Improving Supply Chains Using RFID & Standards

by Ian Robertson

At last…. A book on RFID that isn’t really about RFID technology! It’s about extracting value from the use of RFID in Supply Chains from raw material all the way thru to end users/consumers and even processing returns thru reverse logistics. And it’s written in an easy style that assumes no prior knowledge of Supply Chains or RFID.It’s not a replacement for good technical books on RFID such as Pat Sweeney’s “RFID for Dummies”, it compliments them by taking the technology and placing it squarely into a structured business context.Anyone who is responsible for or involved in Supply Chains can benefit from this book, as can those wanting to understand more about the use of RFID in almost any aspect of business operations.With Forwards from Professor Sanjay Sarma of MIT and Dick Cantwell of CISCO, the stage is set for an extremely useful, but enjoyable, journey into the world of RFID in industry.The author shares his personal knowledge and experience of more than 35 years in supply chains, 40 years in IT, 8 years in standards and RFID and his pioneering work with MIT, HP and EPCglobal (GS1) on implementing RFID and standards into Supply Chains around the world.

221 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 23, 2011

About the author

For works by psychologist and neuroscientist Ian Roberston see Ian H. Robertson