Exploiting RFID in a Challenging Environment: A Commercial Case Study of Plant Rental and Intermittent-wireless Hand-held PDA-based Scanners

Peter Dickman, Gareth P. McSorley, Jim Liddell, John Glen, Jim Green

2007

Abstract

This experience report presents an overview of the Phalanx software system from Spartan Solutions. This is an RFID-based asset-tracking solution, exploiting robust hand-held PDA-based scanners with intermittent wireless connectivity to integrate operational activities with ERP/logistical information systems for the plant-rental sector. Unusual challenges in the operating environment and user community have been overcome using novel techniques and unique combinations of technology and methodology. The Phalanx system is an exemplar of an innovative RFID application overcoming significant data management problems. Wireless security issues have been addressed and the system includes internal web-services interfaces that are now being extended for exploitation in operational and corporate oversight applications. The middleware platform enables integration of previously separate applications, with extension of business processes to the operational domain. The experiences reported have been gained in development, deployment and use in several countries and offer an insight into the effectiveness of an RFID-enabled infrastructure for improved business performance in a new commercial sector.

References

  1. Dr Gareth P. McSorley, Dr Peter Dickman, Jim Liddell and John Glen, Middleware support for RFID-enabled Logistics, poster presentation at EuroSys'07, Lisbon, March 2007.
  2. Movex is a registered trademark of Lawson/Intentia.
  3. Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation.
  4. Windows Mobile and Microsoft are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
  5. A Microsoft Case Study reporting experience with the Phalanx system is available at: http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=1000003987 (web link valid as of April 2007)
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in Harvard Style

Dickman P., P. McSorley G., Liddell J., Glen J. and Green J. (2007). Exploiting RFID in a Challenging Environment: A Commercial Case Study of Plant Rental and Intermittent-wireless Hand-held PDA-based Scanners . In Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on RFID Technology - Concepts, Applications, Challenges - Volume 1: IWRT, (ICEIS 2007) ISBN 978-989-8111-01-2, pages 75-81. DOI: 10.5220/0002426500750081


in Bibtex Style

@conference{iwrt07,
author={Peter Dickman and Gareth P. McSorley and Jim Liddell and John Glen and Jim Green},
title={Exploiting RFID in a Challenging Environment: A Commercial Case Study of Plant Rental and Intermittent-wireless Hand-held PDA-based Scanners},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on RFID Technology - Concepts, Applications, Challenges - Volume 1: IWRT, (ICEIS 2007)},
year={2007},
pages={75-81},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002426500750081},
isbn={978-989-8111-01-2},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on RFID Technology - Concepts, Applications, Challenges - Volume 1: IWRT, (ICEIS 2007)
TI - Exploiting RFID in a Challenging Environment: A Commercial Case Study of Plant Rental and Intermittent-wireless Hand-held PDA-based Scanners
SN - 978-989-8111-01-2
AU - Dickman P.
AU - P. McSorley G.
AU - Liddell J.
AU - Glen J.
AU - Green J.
PY - 2007
SP - 75
EP - 81
DO - 10.5220/0002426500750081