RFID-Enabled Discovery of Supply Networks

Bi, Henry H.; Lin, Dennis K.J.

doi:10.1109/tem.2008.922636

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“…Inventory models are presented for vendor managed inventory (Szmerekovsky and Zhang, 2008), and the use of RFID tagged inventory to map supply networks (Bi and Lin, 2009). …”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Empirical evidence of RFID impacts on supply chain performance

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Khumawala

et al. 2009

International Journal of Operations &Amp; Production Management

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Purpose -A great deal of confusion exists in the literature concerning the benefits of radio frequency identification (RFID). The purpose of this paper is to investigate the actual benefits of RFID on supply chain performance through the empirical evidence.Design/methodology/approach -The research reviews and classifies the existing quantitative empirical evidence of RFID on supply chain performance. We classify the evidence by process (operational or managerial) and for each process by effect (automational, informational, and transformational).Findings -The empirical evidence showed that the major effects from the implementation of RFID are automational effect on operational processes followed by informational effects on managerial processes. The RFID implementation has not reached transformational level on both operational and managerial processes. RFID has an automational effect on operational processes through inventory control and efficiency improvements. An informational effect for managerial processes is observed for improved decision quality, production control and the effectiveness of retail sales and promotions coordination. In addition, a three stage model is proposed to explain the effects of RFID on supply chain. Research limitations/implications -Limitations of this research include the use of secondarysources and the lack of consistency in performance measure definitions. Future research could 2 focus on detailed case studies that investigate cross-functional applications across the organization and the supply chain.Practical implications -For managers, the empirical evidence presented can help them identify implementation areas where RFID can have the greatest impact. The data can be used to build the business case for RFID and therefore better estimate ROI and the payback period.Originality/value -This research fills a void in the literature by providing practitioners and researchers with a better understanding of the quantitative benefits of RFID in the supply chain.

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“…Inventory models are presented for vendor managed inventory (Szmerekovsky and Zhang, 2008), and the use of RFID tagged inventory to map supply networks (Bi and Lin, 2009). …”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Szmerekovsky & Zhang (2008) Inventory policy for item level tagging in a two-echelon, VMI system. Bi and Lin (2009) Use of RFID to track inventory and map supply networks. Manufacturing Gaukler & Hausman (2008) Use of RFID in mixed-model automotive assembly for process and quality savings.…”

Section: Empirical Study Typementioning

confidence: 99%

Empirical evidence of RFID impacts on supply chain performance

Visich

Khumawala

et al. 2009

International Journal of Operations &Amp; Production Management

138

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“…In this work, we propose a mechanism for automatically obtaining the supply network associated to a specific product using the EPCglobal Network. In (Bi & Lin, 2009) the authors proposed a methodology with the same objective but the main difference with the proposal set out in this article is that in (Bi & Lin, 2009) the client has to do all the operations to reconstruct the supply network. That is, initially, it has to obtain the URLs (Uniform Resource Locator) of the information services with information about a specific product, then it has to access the corresponding information services to get the necessary information, and after that it can reconstruct the full supply network.…”

Section: Automatic Traceability 511 Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, in our proposal the client does not have to perform any operations, that is, it queries the supply network associated to a specific product and the results are obtained directly. A concrete example (extracted from (Bi & Lin, 2009)) is used to demonstrate how a supply network can be mapped using our methodology. Suppose that a retailer A sells a product that is assembled by a manufacturer B.…”

Section: Automatic Traceability 511 Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%