Performance measurement and analysis for an RFID technology application to commercial products

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Bertolini, Massimo

Affiliations: Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Parma, Campus Universitario, Via G.P. Usberti, 181/A, Parma 43100, Italy

Note: [] Email: massimo.bertolini@unipr.it

Abstract: In this paper, the performances of radio frequency identification (RFID) and electronic product code ™ (EPC) Class1 Gen2 devices applied to commercial products are measured and analysed. In particular, a methodological approach is developed in order to measure the performance of the RFID system under item-level tagging in three different scenarios: (i) static case test, (ii) conveyor case test and (iii) pallet test. The tests assess the performance of RFID systems by means of commercial products, in a real production environment under typical working conditions. The combined influence of different parameters has been investigated. Results show that the RFID technology has reached a satisfactory level of reliability, which allows its infield application.

Keywords: RFID, EPC Class1 Gen2, benchmarking, tags and readers’ performance, testing procedure, logistics

DOI: 10.1080/17545730903321691

Journal: International Journal of RF Technologies, vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 279-305, 2009