Fashion Supply Chain Management Using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technologies

Contributor contact details Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles 1. The role of radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies in the textiles and fashion supply chain: an overview Abstract: 1.1 Introduction 1.2 From barcode to RFID technology 1.3 Comparing barcode and RFID technologies 1.4 RFID technology 1.5 RFID applications in the fashion supply chain 1.6 References 2. The role of radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies in improving distribution and retail operations in the fashion supply chain Abstract: 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Assessing the feasibility of using RFID technology: process reengineering 2.3 Assessing the feasibility of using RFID technology: profitability analysis 2.4 Using RFID technology in practice: the RFID Fashion Pilot (RFP) project 2.5 Sources of further information and advice 2.6 Acknowledgements 2.7 References 3. The role of radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies in improving process management and product tracking in the textiles and fashion supply chain Abstract: 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Using RFID in supply chains: an overview 3.3 The use of RFID technology in fashion and textile supply chains (FTSC) 3.4 Using RFID technology in practice: the use of case studies 3.5 Case studies in the use of RFID technology: background and results 3.6 Conclusion 3.7 Acknowledgement 3.8 References 4. The role of radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies in improving garment manufacturing operations Abstract: 4.1 Introduction 4.2 The business value of RFID technology in garment manufacturing operations 4.3 Using RFID technology in garment manufacture: a case study 4.4 Implementing an RFID-based manufacturing process management system 4.5 Assessing the effectiveness of RFID technology: data collection and analysis 4.6 The business value of the RFID-based manufacturing process management system 4.7 Factors in successful implementation of an RFID-based manufacturing process management system 4.8 Lessons learned from the case study 4.9 Conclusion 4.10 Acknowledgements 4.11 References 5. The role of radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies in improving garment assembly line operations Abstract: 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Key issues in developing flexible assembly lines (FALs) 5.3 Modelling flexible assembly lines (FALs) 5.4 Intelligent decision support system for production control on flexible assembly lines (FALs) 5.5 Testing the effectiveness of the intelligent production control decision support (PCDS) system 5.6 Conclusion 5.7 Acknowledgement 5.8 References 6. Improving order allocation in fashion supply chains using radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies Abstract: 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Production and distribution in the European apparel industry 6.3 Order and delivery models of apparel products 6.4 Warehouse-based versus flexible garment distribution forms 6.5 Use of RFID technology for garment allocation to fulfil customer orders 6.6 Software support for garment allocation 6.7 The benefits of using RFID technology 6.8 Conclusion and future trends 6.9 Sources of further information and advice 6.10 Acknowledgement 6.11 References 7. Intelligent apparel product cross-selling using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology for fashion retailing Abstract: 7.1 Introduction 7.2 RFID-enabled Smart Dressing System (SDS) 7.3 Intelligent Product Cross-selling System (IPCS) 7.4 Implementation of the RFID-enabled SDS and IPCS 7.5 Evaluation of the RFID-enabled SDS 7.6 Assessing the role of RFID technology in fashion retailing 7.7 Conclusion 7.8 Acknowledgement References 8. Measuring the impact of radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies in improving the efficiency of the textile supply chain Abstract: 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Methodology 8.3 Industry distribution of RFID adoption in North America 8.4 Comparison of clothing and textiles RFID adopters with other RFID adopters 8.