Automated Inventory Tracking and Visibility
Open Access
- Author:
- Li, Yuwuxia
- Area of Honors:
- Supply Chain and Information Systems
- Degree:
- Bachelor of Science
- Document Type:
- Thesis
- Thesis Supervisors:
- Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
John C Spychalski, Thesis Honors Advisor - Keywords:
- cutting-edge technology
inventory tracking
RFID
IoT - Abstract:
- Collecting and building an inventory database could be a time-consuming and costly process. Companies in different fields are all seeking strategic, sustainable business practices to improve their inventory tracking and management. Among all that are searching, telecommunication companies are one of the groups that could benefit tremendously from an upgraded inventory tracking system. This thesis examines the potential of integrating cutting-edge technologies into telecommunication companies’ inventory tracking process. This thesis includes a series of secondary research that would help Telecommunication Company A, a Fortune 500 company in the telecommunication field, to gain a thorough insight into the current trends of technology advancement and integration in the inventory tracking and monitoring process across the industry. In-depth secondary research benchmarking multiple industry-leading companies in the telecommunication field was conducted for a comprehensive report on the industry trend with technology utilization and integration. A detailed comparative analysis of different cutting-edge technologies was performed to better set the focuses and next steps in the recommendations to Telecommunication Company A.