Abstract
ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to investigate the prioritization of Radio Frequency Identification Technology (RFID) logistics projects in a developing economy. This paper adopts a Multi-Criteria DecisionMaking (MCDM) method to assess RFID logistics projects. The study examines the use of RFID in the Brazilian aerospace industry and contributes to both the RFID and MDCA literature. The main contribution of this article is to present RFID applications in industrial processes and their strategic approaches, seeking to improve the efficiency, flexibility and the inventory visibility. The approach proposed a decision process to assess RFID logistics projects in the Brazilian aeronautics industry.
Highlights
Studies in science and technology have grown over the last past three decades by researchers, for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) was no different
Radio Frequency Identification Technology (RFID) papers were searched for and retrieved using the keywords ‘Radio Frequency Identification’; ‘RFID’; ‘logistics’ and ‘projects. Table 4 presents a summary of the results, including 21 articles with 144 references cited in the following main categories of Web of Science: Business, Computer Science Interdisciplinary Applications, Engineering Multidisciplinary and Management
In Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), paired comparisons are made with judgements using numerical values taken from the AHP Fundamental Scale of Absolute Numbers, which indicates by quantity how important or dominant one element is over another element with respect to each criterion or property to which they are compared (Saaty, 2008)
Summary
Studies in science and technology have grown over the last past three decades by researchers, for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) was no different. Emerging economies have grown in importance as destinations for new markets and as new destinations in global value chains. They typically have an institutional environment characterized by unstable economic systems and restrictions on capital (Prasad & Babbar, 2000), cultural differences (Pagell et al, 2005), and considerable degree of uncertainty (Prasad & Tata, 2010; Lorentz & Ghauri, 2010), all of which impacts decisions related to investments in supply chain projects based on new technologies. Considering the growing importance of emerging economies and their unique environment, it is crucial to explore how organizations prioritize RFID projects in emerging markets even applying traditional methodologies for assessing return on investment the company’s need for more detailed information to understand the contribution of the RFID system in the planning and configuration on industrial processes
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