Hybrid Communication Network Architecture for Palm Oil Supply Chain Traceability (POSCT) System

Abstract

Malaysian Palm Oil Industry is one of the top most oil industry in the world. The POSCT starts from the harvesting and ends on delivery of oil product to the customer after passing through a chain of processes. Due to the sensitive chemical features of palm oil, it is important to send palm seeds from field to palm oil making mill within 24 hours, otherwise, palm oil quality will be compromised. In order to trace the palm fruit from the harvesting stage up to the mill, in this paper, we proposed a hybrid communication network architecture exploiting RFID and XBee technologies for designing a POSCT system. More in detail, in the system, RFID tags will transmit the required information to the distributed data base with the help of wireless mesh network. The aim of this work is to track all the information generated during the transportation of the palm fruit not only for the traceability but also for the enhancement and optimization of the oil making quality. All the data generated by the said traceability system will be stored in the dedicated centralized data bases accessible by the concerned authorities.