Workshop on RFID IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT 5-1-2008 (SATURDAY)

organised by TIFAC-CORE IN Pervasive Computing Technologies, VELAMMAL ENGINEERING COLLEGE, CHENNAI – 600066




Interested persons can register by sending the particpant details and a Demand Draft drawn in favor of TIFAC-CORE, Velammal Engineering College payable at Chennai. Participation Certificates will be issued for participants.

Registration fee:

Students & Academic Staff: Rs.500/-
Industry participants : Rs.750/ -
Important dates:

Last date for Registration: 2-1-2008
Workshop date: Saturday, 5-1-2008

Contact Address:

Dr.Baskaran, Principal Scientist, TIFAC- CORE
Velammal Engineering College (VEC),
Ambattur-Redhills Road, Surapet, Chennai – 600066.
E-mail : vectifac@yahoo.com
Telephone : 044- 25025325
Fax: 044 - 26591771




Objectives of the Workshop

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is one of the hottest emerging technologies today. RFID has become an important IT tool in Supply Chain Management (SCM). Supply Chain Management encompasses strategic processes such as demand planning, forecasting, sourcing, production scheduling, inventory and transportation. Business houses the world over, are increasingly employing Information Technology involving RFID to improve their operations and create a competitive advantage. RFID enabled SCM systems coordinate and integrate the flow of goods, information and finances from supplier to manufacturer to wholesaler to retailer. RFID enabled supply chain will provide real-time visibility to the movement of shipments, asset tracking, and reduce product dispatch errors. Supply Chain visibility implies that data on inward-moving inventory, work-in-progress, outbound products, logistics, warehousing and all other activities are available in real-time to the members in the supply chain. As a result Supply Chain Management using RFID results in reduction of labour costs, reduction in cost due to product shrinkage due to theft, enhanced inventory turnover, reduction in inventory write offs, reduction of out- of - stock situation and improved product availability, decreased shipment errors, thus resulting in significant cost savings, and also aid in launching of new products faster into the market. Many organizations in India are now considering the RFID enabled supply chain for
competitive advantage and some companies like Pantaloon, Maruti Udyog and Madura Garments have already implemented.



The aim of the Workshop is to give an overview of RFID technology, the principles and key issues in Supply Chain Management and the use of RFID technology in various aspects of supply chain/ warehouse management and the Retail Sector


Participants
• Managers/engineers from Manufacturing Industries
• Managers from major Departmental / Retail Stores
• Managers involved in Logistics/ Supply Chain Management
• Faculty & Students from Management Institutions
• Engineers from Defense Establishments

Resource persons

Staff of TIFAC-CORE / Velammal Engineering College & Velammal College
of Management and Computer Studies Chennai, Experts in SCM from Satyam
Computers, TCS and Wipro. Also Managers from RFID vendors.
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Course Content
• RFID Technology and Architecture –An Overview
• Principles and Key Issues in Supply Chain Management
• RFID Systems in SCM & Retail Chain
• RFID in Supply Chain and Retail Sector-Key Benefits, Case Studies-(
Wal-Mart Experience, Metro, Target etc)
• RFID Applications in Manufacturing-- Case Studies
• RFID Application in Logistics Network-( Warehousing and
Transportation)-Case Studies.