Summary Reader Response draft 3 : RFID system
Hamadneh et al. (1970), in their article "Uncertain Supply Chain Management: The benefits and challenges of RFID technology implementation in supply chain: A case study from the Turkish construction sector." describes radio frequency identification (RFID) as a technology that automates data collection and identification utilizing electromagnetic fields. It consists of only three components; tags emitting signals, readers, and software for data storage. The tags can exist as passive, active, or semi-active, each offering distinct advantages in terms of read range, lifespan, and functionality(Amsler & Shea, 2021) The origins of RFID can be traced back as early as World War II, which was used to identify planes on radar, determining who was friend or foe. However, the first patented RFID technology was claimed in 1973 by an entrepreneur, Charles Walton, for a passive transponder embedded in cards to unlock doors without using keys (Goldberg, 2020). Now in the modern times o...