TY - JOUR
T1 - Adaptive product tracking in RFID-enabled large-scale supply chain
AU - Ko, Jong Myoung
AU - Kwak, Choonjong
AU - Cho, Youngho
AU - Kim, Chang Ouk
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2011 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2011/3
Y1 - 2011/3
N2 - The Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is gradually being adopted and deployed for product flow management in the supply chain. In order to track RFID-tagged products efficiently in the RFID-enabled, large-scale supply chain, this paper first presents the design of a product tracking system that can collaborate with the EPC Network, a suite of network services for RFID data management in the supply chain. Next, we explain a product monitoring procedure that is performed by comparing the actual path of a product with its planned path. Finally, we develop an adaptive product search algorithm based on a reinforcement learning technique to efficiently locate a product deviated from its planned path. Experiment results are provided to show the performance of the search algorithm.
AB - The Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is gradually being adopted and deployed for product flow management in the supply chain. In order to track RFID-tagged products efficiently in the RFID-enabled, large-scale supply chain, this paper first presents the design of a product tracking system that can collaborate with the EPC Network, a suite of network services for RFID data management in the supply chain. Next, we explain a product monitoring procedure that is performed by comparing the actual path of a product with its planned path. Finally, we develop an adaptive product search algorithm based on a reinforcement learning technique to efficiently locate a product deviated from its planned path. Experiment results are provided to show the performance of the search algorithm.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.eswa.2010.07.077
DO - 10.1016/j.eswa.2010.07.077
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:78049527626
VL - 38
SP - 1583
EP - 1590
JO - Expert Systems with Applications
JF - Expert Systems with Applications
SN - 0957-4174
IS - 3
ER -