| Title: |
RFID and Web Services |
| Author: |
David Sprott |
| Publication Date: |
12 May 2004 |
| Report Type: |
Journal |
| Report Class: |
Best Practice |
| Abstract: |
Web Services provide a platform neutral technology which enables real time business communications. With RFID we have real time connectivity with the physical world. In this report we briefly introduce the technology and look at the architectures and business patterns that the combination of RFID and Web Services may enable. |
| Backgrounder: |
What do SAP, Wal-Mart, METRO and Procter & Gamble have in common? Why are they and many other major players in the FMCG business supply chain placing high priority on RFID?
RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) is actually not new; it's been around since the Second World War. Up to now however it's been too expensive for practical commercial application. But recently new manufacturing techniques have dramatically reduced the cost of tags and almost overnight RFID is set to revolutionize many very ordinary business processes.
The root problem that RFID addresses is real time connectivity with the physical world. Imagine how a business process could be improved if you have real time status of wholesale or retail inventory; or real time location of railcars in a goods yard. The availability of high quality, current information potentially allows a business to address a vast range of issues of control and automation, and hence cost. That's why the big FMCG supply chain players are interested.
But while RFID provides connectivity with the physical world, we still need to manage integration with the business process and information management layers, which is where Web Services come into the picture. In this report we shall take a brief look at RFID, and then discuss how using SOA and Web Services can enable practical process improvement.
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| Report Size: |
10 Pages |
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