RFID in Japan

A consortium led by a Waseda University professor developed systems that utilize RFID tags to efficiently deliver machinery and material to construction sites, and thereby reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by trucks.

Usually, each construction site directly orders material etc. from manufacturers and the material is individually delivered to each construction site. This can easily cause the situation that many trucks go back and forth between construction sites and manufactures with only a small amount of stuff on board.

So, the consortium implemented a delivery network that has a component called Logistic Service (LS). LS is located between manufacturers and construction sites, and allows different construction sites to share the delivery network. In order for the sharing model to work, it is necessary to accurately track the delivery activities in real time. This is where RFID tags play a key role.

The consortium recently finished a pilot test and confirmed that they could reduce by 22% the carbon dioxide emitted from delivery trucks.

via lnews

Posted by konomi at April 24, 2006 11:57 PM | TrackBack