Title :
Networked RFID systems in product recovery management
Author :
Kulkarni, A.G. ; Parlikad, A.K.N. ; McFarlane, D.C. ; Harrison, M.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Manuf., Cambridge Univ., UK
Abstract :
Product recovery involves collection, sorting and reprocessing of returned products to recover value from them. The management of product recovery is characterised by a high level of uncertainty in product returns flow due to the lack of information associated with such products. A case study exercise carried out at various electronics product recovery industries in Europe supports this widely accepted fact. The recent emergence of networked RFID (radio frequency identification) systems is a means of connecting a product tagged with an RFID chip to a network and thereby carrying complete information associated with it throughout its lifecycle. This paper examines the benefits of information provided by such systems in decision-making during product recovery stages and consequently, in product recovery management as a whole.
Keywords :
decision making; product liability; radiofrequency identification; RFID chip; decision-making; electronics product recovery industry; lifecycle; product recovery management; product returns flow; radio frequency identification systems; returned product sorting; Decision making; Disaster management; Electronics industry; Europe; Industrial electronics; Joining processes; RFID tags; Radiofrequency identification; Sorting; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics and the Environment, 2005. Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8910-7
DOI :
10.1109/ISEE.2005.1436995
