Automotive green supply chain management based on the RFID technology

Increasingly stringent Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislations all over the world are making the consideration of End-of-Life vehicles (ELVs) treatment a priority for the vehicle producers, and they are required to reduce the environment pollution and improve the recycling/recovery rate of their ELVs. It is urgent for the producers to establish an efficient green supply chain management system in order to track the material and recyclability/recoverability information at each point of the supply chain. This paper analyzes the requirements of EPR legislation, automotive supply chain, Radio Frequency Identification Devices (RFID) and information tracking system, and then puts forward the information flow mode and operation process of information management system based on the supply chain using RFID technology. It can help the producers to establish a green supply chain management system, and finally, to achieve the goal of environment friendly vehicle and high recycling/recovery rate of their ELVs.