IMPLEMENTATION OF RFID SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING THE INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN UNIJOH SDN. BHD. Khalid Hasnan 1 , Salleh Ahmad Bareduan 2 , Azli Nawawi 3 , Noor Azizah Sidek 4 1,3 Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, 86400 UTHM, Johor 2 Centre for Academic Development and Training, 86400 UTHM, Johor 4 Centre for Diploma Studies, 86400 UTHM, Johor khalid@uthm.edu.my , saleh@uthm.edu.my , azle@uthm.edu.my , noorazizah@uthm.edu.my ABSTRACT - This project focused on the installation planning of RFID system for Unijoh Sdn. Bhd. This RFID system is intended for improving the efficiency of Unijoh Inventory System. Based on the study done at Unijoh, it can be concluded that the inventory system of this company suffers several problems such as slow data key-in (manual), inaccurate record and several occurrence of theft. To justify the feasibility of the RFID system, a data collection session has been completed and a model and simulation are constructed. In addition, to justify the amount and specifications of RFID equipments needed, a site survey and network planning have been implemented. The RFID system will improve the efficiency of the inventory system by improving the speed of data update and tracking the location of asset in real time manners. From here, Unijoh will be able to save time and money and the best point is, this project will be able to offer a low cost RFID system for SMEs. Keywords: RFID Installation, Inventory Management, Data Entry, SIMATIC RF600 PELAKSANAAN SISTEM RFID BAGI MENINGKAT MUTU PENGURUSAN INVENTORI DI UNIJOH SDN. BHD. ABSTRAK – Projek ini memberi tumpuan kepada aktiviti pemasangan sistem RFID di Unijoh Sdn. Bhd. Sistem RFID ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan keberkesanan dan kecekapan sistem inventori di syarikat tersebut. Berdasarkan ujikaji yang telah dilakukan di Unijoh, para penyelidik dapat menyimpulkan bahawa sistem inventori syarikat ini menghadapi beberapa masalah seperti proses pengemaskinian data yang perlahan, rekod data tidak tepat dan kejadian kecurian. Bagi mengkaji kebolehlaksanaan sistem RFID di Unijoh, sesi mengutip data dan pembangunan model dan simulasi telah dijalankan.Selain itu, sesi kajian tapak dan perancangan rangkaian sistem telah dilaksanakan bagi menentukan jumlah peralatan RFID yang diperlukan. Sistem RFID ini dapat meningkatkan kecekapan sistem inventori Unijoh dengan mempercepatkan proses kemaskini data dan merekodkan aktiviti pergerakan aset dengan tepat. Oleh itu, Unijoh akan dapat menjimatkan masa dan kos. Selain itu, projek ini juga dapat menawarkan sistem RFID kos rendah bagi memenuhi keperluan Industri Kecil dan Sederhana (IKS). Katakunci: Pemasangan RFID, Pengurusan Inventori, Pengemaskinian Data, SIMATIC RF600 INTRODUCTION Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is considered as the next ‘bar codes’. This technology is expected to be accepted and used globally. RFID technology also offers a lot of advantages and as a result, a lot of manufacturers, industrialists, distributors and retailers begin to implement RFID technology in their system. In this decade, RFID technology is not considered something new as it is accepted almost everywhere. RFID can simplifies the