Radio Frequency Identification Usage Research Articles

Supporting disaster relief operations through RFID: enabling visibility and coordination

PurposeIn the aftermath of disasters, humanitarian actors need to coordinate their activities based on accurate information about the disaster site, its surrounding environment, the victims and survivors and the supply of and demand for relief supplies. In this study, the authors examine the characteristics of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology and those of disaster relief operations to achieve information visibility and actor coordination for effective and efficient humanitarian relief operations.Design/methodology/approachBuilding on the contingent resource-based view (CRBV), the authors present a model of task-technology fit (TTF) that explains how the use of RFID can improve visibility and coordination. Survey data were collected from humanitarian practitioners in India, and partial least squares (PLS) analysis was used to analyze the model.FindingsThe characteristics of both RFID technology and disaster relief operations significantly influence TTF, and TTF predicts RFID usage in disaster relief operations, providing visibility and coordination. TTF is also a mediator between the characteristics of RFID technology and disaster relief operations and between visibility and coordination.Social implicationsThe many recent humanitarian disasters have demonstrated the critical importance of effective and efficient humanitarian supply chain and logistics strategies and operations in assisting disaster-affected populations. The active and appropriate use of technology, including RFID, can help make disaster response more effective and efficient.Originality/valueHumanitarian actors value RFID technology because of its ability to improve the visibility and coordination of relief operations. This study brings a new perspective to the benefits of RFID technology and sheds light on its antecedents. The study thus expands the understanding of technology in humanitarian operations.

Information technology practices in the Jordanian retail sector: Employee and customer perspective

This paper aims to discuss the adoption of information technology by retailers in Jordan and the impact on retail space, particularly in major urban areas of Jordan. Retailers such as Walmart, Amazon, and Metro are using advanced technologies to continue attracting and expanding consumers with the advent of internet of things (IoT), radio frequency identification (RFID) and point of sales (POS) hardware and software and retail. The study relied on the explanatory approach to achieve these objectives. The study sample consisted of 134 stores that were chosen randomly and 480 customers of these stores, which were also chosen randomly. A questionnaire was designed based on previous studies and distributed among the respondents. The statistical analysis program (SPSS) was used to analyze the data obtained from the sample and test the hypotheses. The study results showed that information technologies influence customer perceptions. However, RFID appears to have no impact on employee perception. Retailers’ attitudes and adoption of information technologies in the Jordanian retail sector are heavily influenced by external factors. RFID usage does not play a significant role in determining the retailers’ attitude towards adopting IT practices. The reason for such an outcome may be that sometimes the devices fail to read the various codes, and thus, it makes it difficult for the retailer to scan the products. AcknowledgmentThis paper is supported with a generous fund of the faculty of scientific research and graduate studies, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University. Fund decision number – 47/2021.

RFID Tag Data Encryption Using Triple DES and RSA Algorithms

With the future full shift to cashless and contactless toll fee collection in the Philippines, installation of radio frequency identification (RFID) readers at toll plazas and tags on all vehicles is the most practicable solution. The Department of Transportation recently implemented this initiative to help minimize the transmission of COVID-19. RFID tags in the forms of stickers contains the motorist’s account number which if hacked can be used to access other important details about the owner. With the weak security of these tags, possible instances that information from RFID tags could be accessed. Information derived from these can be easily retrieved if the attacker has access to the tags' data. The worst thing is that public access to the database that contains essential information concerning the holder's account. In this paper, the authors aim to provide more information about tag ID’s encryption that is limited to RFID usage in the Philippine expressways. An algorithm devised by the authors well secures the information contained in the RFID tags.

