Abstract
RFID (Radio Frequency Identification Technologies) has become very popular and is considered as a major advanced in supply chain management. In fact, RFID is the fastest growing segment of the automatic data capture and identification market. RFID is a technique for electronic labeling and identification of objects using radio waves. RFID tags have both a microchip and an antenna. The microchip permits to store object information such as a unique serial number. The antenna allows the microchip to transmit object information to a reader, which transforms the information on the RFID tag to a format understandable by computers. RFID is used in many sectors: passports, transports payments, products tracking, automotive, animal identification and inventory system. RFID deployment in supply chain management is still in its early life. However, it seems to have a strong potential for improving processes and may fundamentally modify the way of supply chain.
