Due to decreasing hardware prices and growing standardization, RFID-systems (Radio FrequencyIdentification) are increasingly being used in global supply chains. In the beginning a simple identificationnumber was stored on the RFID tag, but meanwhile, there is a variety of applications storing...

The implementation of RFID leads to improved visibility in supply chains. However, as a consequenceof the increased data collection and enhanced data granularity, supply chain participants have to dealwith new data management challenges. In this paper, we highlight the primary characteristics of...

Ziel dieser Arbeit war es, den Entwicklungsstand sowie betriebswirtschaftliche Anwendungsgebiete derRFID-Technologie darzustellen. Hierzu wurde zunächst dargelegt, dass RFID eine logischeWeiterentwicklung im Bereich der automatischen Identifikationssysteme darstellt, um den Medienbruchzwischen...

This paper deals with the use of RFID in reverse logistics. At first, reverse logistics is introduced as anarea of logistics research, which has gained in importance in the last years. Drivers of this developmentas well as current challenges for reverse logistics are discussed. The author then...