used for temperature
management
- Tags implemented in
cattle for linking the
animal to food and
location
- Reduced recall costs by
recalling only the affected
items
- Improved food traceability
- Improved productivity
- Improved logistics
efficiency
-
Saved $400,000 each year
due to better cold chain
management
- Quickly identified and
tracked any animal products
from potentially contaminated
or diseased animals
Mohsen Attaran
Critical Success Factors and Challenges of Implementing RFID in Supply Chain Management
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Appendix - Continued
Industry/Processes
Example
RFID Process
Benefits Gained
IX - Pharmaceutical
a) Order Fulfillment
b) Returns Management
c) Supplier Relationship
Management
- Purdue Pharma
- Pfizer
- Glaxo-
SmithKline
- Tags are used on
bottle of
theft-prone
drugs to track
shipment
- Improved self-
policing in the fight
against thieves and
counterfeiters
- Improved validation
at every step along the
supply chain,
significantly increasing
patient safety
X - Defense
a) Order Fulfillment
b) Demand Management
c) Returns Management
d) Supplier Relationship
Management
-U.S. Army
- U.S. Navy
- Department of
Defense
- Tags are mounted
onto military trucks in
Iraq and
communicated via
satellite
- Tags are used on
weapon with a range
of less than 6”
- DOD is requiring
suppliers to deploy
tags on cases and
pallets they deliver to
the Department
- Helped the military
keep supplies from
running out, and
prevented overstocking
- Helped the military
with better detection of
shock and variances in
temperature
- Improved weapon
management
- Better tracking of
packaged meals,
chemicals and
biological warfare suits
XI - Library
a) Order Fulfillment
b) Demand management
c) Returns Management
-
The Queens
Borough Public
Library system in NY
- The Vatican
Library in Rome
- The British
Library in London
- Brighton's city
center Jubilee
Library in UK
- Tagged millions of
books, DVDs and
CDs
- Reduced checkout
times, boosted visits
and added value to the
community
- Reducing stocktaking
time from weeks to half
a day
- Increased security
XII - Gaming
a) Order Fulfillment
b)
Flow Management
-
Wynn Las Vegas
- Bellagio
- Venetian
- Fremont
- Chips with a face-
value of $100 or
higher are inlaid with
RFID
- The house could
detect and monitor card
counting, dealer
mistakes, chip
counterfeiting, and chip
theft
