Abstract:
RFID has lots of potential benefits for supply chain management; that`s why it has attracted many industry practitioners all around the world, especially in recent years. RFID is one of the key solutions that information technology has provided for industry. The main issue in implementing and also developing this unique technology in the supply chain management of every industry appears to be the cost. This research would study this issue and its factors among other important issues of RFID development in the supply chain management of Iran's automotive industry. The results indicate that there is an exaggeration in counting the importance of cost issue in the development of RFID technology in supply chain management processes.
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"Identifying the Factors of Cost Issues in Development of Radio Frequency Identification Technology in Supply Chain Management Receipt: April 9 , 2011 Acceptance: may 25 , 2011 Reza Radfar Associate Professor in Industrial Management, Science and research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran r.
3. Hypothesis of Research The cost dimension is one of the top priorities in the development of RFID technology in supply chain management.
72 Table 3 results of the value of the effect of each studying variable (به تصویر صفحه مراجعه شود) According to the findings as it`s obvious the effect coefficient of Every dimension of factors affecting development of RFID technology in supply chain management is different and their sequence from high to low is the security, technology, international standard, other factors, cost and infrastructures.
6. Conclusion The purpose of this paper was to study the place of the cost issue as a critical and important dimension in Radio frequency identification technology development in supply chain management among other dimensions which include technology, infrastructure, international standards, security and other factors.
The findings show that, among these factors, the training, maintenance and customization costs have greater influence on cost dimension and its effect on the development of RFID technology in supply chain processes.
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