Towards an Effective Management Strategy for Passive RFID Implementation

Abstract

Over ten years after the lessons of the first gulf war had been absorbed and the Global Transportation Network was initiated, the DoD continues to struggle with tactical in-transit visibility. Now the DoD has mandated that the supply chain, including DoD vendors, apply a new and potentially revolutionary technology, passive radio frequency identification, to solve this problem. However, many issues central to passive RFID implementation remain unresolved. First and foremost, a comprehensive management strategy, including a complete redesign of business practices, must be developed. This research provides a framework for that management strategy and offers specific recommendations for top level management actions that must be accomplished to ensure passive RFID delivers on its promise of tactical in-transit visibility and revolutionary improvements in the supply chain.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA431489

Entities

People

  • David M. Koch
  • John N. Fisch

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Deployment
  • Information Systems
  • Iraqi-War
  • Logistics
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Equipment
  • Military Science
  • Organizational Structure
  • Radio Frequency
  • Radio Frequency Identification
  • Reliability
  • Supply Chain
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Transportation
  • United States Transportation Command

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.