RFID Tag readability issues with palletized loads of consumer goods

Packaging Technology and Science

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 431-441

  Singh, J ^a   Olsen, E ^a   Vorst, K ^a   Tripp, K ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer goods; Forklift speed; Pallet pattern; Readability; RFID; Warehouse

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION; BINARY LOGISTIC REGRESSION; BOTTLED WATER; CONSUMER GOODS; FORK LIFT TRUCKS; FORKLIFT SPEED; INVENTORY TRACKING; PALLETIZED LOADS; PRIVACY ISSUE; RF-ID TAGS; SUPPLY CHAIN APPLICATIONS; TAG TYPES;

AUTOMATION; CONSUMER PRODUCTS; ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE; PALLETS; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID); RADIO NAVIGATION; SPEED; SUPPLY CHAINS; WAREHOUSES;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

RUMEX;

EID: 73149107989     PISSN: 08943214     EISSN: 10991522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pts.864     Document Type: Article

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