Case Paper Rfid

Impact of RFID communication in container ports:

• Eliminating Human Errors – this can be concluded from the automatic nature of RFID technology, therefore possibly avoiding human intervention and further leading to accurate and complete data collection and better utilization of Employee's time.

• Reduction of stock-outs, Reduction of excess inventory in supply chain, sustainable impacts- RFID technology is already applied in many fields with reported and documented success and is used in warehouses and inventory to avoid stock-outs. {Rolin Ford( Executive VP & CIO of wal-mart stores) confirmed the benefits of using RFID, he further explained that improving in-stocks saves extra trips for customers which they may make to store, hence saving further million of $s per year only in gas consumption and which indirectly results in reducing green house gasses by many folds.

• RFID technology makes Automatic guided vehicles (AGV) flexible – Because of the nature of traditional AGVs which follow fixed predefined paths, it is quite a challenge for them in readjusting a site or