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Radio frequency identication (RFID) technology; Web-based systems; Articial intelligence; Integration; Management.
Abstract. Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology is emerging as an important technology for improving management efficiency. Web-Based Systems (WBS) are particularly useful for managing operations spread over multiple locations. Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be used to process uncertain and incomplete information which inevitably occurs in the real world. This study aims to enhance managerial efficiency through the integration of RFID, web-based technologies, and artificial intelligence. RFID is primarily used to identify managerial objects, while web-based technology is used for data management, and AI is used to analyze the collected data. A real case is used to validate the applicability of the proposed method. Experimental results show that the integration of RFID, web-based systems, and AI can be effectively applied in a practical environment. The proposed method can improve managerial efficiency, data transfer, data quality, and service process time. This study is one of the first to investigate the integration of RFID technology with web-based technology and AI.
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1. Introduction
Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology is characterized by repetitive read/rewrite, non-contact access to multiple tags. In recent years, RFID has emerged as a key technology for management systems [1-6], and its application has been the subject of many studies. Cardellino and Finch [7] surveyed innovations in facilities management and recommended RFID as having promise in the field. Wing [8] investigated RFID technology applications in construction management, presenting a case study in which RFID tags were used to collect data which was then passed through the Internet to supervisors. The location and status of equipment can also be controlled within a building by RFID tags. Legner and Thiesse [9] applied the technology to maintenance at Frankfurt Airport by integrating RFID and a mobile application with the airport's asset management systems. Ergen et al. [10] used RFID to overcome difficulties encountered in facilities maintenance, and thus removed restrictions on data transfer between maintenance workers. Ko [11] proposed a positioning algorithm using a passive location schema to allocate objects using RFID. The developed location sensing algorithm is able to identify the actual location of the target tags by iterative revisions to reduce positioning error.
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