RFID and Its Application in Warehousing and Supply Chain Especially in Dairy Industry Sasan Mohammadi Bahar Khakpour Taleghani Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch S_mohammadi@azad.ac.ir St_b_khakpour@azad.ac.ir Abstract- Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is one of the most valuable technologies used today in supply chain, track and trace objects and warehousing industry. By this possible to eliminate many problems due to the destruction of materials in food and dairy supply chain and a enormous damages. As we know dairy products such as milk, cheese and yogurt are including products that the expiration and exact time of s preparation has a crucial role and inattention in this field causes criminal damages. However, according to the achieved surveys and the literature survey performed in this field, ved that not enough attention is given to this matter, and there are not too many articles in the field of dairy value chain. Because of this, in the present article, after a brief familiarity with RFID technology and a review on the presented framework of RFID application in supply chain and the present a model for controlling dairy in warehouse and to perform FEFO, FIFO policies. We hope to help improvement of the created gap in relation to the use of RFID in dairy industry. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID); Supply chain; Warehousing; Dairy industry I. INTRODUCTION RFID is the technology of using radio frequencies in order to make a connection between signal receiver and transmitter device (tag-reader) and a small electronic receiver (tag) without the interference of human being. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology can be traced back to world war. (1990-2000) Standards for RFID equipment interoperability were developed. (2003) The Auto-ID center from MIT becomes EPC (Electronic Product Code) global, an organization whose objective is to promote the use and adoption of EPC technology. (2005) Wal-mart launched an EPC pilot.[2] Recently Wal-mart and Department of Defense (DOD) told their top suppliers to begin tagging cases and pallets with RFID tags by January of 2006. The EPC network is an RFID Networking Standard proposed and developed by the Auto-ID center provided the beginning of a framework for using this technology that spans industries. At first, we present architecture of distributed RFID system [2], [3].RFID consists of Reader, tag, Antenna. We have 3tags each of different kinds of tag are different frequency bands are used in suitable cases. The tags themselves consist of an electronic circuit, which stores data and an antenna which communicates data via radio waves. An RFID reader interrogates the tags to obtain the information stored. There is a range of different types of RFID system available [2], [3], [6]. Efficient supply chain management is the key to successful business. ced systems integrator to make sure the system is installed and configured properties. Consequently a framework is proposed for using RFID in supply chain [4].In the supply chain, a warehouse is an essential component for linking the chain partners. Warehouse management system have been developed for handling warehouse resources and warehouse operation [6].The vast majority of peer-reviewed the adoption and use of RFID technology is still confined to the retail industry. Furthermore, in a recent review by [1] very few papers have been written on the development and use of RFID technology in the dairy value chain .In this article after reviewing the mentioned information a plan will be presented for controlling dairy warehouse stock by RFID which prevents the destruction and damage of products. II. RFID system A. RFID levels Both readers and tags are identified using a global naming scheme called EPC (Electronic Product Code). RFID tags attached to or embedded in a physical object to be identified. They stored product World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology 61 2012 2058