This paper aims to examine the use of unique identities (through radio frequency identification technology, bar codes and “human-readable” labels) on packages and load carriers in Swedish manufacturing industries. The purpose is to investigate drivers behind the adoption, the perceived improvements and visions for the coming 2-5 years. It also covers different methods for reading the identi…
Experience indicates that managers, planners, and operating personnel in the logistics area have been depending increasingly on the availability of responsive data processing and information management technologies. As a result, logistics is making greater use of such capabilities to assist in the management functions of planning, operations and control. In addition to the fact that the compute…