What is it about?
We examine to what extent large-scale RFID data sets allow for the generation of novel performance indicators and management reports for fashion and apparel supply chains, either in real-time or offline. The purpose of our research objective is to develop and validate a set of Indicators that provide information towards a more agile, flexible, resilient and efficient supply chain. In our study, the term Value-Added Indicators is used, because our key metrics focus on increasing the value of the supply chain by means of RFID technology. Our metrics, start from the point of sale to reflect the whole entrepreneurial performance, and all business processes can be assessed and monitored based on such indicators.
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Why is it important?
We are the first who structure RFID-related performance indicators in a validated framework. Our framework can serve as a foundation for further research that goes beyond the fashion and apparel retail industry. We encourage researcher to build upon our research and to transfer it to different industries.
Perspectives
The study has produced a set of 60 different VAIs that use, or might use, RFID technology to produce, monitor and increase the overall value of the fashion and apparel supply chain. These VAIs are organised in a structured framework, built and validated by more than 10 experts from the field. The framework was then further validated by 24 experts, comprehending managers and researchers from outside the borders of the EU-Project SERAMIS (http://seramis-project.eu/).
Mr. Giovanni Romagnoli
Universita degli Studi di Parma
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This page is a summary of: Proposing a Value-Added Indicators framework for the apparel and fashion sector: Design and empirical evaluation, International Journal of RF Technologies, September 2017, IOS Press,
DOI: 10.3233/rft-171674.
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