Access control system for RFID-tagged documents in supply chain management

• Main Authors: Tadeusz Nowicki, Maciej Kiedrowicz, Robert Waszkowski, Agata Chodowska, Agnieszka Lach
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Poznań School of Logistics 2017-03-01
• Series: LogForum
• Subjects: modeling; business process management; business analysis; RFID; access control
• Online Access: http://www.logforum.net/vol13/issue1/no8/13_1_8_17.pdf

Background:  The information exchange process within the supply chain management is considered key to managing physical product flow and improving cost and service performance of enterprises. There are many different types of information that can be shared within the supply chain. In some cases, the information shared has to be strongly secured. The aim of the paper is to prepare appropriate models and design of the RFID-based access control system, as well as its architecture, including the domain model, requirements, business process models, and user interfaces. Methods: The paper presents the concept and design models of the access control system for RFID-tagged documents in supply chain management. The system architecture and design models, including the domain model, requirements, business process models, and user interfaces were described. Results: The access control system allows to assign privileges to particular persons or groups of persons for specific documents. When implementing the processes related to the handling of documents, the required privileges are verified. Existence or lack of such privileges affects further development of such processes. Conclusions: The module of privileges (using the functionalities of the Aurea BPM and Archer-DMS systems) including the user authorization to handle the documents at different sensitivity levels was developed.