Research Article

An RFID-Based Tracing and Tracking System for the Fresh Vegetables Supply Chain

Table 3

Main KPI used to compare current and re-engineered models.

PhaseKPICurrent
model
Reengineered
model

(i) CultivationAverage time to write a report90 sec per report25 sec
Percentage of reports with errors17%0%
Percentage of lost reports10%0%
Percentage of error in the data entry activity15%0%

(ii) TransformationAverage time to receive a pallet195 sec55 sec
Average time to store information about raw materials and print the identification tag90 sec0 sec
Percentage of error in the data entry procedure15%0%
Average time to identify an accepted pallet120 sec15 sec
Percentage of wrong pallets moved into the transformation process30%0%