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An RFID-based traceability system

A case study of rice supply chain

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Abstract

Traceability system in the food supply chain is becoming more necessary. RFID and EPCglobal Network Standards are emerging technologies that bring new opportunities to develop the high performance traceability system. This research proposes the analysis, design, and development of the RFID and EPCglobal Network Standards based traceability system that adheres to the requirements of global food traceability in terms of completeness of traceability information. The additional components, including lot management system and electronic transaction management system, encourage the traditional system in order to fulfill the missing information. The proposed system was developed and applied in a rice supply chain. Results from experimentation showed that the additional components can significantly improve the completeness of traceability information. The collaboration between EPCglobal Network Standards and electronic transaction management system can improve the performances in RFID operations.

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Acknowledgments

The authors gratefully thank the Global Standards 1 (GS1) Thailand for supporting the data for this study. We wish to acknowledge the support of the Khon Kaen University Publication Clinic, Research and Technology Transfer Affairs, Khon Kaen University, for their assistance. The financial support for this research was provided by the Thailand Research Fund (TRF) through the Royal Golden Jubilee (RGJ) Ph.D. Program (Grant No.PHD/0154/2550).

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  1. Information and Communication Technology Programme, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai Campus, Songkla, 90112, Thailand

    Worapot Jakkhupan

  2. Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand

    Somjit Arch-int

  3. School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, 4001, QLD, Australia

    Yuefeng Li

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Jakkhupan, W., Arch-int, S. & Li, Y. An RFID-based traceability system. Telecommun Syst 58, 243–258 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11235-014-9866-7

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