Implementation of Radio Frequency Identification, A Few Years On

This Manufacturing Insights report looks at the promise of radio frequency identification (RFID) to deliver a range of benefits through increased efficiency, better visibility, and availability of real-time information along the supply chain. Over the past few years, organizations around the globe have implemented RFID solutions with varied degree of successes. This study looks at one of the early instances of an RFID implementation in Asia/Pacific supply chain management (SCM) in the global electronics industry, and explores the challenges and opportunities faced, as well as key business and IT strategies adopted in order to address them.

"While most of the analysis are currently focused on the supply chains, in particular on the chain masters, this study profiles a relatively smaller organization that had taken a bold step to differentiate itself within the competition, even though, the technology still evolves,"says Debashis Tarafdar, senior research manager, Manufacturing Insights, IDC Asia/Pacific.