Technical and economic aspect of RFID implementation for asset tracking

International Journal of RF Technologies: Research and Applications

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 169-193

  Bottani, Eleonora ^a   Bertolini, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asset tracking; Case studies; Feasibility study; Radio frequency identification

Indexed keywords

ASSET TRACKING; CASE STUDIES; CONSUMER GOODS; ECONOMIC ASPECTS; ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; ECONOMIC PROFITABILITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; INTEGRATED LOGISTICS; MAIN PROCESS; QUANTITATIVE VALUES; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY; RFID TECHNOLOGY; SITE VISITS; TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTION;

DECISION MAKING; PALLETS; PLANNING; PROFITABILITY; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID); RADIO WAVES; RESEARCH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RETAIL STORES; SALES;

ASSET MANAGEMENT;

EID: 78651575220     PISSN: 17545730     EISSN: 17545749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17545730903159034     Document Type: Article

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