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dc.contributor.advisorHenry S. Marcus.en_US
dc.contributor.authorPanagopoulos, Nikolaos-Stavrosen_US
dc.contributor.otherMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2008-01-10T15:51:22Z
dc.date.available2008-01-10T15:51:22Z
dc.date.copyright2007en_US
dc.date.issued2007en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/39884
dc.descriptionThesis (S.M. in Ocean Systems Management)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2007.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 111-113).en_US
dc.description.abstractAfter the terrorist attacks of 9/11 US realized the importance of building and maintaining a secure environment that would protect US borders. The significance of having a secure supply chain in the US is apparent, since the amount of cargo containers that enters US borders through ports is at an all time high. To ensure that, US government bought a new set of policies which have as their main purpose to ensure that the shipments that will enter its borders will not jeopardize US public, but also maintain the smooth operation of country's trade relations after unforeseen events. This legal framework encourages the application of tracking applications/solutions that could provide visibility and security across the supply chain. One of the promising technologies that allows tracking of shipping containers, from their origin to destination is the application of Active RFID tags in a network that would allow tracking of the container movement on an end-to-end basis. Through this study, we examine the parts and operation of such a solution, the parts and main characteristics of this technology. We set forth the potential benefits and the potholes that could make at the moment such a solution to fail, if the industry does not try to repair the systems faults and shows overconfidence in the proposed technology.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Nikolaos-Stavros Panagopoulos.en_US
dc.format.extent114 leavesen_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsM.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582
dc.subjectMechanical Engineering.en_US
dc.titleAnalyzing the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) on the container industryen_US
dc.title.alternativeAnalyzing the use of RFID on the container industryen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeS.M.in Ocean Systems Managementen_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
dc.identifier.oclc182539848en_US


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