Impact of RFID on manufacturing effectiveness and efficiency

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 329-350

  Zelbst, Pamela J ^a   Green, Kenneth W ^b   Sower, Victor E ^a   Reyes, Pedro M ^c  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Manufacturing effectiveness; Manufacturing efficiency; Manufacturing industries; Organizational performance; Radio frequency identification; RFID technology; Supply chain performance; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856809081     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443571211212600     Document Type: Article

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