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Supply chain is definable as “the activities covering the procurement of raw materials, storage, production and assembly, stock control, distribution, order management, and delivery of the product to the end user, as well as the information systems necessary for monitoring and controlling these activities” (Author, Year, p. ??). Information technologies occupy a very important place in supply chains Due to the very close relationship that exists between them. Among the information technologies used in supply chains, barcode technology has been preferred as it provides traceability and accuracy in all operations of the supply chain and has currently reached a very important position. Meanwhile, stocking and warehouse operations are also important in supply chains as they occur at all links of the supply chain and have become the primary area of improvement for companies that want to increase supply chain efficiency. Stocking and warehouse operations are currently carried out using barcode technology, but changing and developing conditions have affected customer needs, accordingly also affecting all supply chain links and ultimately stocking and storage operations. The increases in the quality and quantity of the products to be stored have made warehouse management difficult. However, the fact that this process is still being carried out with barcode technology is now slowing down the processes. For this reason, radio- frequency identification (RFID) technology has come to the agenda of businesses as a fast technology free from human error. RFID technologies promise an environment of fast, human-independent operation wherever possible. As a result, businesses have become aware of the need for effective stocking and storage operations for an effective supply chain and have begun investigating how RFID technologies can be used in these operations. This article includes an example that discusses how RFID technologies can improve storage and warehouse operations.

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