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===Main applications of RFID===
Applications which appeared in analyzed patent records have been listed.
1. Logistics chain management system in Food and pharma industry
2. Global supply chain of semiconductors
3. Supply chain management of High-value electronic items & pharmaceuticals
4. Tracking system
5. Supply chain management
6. Inventory along a distribution chain
7. Asset and materials management system
8. Point-of-sale and point-of-delivery and/or distribution
9. Reusable transportation means
10. Materials handling
11. Commercial enterprise (personnel and asset retention system (PARS))
12. Tracking cargo through customs
13. Supply chain management in Beef industry
The product moves through the global supply chain which involves various stages (places and processes). Next slide indicate the details about the various stages involved in supply chain applications, software applications and hardware used.