A design method for configuration and setup of a RFID system in a warehouse

Abstract

In this paper, a design method is proposed and aided to assist warehouse designers to form a RFID set up and configurations in a cost effective way. The proposed method incorporates the methodology of RFID experiment and mathematical model for the cost and benefit analysis of RFID set up. The proposed model is used to investigate the contribution of the RFID system under different parameters including reliability of the RFID system, tagging strategy, risk of inventory lost and value of tagged objects. With the help of the proposed method, the result can be served as indication for RFID setup in a warehouse.