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Article: RFID reshapes the global supply chain.
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- Industrial Management
- Article date:
- March 1, 2005
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
An efficiently managed supply chain provides a competitive business advantage, but it requires a robust information technology infrastructure, Perhaps the most influential technology on the forefront of supply chain improvement is radio-frequency identification, which promises to give organizations the need for lower inventory levels and a host of additional benefits.
The need to compete effectively and even emerge with a distinct competitive advantage has forced companies to look continuously for ways of improving their efficiency. One major issue in this regard is supply chain management. A closer study of most successful businesses ...