Inventory Process Cost Reduced With RFID, Simulation and Open Source Technologies

Abstract

One ofthe possibilities for companies to seek cost reductionis through the improvement of their processes. RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) can make this possible for its traceability of company assets, as well as the development of IoT projects, which are characterized by the generation of large amounts of unstructured data. RFID is widespread worldwide and research on the subject has grown in Brazil. However, the implantation of this technology, in Brazilian companies, faces its associated costs. Based on those arguments, this paper presents the development of a system based onRFID technology and open source tools (NodeJs, Python and MongoDB), as well as simulating RFID antennas in a virtual environment (Rifidi). Indeed, it is possible to reduce the costs on the development of the system, since it was not necessary to purchase any equipment or software licensing.