Due to decreasing hardware prices and growing standardization, RFID-systems (Radio FrequencyIdentification) are increasingly being used in global supply chains. In the beginning a simple identificationnumber was stored on the RFID tag, but meanwhile, there is a variety of applications storing...

The majority of RFID implementations can be traced back either to mandates issued by companies or institutions withsignificant market power like Wal-Mart or the U.S. Department of Defense, or to the replacement of existing Auto-IDtechnologies like barcodes. Only sporadically is RFID being used...

Ziel dieser Arbeit war es, den Entwicklungsstand sowie betriebswirtschaftliche Anwendungsgebiete derRFID-Technologie darzustellen. Hierzu wurde zunächst dargelegt, dass RFID eine logischeWeiterentwicklung im Bereich der automatischen Identifikationssysteme darstellt, um den Medienbruchzwischen...

Inventory shrinkage is a common problem in themanagement of returnable containers. RFID-based containertracking systems have been proposed as a possible solution.Benefits of RFID-based tracking of returnable transportitems such as pallets, kegs and boxes are documented inseveral case studies,...

The implementation of RFID leads to improved visibility in supply chains. However,as a consequence of the increased data collection and enhanced data granularity, supply chainparticipants have to deal with new data management challenges. In this paper, we give anoverview of the current...

In the wake of Web 2.0 applications, nearly every branch is influenced by this new understanding ofthe Web. The Banking industry is facing a phenomenon called Peer to Peer Banking, where customerstend to know exactly who gets their invested money. They want to know the people behind thecredit...

Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) has proven to be a good metaheuristic for continuous optimizationproblems. In this paper we present a solution for applying the PSO to a combinatorial optimizationproblem of a real data university course timetabling problem. We first describe the...

Moderne Verfahren der objektbegleitenden Datenhaltung stellen die Nutzer heute im Detail noch vorvielfältige Probleme. Die Probleme der Kommunikationsüberlagerung oder Abschirmung seien alsBeispiele genannt (vgl. Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik 2004, S. 90 ff.)....

Das Thema Innovationsmanagement ist von hoher Relevanz, da Innovationen sowohl betriebswirtschaftlichals auch gesamtwirtschaftlich eine große Bedeutung für die Überlebensfähigkeit und Entwicklungspotenzialevon Organisationen und Systemen und damit auch von Gesellschaftenbeigemessen wird. Die...