A Review: Automatic Identification and Data Collection and its Application in Manufacturing

This paper reviews the various Automatic Identification and Data Collection systems used in the field of manufacturing and allied activities to improve processes by reducing total time, improving quality and reducing human error significantly. The aim of this paper is to review the various ways in which Automatic Identification and Data Collection systems have significantly improved the performance of manufacturing and allied activities particularly by tracking multiple objects, their location and enabling in ease of product line tracking, product identification, improving productivity and ease in storage and retrieval.