Chapter 9. Toward Collaborative Supply Chains Using RFID

Robin G. Qiu and Raghvinder S. Sangwan

Supply chain management (SCM) aims to enhance the whole value chain by orchestrating product engineering and management processes from suppliers to customers so that promised orders and services can be promptly and satisfactorily delivered. An SCM system essentially manages products along with their data and information when the products are physically delivered from one location to another on the supply chain. This chapter discusses how the emerging radio frequency identification (RFID) technology can actively participate in enabling collaborative supply chains for a competitive advantage. The main discussion in this chapter is the design and development ...

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