Erratum

Bach MP, Zoroja J and Loupis M. RFID usage in European enterprises and its relation to competitiveness: Cluster analysis approach. International Journal of Engineering Business Management 2016; 8: 1–11. DOI: 10.1177/1847979016685093 While processing this paper, a comment on the proof was inadvertently left in the Abstract section. The updated and corrected version of the Abstract reads as follows: Abstract The radio frequency identification (RFID) is one of the most promising new technologies of modern economy, with a high potential of improving the efficiency and productivity of enterprises. The main goal of this study is to determine the extent of RFID usage in European (EU) countries and to estimate whether there is a relation between countries’ competitiveness and their levels of RFID usage. First, the trend of RFID usage among EU enterprises is analyzed for the years 2009, 2011, and 2014. Second, a cluster analysis is applied with the goal to create homogenous groups of countries according to the RFID application across different industries. Third, countries from different clusters were compared according to their competitiveness in 2014. Results revealed that enterprises in Europe differ substantially according to their RFID usage. Also, RFID usage is not evenly distributed among countries across different industries, since some countries were leaders in RFID usage in one industry while lagging behind in RFID usage in other industries. Finally, countries from clusters with a higher RFID usage level also have a higher level of technological readiness and innovation, while smaller differences were found in business sophistication. The article has been corrected.

Electronic Model for Election of Governor of Student Executive Board (BEM) with Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Reading on Student Identity Card

The Student Identity Card used at Immanuel Technology High School is planned to be completed with RFID in the Academic Year 2018/2019. Based on this then one of the RFID usage on Student Identity Card is for the election of the Governor of Student Executive Board (BEM). This is to help the election committee can quickly handle the selection process quickly and efficiently without having to do manual recording of student data that make the selection. RFID to be installed is RFID Tag Mifare, other than that required hardware such as Arduino Board and RFID Reader RC522. Data of students who have made the selection will be stored in the MySQL database The results of this study is expected to help the selection process so it takes place with honest, fair, fast, and efficient.

RFID Continuance Usage Intention in Health Care Industry.

Radio-frequency identification (RFID) has been proved to be an effective tool both for improving operational efficiency and for gaining competitive advantage in the health care industry despite its relatively low-usage rate in hospitals. The sustained use of RFID by health care professionals will promote its development in the long term. This study evaluates the acceptance continuance of RFID among health care professionals through technology continuance theory (TCT). Data were collected from 178 medical professionals in Malaysia and were then analyzed using the partial least squares technique. The analysis showed that the TCT model provided not only a thorough understanding of the continuance behavior of health care professionals toward RFID but also the attitudes, satisfaction, and perceived usefulness of professionals toward it. The results of this study are expected to assist policy makers and managers in the health care industry in implementing the RFID technology in hospitals by understanding the determinants of continuance of RFID usage intention.

Assessing the Feasibility of Passive and BAP RFID Communications on Construction Site Scenarios

In order to efficiently manage construction operations, assessing the current status of both engineered components and the field processes making use of those components is regarded as critical. To date, active radio-frequency identification (RFID) technologies are slowly becoming adopted on construction sites by the owners and contractor organizations in order to track unique engineered components and the processes making use of those components. Although the construction industry has shown a strong interest in adopting active RFID tags due to their potential to innovate and streamline existing processes, such active RFID adoption and usage is regarded as costly and hence advances at a very slow pace. To date, there has not yet been a thorough study on passive and battery-assisted passive (BAP) tags to assess their feasibility to effectively communicate within construction sites. Construction sites are characterized by clustered scenarios under varying, unpredictable, and harsh conditions. In this paper, we report on our analysis and experimental results about the feasible utilization of passive and BAP tags to track the identification of construction components under clustered project site conditions. We modified an EPC RFID monitoring system to leverage and monitor the performance and characteristics of RFID communications in a clustered heating plant. Such communications were then compared with those monitored with the same technologies in an ideal laboratory environment with a clear free-air line-of-sight. The results indicate that, due to multipath effects in metal-crowded scenarios, tags can actually perform better in such scenarios.

