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ABSTRACT
Abstract : Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), one of the key technologies of silent commerce has been gaining momentum over the past couple of years. The introduction of the Electronic Product Code (EPC), which is likely to succeed the current Universal ProductCode (UPC), together with various other standards for the new “RFID network”, is poised for wide scale adoption by the corporate community in the foreseeable future. One area that will benefit from the use of RFID is supply chain management. A wide spectrum of benefits will be unlocked when adoption across the entire supply network is realized. These benefits would eventually ripple through all industries and sectors and open up a host of additional applications that will benefit both the corporate and civilian community. In the first part of this paper, the discussion is framed around the architectural depiction of the RFID network, illustrating the functionalities and importance of the various components and standards that have been developed. The next focuses on the various network communication technologies that will support the new RFID network. We map these technologies to the various segments in the supply chain, hereafter referred to as the supply network.
HISTORY
• During World war II, Germans used this kind of technique to distinguish between friends and foes at night through their aircraft.
• Shortly after WWII, eng. Harry Stockman gave an article over RFID.
• In 1972 Kriofsky and Kalpan gave an idea of transmitter and responder arrangement.
• In 1979 Biegel gave the idea of identification device through two antennas. (This is the landmark of RFID)
• In late 1970’s and 1980’s Lawrence Livermore Lab realized that handheld receiver stimulated by RF power could send back a coded radio signal, such a system could be connected to a simple computer and used to control access to a secure facility.
Vision of the Future for RFID?
• Smaller tags?
• The smart book shelf
• The smart book store – Selexyz Almere
• The smart library?
Vision of the Future
• Reception/Service Desk
• Self service with automated book return
• Self pick up of reservations
• Self payment
• Help Zone