Inventory Accuracy | Whitepaper
The advancement of technology has greatly impacted the efficiency and accuracy of measuring and managing inventory...
Using RFID to Quantify School Bus Evacuation Training Times
Public schools in the United States are mandated by State legislatures to conduct periodic school bus evacuation training for the benefit of students...
2023 Retail Innovations | DART
“2023 Survey of Retail Innovations” explores the latest trends in brick-and-mortar retail...
Revised & Expanded – Quantifying Customer Experience | DART Whitepaper
The DART Group published “Quantifying Customer Experience,” which explored how the group utilizes the Process, Layout, Metrics, Model to quantify customer experience in brick-and-mortar stores...
AUBIE | The BOPIS Retailer Scorecard
The “BOPIS Retailer Scorecard” was developed by a team under Dr. Bill Hardgrave with the purpose of testing the Omni-Channel claims of many retailers in the United States...
Quantifying Customer Experience | DART Whitepaper
Quantifying brick-and-mortar customer experience has been a challenge daunting retailers and brands alike...
CHain Integration Project (CHIP) Proof-of-Concept Whitepaper
The CHIP (CHain Integration Project) Initiative at the Auburn University RFID Lab recently concluded its Proof-of-Concept phase...
Why Retail is Ready for Blockchain
In the evolving world of international supply chain, the demand for improved product visibility and source-to-store traceability has never been higher...
Key Considerations for RFID Pilots and Deployments
Over the past several years, we have worked with many retailers (large and small) on their RFID pilots and early-stage deployments....
RFID Item-level Quantity Auditing for Apparel Supplier Distribution Centers.
The study is a continuation of the Phase I study into Supplier ROI, and was performed through 2011 with funding by GS1 US and the American Apparel and Footwear Association AAFA...
An Empirical Study of Potential Uses of RFID In The Apparel Retail Supply Chain
Phase I of an empirical study of potential uses of radio frequency identification (RFID) in the apparel supply chain was conducted in the fall of 2010...
RFID-Enabled Visibility and Retail Inventory Record Inaccuracy: Experiments in the Field
Accurate inventory records are key to effective store execution, affecting forecasting, ordering, and replenishment...
Item-Level RFID for Apparel/Footwear: The JC Penney RFID Initiative
It has been proven that item-level RFID can improve many in-store processes for retailers. In particular, the business case for RFID for retailers looks promising...
Item-Level RFID for Apparel: The Bloomingdale’s RFID Initiative
Item-level RFID has the potential to improve many in-store processes for retailers. In particular, the business case for RFID for apparel retailers looks promising...
Item-Level RFID for Apparel: The Dillard’s RFID Initiative
Item-level RFID has the potential to improve many in-store processes for retailers. In particular, the business case for RFID for apparel retailers looks promising...
RFID As Electronic Article Surveillance EAS: Feasibility Assessment
The purpose of this study with participation from the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals CSCMP, the Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions VICS Association, Dillard’s, and Procter & Gamble, was to determine...
The Promise of RFID-based Sensors in the Perishables Supply Chain
The success of today’s highly volatile perishables supply chains depends on the level and the timeliness of product visibility. Visibility should provide answers to the questions...
The Politics of RFID – Implementation
The success of today’s highly volatile perishables supply chains depends on the level and the timeliness of product visibility...
The Politics of RFID – The Issues
RFID technology is beginning to enter the political arena. In 2006, seventeen states considered RFID-related legislation, and the European Union created a commission...
RFID Item-Level Tagging for Apparel/Footwear: Feasibility Study
This document describes a feasibility study conducted by the University of Arkansas’ RFID Research Center with participation from the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals CSCMP...
Does RFID Improve Inventory Accuracy? A Preliminary Analysis
For the adoption of RFID to continue at or beyond its current pace, it is important to investigate the business value created by the technology...
RFID in Healthcare: A Framework of uses and Opportunities
Although radio frequency identification (RFID) is not a new technology, it has only recently received interest beyond a few niche areas and is now on its way to becoming a mainstream technology...
Is There a Business Case for RFID?
In June 2003, Wal-Mart asked its top 100 suppliers to begin using radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on pallets and cases beginning January 2005...
RFID for Better Supply-Chain Management through Enhanced Information Visibility
Mostly fueled by mandates, adoption and implementation of the RFID technology in the retail industry is growing rapidly. At these early stages of adoption, one puzzling issue for retailers and suppliers...
RFID Assimilation Hierarchy
While much research has been conducted on adoption of complex technologies, relatively little has addressed the post-adoption deployment of that technology...
RFID’s Impact on Out of Stocks: A Sales Velocity Analysis
In a previous paper (Hardgrave, Waller, and Miller, 2005), we reported the preliminary results of a major study that examined the influence of RFID on out of stocks (OOS)...
The Myths and Realities of RFID
Although radio frequency identification (RFID) has been around more than 50 years, ithas only recently received widespread attention, due in large part to its use by large retailers...
Does RFID Reduce Out of Stocks? A Preliminary Analysis
The interest in, and subsequent use of, passive RFID in the retail supply chain has been growing rapidly in the past few years. Several major retailers have launched RFID initiatives...
