Authors:
Christoph Goebel
1
;
Christoph Tribowski
1
;
Oliver Günther
1
;
Ralph Tröger
2
and
Roland Nickerl
2
Affiliations:
1
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
;
2
Gerry Weber International AG, Germany
Keyword(s):
RFID, Supply chain management, Case study, Apparel industry.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Artificial Intelligence
;
B2B, B2C and C2C
;
B2C/B2B Considerations
;
Business and Social Applications
;
Business Process Management
;
Case Studies
;
Communication and Software Technologies and Architectures
;
e-Business
;
Enterprise Engineering
;
Enterprise Information Systems
;
Health Engineering and Technology Applications
;
Information Systems Analysis and Specification
;
Knowledge Management and Information Sharing
;
Knowledge-Based Systems
;
Market-Spaces: Market Portals, Hubs, Auctions
;
Neural Rehabilitation
;
Neurotechnology, Electronics and Informatics
;
Requirements Analysis And Management
;
Simulation and Modeling
;
Simulation Tools and Platforms
;
Society, e-Business and e-Government
;
Software Agents and Internet Computing
;
Symbolic Systems
;
Web Information Systems and Technologies
Abstract:
Although the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) in supply chains still lags behind expectations, its appeal to practitioners and researchers alike is unbowed. Apart from technical challenges such as low read rates and efficient backend integration, a major reason for its slow adoption is the high transponder price. We deliver a case study that investigates the financial, technical and organizational challenges faced by an apparel company that is currently introducing item-level RFID to monitor their supply chain. The company has developed an implementation strategy based on cross-company closed-loop multi-functional use of RFID transponders. This strategy leads to a positive ROI in their case and could serve as an example for other companies considering the introduction of item-level RFID.