GLOBAL RFID

The Value of the EPCglobal^TM Network for Supply Chain Management

 

Edmund W. Schuster, Stuart J. Allen, David L. Brock

 

Published by Springer Verlag

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

List of Figures and Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .VII

Foreword

Who Invented the EPC? by Kevin Ashton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XI

A Large-Scale Effort by Sanjay Sarma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XV

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XXIII

 

Part I: Introduction

Chapter 1 The Emergence of a New Key Technology . . . . . . . . . . .   3

Chapter 2 Hardware: RFID-Tags and Readers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   15

Chapter 3 Infrastructure: EPCglobal Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29

Chapter 4 Data: What, When and Where? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  41

 

Part II: Leveraging the Supply Chain: Case Studies

Chapter 5 Warehousing: Improving Customer Service . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Chapter 6 Maintenance: Service Parts Inventory Management . . . .  59

Chapter 7 Pharmaceuticals: Preventing Counterfeits . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Chapter 8 Medical Devices: Smart Healthcare Infrastructure . . . . . .109

Chapter 9 Agriculture: Animal Tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Chapter 10 Food: Dynamic Expiration Dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Chapter 11 Retailing: Theft Prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Chapter 12 Defense: Improving Security and Efficiency . . . . . . . . . 159

 

Part III: Creating Business Value

Chapter 13 The Role of Data in Enterprise Resource Planning . . . . . 177

Chapter 14 Building a Business Case for the EPCglobal Network . . 187

Chapter 15 Enhancing Revenue Using the EPC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199

Chapter 16 Outlook: Navigating the Sea of Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229

 

Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283

 

 

 

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