Increase efficiency and product flow: RFID

by Jasmine Eliza Syaima Hakiki NIM    : 2301952893

A rise in service quality is now possible because of the fast advancements in information technology. Increased productivity and efficiency for business owners may be achieved as a result of the growth of information technology. RFID stands for Radio-Frequency Identification or a microchip-based tag technology used to identify and retrieve data using barcodes or magnetic cards against anything that approaches or connects to the RFID, something that may be an alive creature. Neither do the things that aren’t living. RFID has both passive and active features. The operating range of passive RFID is limited to 10 mm to 6 m because of the lack of a self-sufficient power source. When RFID is active, it has its own power source, allowing it to cover a larger area and retain more data. Tags, readers, programming stations, circulation readers, sorting equipment, and stick inventory tags are all parts of RFID systems. It is the purpose of this RFID system to transfer data that may be utilized for different purposes from RFID tags to RFID readers. Then, it is run via a computer program. The RFID system uses a tag with a microchip that has a unique identifier for each item. However, the interrogator has a transceiver and decoder to activate the RFID tag, allowing it to read and write data to the tag. In the event that an RFID tag travels through an electromagnetic zone, it will detect the activation signal generated by the RFID reader and decode the information. The data is stored in the RFID tag and subsequently processed by the computer. Adopting an information technology that enhances and ensures the timeliness of information to the highest levels of management is essential to increasing and growing the company’s competitive power. To support top-level management’s strategic policies, the information gathered must be timely, accurate, and efficient (Tarigan, 2004).
Radiofrequency identification (RFID) tags have been around for a few years now, but they are already extensively employed in the logistics industry. As a result of this RFID technology, all products with RFID tags that are taped to the RFID reader will automatically be entered into the computer system so that data can be stored quickly and accurately. This eliminates the need for the company’s employees, who would otherwise be required to manually check the product stock. The company’s productivity will rise as a result of the usage of RFID reader technology, allowing it to monitor stock levels. Internet of Things (IoT) was coined in 1999 when RFID readers were first connected to the system, although the word has been used for a long time before that.

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