RFID usage in European enterprises and its relation to competitiveness

The radio frequency identification (RFID) is one of the most promising new technologies of modern economy, with a high potential of improving the efficiency and productivity of enterprises. The main goal of this study is to determine the extent of RFID usage in European (EU) countries and to estimate whether there is a relation between countries’ competitiveness and their levels of RFID usage. First, the trend of RFID usage among EU enterprises is analyzed for the years 2009, 2011, and 2014. Second, a cluster analysis is applied with the goal to create homogenous groups of countries according to the RFID application across different industries. Third, countries from different clusters were compared according to their competitiveness in 2014. Results revealed that enterprises in Europe differ substantially according to their RFID usage. Also, RFID usage is not evenly distributed among countries across different industries, since some countries were leaders in RFID usage in one industry while lagging behind in RFID usage in other industries. Finally, countries from clusters with a higher RFID usage level also have a higher level of technological readiness and innovation, while smaller differences were found in business sophistication.

Investigating radio-frequency identification usage behaviours and organisational performance according to factors of user perception

Information technology has developed rapidly in the past decades, in particular the use of service-oriented architectures, which have been widely adopted in Taiwan's healthcare industry. Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is one of the most widely applied new technologies. Using the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology model, this study investigated the effect of perceived security (PS) and privacy concerns (PC) on health professionals' RFID usage behaviour (UB), and the effect of UB on organisational performance (OP). A questionnaire survey was used and 410 valid questionnaires were returned. The results of path analysis revealed that performance expectancy (PE), effort expectancy (EE), social influence, and facilitating conditions (FC) exert a significantly positive influence on UB; PS has a significantly positive effect on PE and PC; and UB exerts a significantly positive influence on OP. Different demographic variables also moderated the effect of PE, EE, and FC on RFID UB.

Enterprises Using Radio Frequency Identification in European Union: Current Outlook (2009-2014)

Implementation and usage of the latest inventions in information technology provides enterprises better position on the global market. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) presents the innovative information technology that can change and improve many of the enterprises collaboration operations and support decision making process. The best results of RFID usage are achieved in the supply chain systems, but RFID can be applied in the fields of medicine, finance, logistics and trade. Goal of this paper is to evaluate trends and purposes of RFID usage among enterprises in European Union. We also analyse usage of RFID among Enterprises in European Union according to the industry. Future research will focus on application of RFID among enterprises worldwide and to examine are there any differences in RFID usage among developed and developing countries.

The impact of RFID utilization and supply chain information sharing on supply chain performance: Focusing on the moderating role of supply chain culture

The purpose of this research is to remove barriers hindering radio frequency identification (RFID) adoption/diffusion in industries, and help firms develop effective supply chain management (SCM) practices utilizing RFID, by elucidating the specific mechanisms through which RFID influences supply chain performance (SCP). On the basis of the technology-organization-environment framework, this research examines the technological characteristics and practical context of RFID usage in our theoretical model. It investigates how RFID utilization contributes to supply chain information sharing (SCIS) and, in turn, how SCIS influences SCP. The supply chain culture of competitiveness (SCCC) is proposed as a moderator of the links between RFID utilization and SCIS, and between SCIS and SCP. RFID utilization enhances SCP through the mediating effect of SCIS. The SCCC moderates the effect of RFID utilization on SCIS and directly contributes to SCP. RFID utilization can be an alternative to supplement market competitiveness. Nevertheless, from a long-term perspective, supply chains should develop an SCM strategy, oriented toward learning, innovativeness and entrepreneurship, for the enormous impacts of SCCC on SCP. On the basis of the resource-based view, we focus on the notion of the SCCC instead of individual firm characteristics to operationalize organizational characteristics.

RFID-based intelligent shopping environment: a comprehensive evaluation framework with neural computing approach

This research proposes a radio frequency identification (RFID)-based intelligent shopping environment and its distributed reading capability to raise quality of service through improving the automation of product presentation, inventory monitor, billing procedures, manpower logistics, and customer lifetime value prediction. This research also uses RFID to successfully create a smart-shelf-enabled system as an advanced decision-making mechanism for managers. A case study based on a well-known fashion retailing company is used to demonstrate how the proposed system can significantly improve daily business operations. In addition, this research also used artificial neural network to predict the VIP member classification and customer retention rate. The experimental results figure out that the artificial intelligence approach would be outperformed the statistical and decision tree methods. Finally, a questionnaire was administered to 120 customers and investigated their degree of RFID usage willingness and purchase intention based on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology model. The empirical results of our study present the easy-to-use and social influence factors that would be most influenced the customers' usage willing and purchase intention with RFID technology.

