An innovative and low-cost gapless traceability system of fresh vegetable products using RF technologies and EPCglobal standard

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 98, Issue , 2013, Pages 146-157

  Mainetti, Luca ^a   Patrono, Luigi ^a   Stefanizzi, Maria Laura ^a   Vergallo, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Enterprise Service Bus; EPC (Electronic Product Code); Food supply chain; Item level tracing system; NFC (Near Field Communication); RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification)

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; FOOD SUPPLY; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY; VEGETABLES; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

ELECTRONIC PRODUCT CODES; ENTERPRISE SERVICE BUS; INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS; ITEM-LEVEL TRACING SYSTEMS; NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATIONS; TRACEABILITY INFORMATION; TRACEABILITY SYSTEMS; ULTRA-HIGH FREQUENCY;

RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID);

AGROINDUSTRY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FOOD SECURITY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; SAFETY; STANDARD (REGULATION); TAGGING; VEGETABLE;

ITALY;

EID: 84883426748     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2013.07.015     Document Type: Article

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