Logistics has kind of molded over and revolutionized by the rapid development of RFID. Among other hundred things that are making supply chain life easier, Smart Box as all hope will take the central position. Smart Box is a shipping container which can be easily located during transit. Also Smart Box offers plentiful of other useful functionalities. One of many advantages that RFID enjoys, location of far off goods which are on transit is one of them.
Now German scientists have created “IFF Smart Box,” this is a container which is equipped with a scanning device which can check its contents by using Radio frequency identification. The data are then passed on to a computer unit. After that the software blends them with the geographical spot the product is laying by the help of a GPS receiver.
Via [Gizmag]
