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RFID and the Green Supply Chain
Xerafy
When companies try to reduce waste in their supply chains, they typically focus on improving efficiencies. However, there is another type of waste in the supply chain - the physical waste created by transport packaging, and the wasted effort and cost of managing large fleets of transport containers (carts, pallets, boxes) and replacing those assets when they are inevitably lost. One way to reduce this waste is to employ returnable transit items (RTIs), which include reusable plastic boxes, returnable pallets, metal rolling carts, and other types of reusable packaging. However, managing these often-expensive assets can be challenging, without a way to track their location and status in real-time or near real-time. That is where RFID comes in. This paper explores how RFID is used to manage a fleet of returnable transit assets and reduce waste in the supply chain. It also examines ways in which RFID can enable recycling programs and other environmentally friendly activities.