Finding Benefits of Utilizing RFID Technology in Skanska Maskin AB

Abstract

In this paper, we discuss benefits of RFID technology that Skanska Maskin AB at Linnarhult Gothenburg in Sweden has planed to utilize in the future. We used case study methodology in this research to find benefits of RFID at Skanska Maskin AB. We gathered qualitative data from the present system by using mediating tools such as observation and interviews. We compared present barcode system with proposed future RFID system to see the benefits and effects of the RFID technology. The store environment of Skanska Maskin AB is more complex and difficult to manage. We used Soft System Methodology (SSM) to analyze and identify both present barcode and future RFID systems in such a complex and messy situation. SSM uses “systems thinking” in learning and reflection to help understand the various perceptions come from minds of different people who involved in the problem situation. The SSM considers the importance of cultural, social and political attributes in the present system. We discussed the results of system comparison illustrating the benefit of future RFID system.