Intelligent Agent Based RFID System for on Demand Bus Scheduling and Ticketing

The public transportation system needs some change for satisfying the commuting needs of the general public. These systems are operated by state run authorities or by private parties. The commuters face challenges as far as accessing the public transportation facility as needed. This is mostly attributed to the static scheduling of bus trips, within some pattern, regardless of fluctuations in commuters demand. This is very common in many countries and Jamaica is not exception in this respect. There has been quite an amount of research work carried out in using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology in public transportation system towards tracking of passengers while they board and exit the bus. Research has also been carried out on tracking passengers possessing RFID enabled Smart card and store in central locations for future viewing if need be, which a privacy concern is really. Also research has been carried out in using RFID technology towards tracking of buses by deploying RFID sensors at traffic stop lights, intersections, etc., for updating bus arrival time which user can view in his cell phone. In addition research is being conducted in using mobile agents with RFID technology towards passenger demand and carrying capacity. It is therefore clear from literature available on the subject that there has been no work reported so far in dynamic scheduling of buses based on passenger demand by means of RFID usage. So our proposed research work would be on dynamic scheduling of buses from the point of view of passenger tracking pattern, which would be noted and included in planning and scheduling by means of intelligent agents.

A simple RFID cost model for the container shipping industry

Radio frequency identification (RFID) refers to the use of a transponder or tag affiliated with an object for the purpose of identification and tracking using radio waves. While conceptual ideas and potential applications are widespread, its use within maritime shipping still needs to be advanced. That is, the shipping industry still seems to be hesitant regarding RFID investment decisions. This paper proposes a simple cost model, which is applicable for RFID investment decisions. We show that under reasonable assumptions RFID may provide moderately quick ROI and we discuss relevant factors to be used in business scenarios. In particular, the construction and the origin of these factors are explained, thus allowing an understanding that RFID usage may have real business impact in maritime shipping.

RFID의 확산에 영향을 미치는 요인에 관한 연구: 혁신확산이론 관점에서

본 연구의 목적은 RFID의 확산에 영향을 미치는 요인을 분석하는 것이다. 연구의 목적을 달성하기 위해서 혁신 확산이론과 RFID에 대한 이론적 배경을 바탕으로 연구모형과 가설을 설정하였다. 본 연구에서 제안된 연구모형은 RFID를 도입한 73개 기업을 대상으로 Smart PLS 2.0 통계패키지를 이용하여 분석하였다. 분석결과, 표준화, 정보시스템 하부구조는 RFID 통합에 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났고, 지각된 이점, 조직간 협업, 경쟁적 압력은 RFID 사용에 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 RFID 통합은 RFID 사용에 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구의 결과는 RFID의 확산에 관한 다양한 시사점을 제공할 것이다. The purpose of this study is to examine the factors influencing RFID(Radio Frequency IDentification) diffusion. This study has been reviewed various theoretical research relating to innovation diffusion theory and RFID. The model was tested Structural Equation Modeling(SEM) using Smart PLS 2.0 analysis on the sample collected from 73 companies. The result of hypothesis testing is as follows. First, standardization, IS infrastructure influence positively RFID integration. Second, perceived benefits, inter-organizational cooperation, competitive pressure influence positively RFID usage. Third, RFID integration influence positively RFID usage. The results of this study will provide various implications on RFID diffusion.

Improved Customer Service Using RFID Technology

Customer service is an important aspect of the service supply chain. Radio frequency identification (RFID) can be used to improve customer service in the service supply chain. This paper examines the use of RFID in the service supply chain by examining case studies and illustrating RFID usage with respect to both internal and external customer service.

