), Panel Session: Opportunities for Simulation in Supply Chain Management. Proceedings of the 2002 Winter Simulation Conference E. Yucesan, C.-H. Chen, J. L. Snowdon, and J. M. Charnes, eds. Accessed from the Internet on March 31, 2008 from the following location: http://www.informs-sim.org/wsc02papers/226.pdf
• Jane Barrett 2007. Demand-Driven is an Operational Strategy. Industrial Management, November 1, 14-19,5. http://www.proquest.com (Accessed May 1, 2008).

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