Research Paper on:
The Potential Contribution Of RFID in the Supply Chain

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supply chain. 2. Objectives By using existing and creating new data the technology of RFID may be defined and the potential used may be identified. Once the technology potential is  identified the paper will then consider the most beneficial areas, seeking to distinguish areas and characteristics which will be beneficial and those which will be neutral or disadvantageous. The paper  has the objective in developing a model or guidelines for the ways in which the supply chain may have value added wither in creating efficiently and speed or in reducing  overheads and costs. The research will be of direct benefit to commerce and all business as each will be a part of a supply chain at some point. The  objective is to apply the principles of Porters value chain theory in the way the value can be created. The final result would therefore help business save money or increase  efficiently. 3. Statement of Problem The pressures of commercial world, emanating form shareholders on one hand, who want increased returns in their investment and other business who  are pressuring fir more savings and efficiency have been the subject of many studies. The issue of the supply chain in this area of study sees an application in several  contexts, goods in the supply chain may be working capital for a company, and as such it is capital tied up that is not making a profit, companies often aim  at reducing the level of working capital to free funds up for other more profitable purposes (Watts, 1996). Other issues on the supply  in that cause increased costs may be factors such as leakage, spoilage and general loss as well as alack of control. These are all problems that are difficult to resolve.