Quantifying the Value of RFID and the EPCglobal Architecture Framework in Logistics

• Main Author: Uckelmann, Dieter (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Production management.; E-commerce.; Engineering economics.; Engineering economy.; Microwaves.; Optical engineering.; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.; Operations Management.; e-Commerce/e-business.; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering.

The “EPCglobal Architecture Framework” is currently the most accepted technical approach to the Internet of Things and provides a solid foundation for building Business-to-Business information networks based on unique identifications of ‘things’. Lately, the vision of the Internet of Things has been...

Table of Contents:

• Limiting obstacles to success of RFID and the EPCglobal Network in  logistics
• Electronic information sharing in supply networks
• Performance measurement and cost benefit analysis for RFID and Internet of Things implementations in logistics
• Preconditions for creating economic value through market-driven information pricing and billing in B2B scenarios
• Modelling and prototyping an integration of billing mechanisms into the EPCglobal Network Architecture
• Evaluation of the technical billing-enabled Internet of Things framework.