Document Type
Research Paper
Publication Date
2014
Abstract
Stock loss and out-of-stocks are outcomes of poorly designed inventory management systems and can lead to significant revenue losses. Inventory management systems (IMSs) based on radio frequency identification (RFID) have the potential to minimize these losses if they are properly designed and deployed. However, the placement of RFID readers to support IMSs is often done on a trial and error basis which is time consuming and results in less than optimal coverage. A methodology to find the optimal location and number of RFID readers in a warehouse facility to ensure a desired level of radio frequency signal coverage was developed in this research. The results show that the proposed methodology works very well when applied to small rectangular facilities and small inverted-T facilities. However, some limitations exist when the method is applied to large facilities.
Publication Title
Progress in Material Handling Research: 2014
ISBN
9781882780183
Recommended Citation
Suriya, Atipong and Porter, Jose D., "Modeling and Optimization of Radio Frequency Identification Networks for Inventory Management" (2014). 13th IMHRC Proceedings (Cincinnati, Ohio. USA – 2014). 28.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/pmhr_2014/28
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Industrial Engineering Commons, Operational Research Commons, Operations and Supply Chain Management Commons
Comments
Paper 28