Research Lands Author in the Midst of RFID Controversy and on the Award Stand

When Barbara Christe and her colleagues at Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI) were approached by a company seeking help in adapting their radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to a clinical application, their first step was to research what studies had already been performed on the issue. They found only one study analyzing the effect of RFID systems on medical equipment, and confirmed with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) representatives that no additional studies were known to them. They decided to undertake a study of their own, and launched themselves into the middle of a controversy over the safety of these applications in the healthcare environment.The only published study on RFID had appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) in June 2008. That study concluded that RFID could induce potentially hazardous incidents in medical devices, and generated newspaper headlines like “RFID Could Kill You” and “Patients ‘Put at Risk’ by Tracking Devices.” Such headlines caused alarm to sweep through the medical community.Christe's findings in her BI&T paper, “Testing Potential Interference with RFID Usage in the Patient Care Environment,” responded to that alarm. “We found that the JAMA study was not using realistic scenarios to generate incidents of interference,” says Christe. She was called on to explain the study results repeatedly, and spoke to numerous reporters to share her findings that the RFID technology was safe “when antennas are placed in appropriate locations for these use scenarios.”“Our study brings a level of credibility to the application of RFID to healthcare,” says Christe.The study also earned her the 2008 Outstanding Management & Technology Paper award from AAMI, which will be presented at this year's Annual Conference, June 6–8 in Baltimore, MD. “It is good to be recognized for something so important,” Christe says. “There is very little academic research in the engineering arena on the application of technology in healthcare, in part because the human body is outside the comfort zone of most engineers. More scientific research is needed focusing on clinical applications.”

Testing Potential Interference with RFID Usage in the Patient Care Environment

The use of radio frequency identification (RFID) equipment in the clinical setting has become prevalent. The exploration of the potential interactions between the equipment used to implement RFID and medical devices is vital to ensure safe and effective use of both the tracking technology and the patient care equipment. This study examines the effects of two common RFID antennas, Near-Field and Far-Field, and five general types of patient care equipment. Data were collected regarding the function of the patient care equipment in the fields of the antennas. No device performance alterations were observed.

A Low Cost Key Agreement Protocol Based on Binary Tree for EPCglobal Class 1 Generation 2 RFID Protocol

There are many protocols proposed for protecting Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system privacy and security. A number of these protocols are designed for protecting long-term security of RFID system using symmetric key or public key cryptosystem. Others are designed for protecting user anonymity and privacy. In practice, the use of RFID technology often has a short lifespan, such as commodity check out, supply chain management and so on. Furthermore, we know that designing a long-term security architecture to protect the security and privacy of RFID tags information requires a thorough consideration from many different aspects. However, any security enhancement on RFID technology will jack up its cost which may be detrimental to its widespread deployment. Due to the severe constraints of RFID tag resources (e.g., power source, computing power, communication bandwidth) and open air communication nature of RFID usage, it is a great challenge to secure a typical RFID system. For example, computational heavy public key and symmetric key cryptography algorithms (e.g., RSA and AES) may not be suitable or over-killed to protect RFID security or privacy. These factors motivate us to research an efficient and cost effective solution for RFID security and privacy protection. In this paper, we propose a new effective generic binary tree based key agreement protocol (called BKAP) and its variations, and show how it can be applied to secure the low cost and resource constraint RFID system. This BKAP is not a general purpose key agreement protocol rather it is a special purpose protocol to protect privacy, un-traceability and anonymity in a single RFID closed system domain.

RFID as enabler for the boundless real-time organisation: empirical insights from Germany

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is currently considered a hot topic in the IT arena. It is described as a major enabling technology for automated contactless wireless data collection, and as an enabler for the real-time enterprise, a future vision for enterprise information systems. Little is known, however, about the perceived strategic importance of RFID among IT decision makers, current RFID usage and areas of application, or companies' intentions to invest in RFID. In this paper we intend to fill this gap. We convey a quantitative survey among CIOs in Germany across various industries. We present empirical insights on CIOs' perceptions of the strategic importance of RFID, its relevance compared to other IT topics, and their RFID visions for the future of their company.