Item-level RFID in the retail supply chain

摘要

An analytic model is developed for a retail supply chain with one manufacturer and one retailer to study the benefits of item-level RFID to both supply chain partners. The case of both dominant manufacturer and dominant retailer is examined and the results of introducing item-level RFID to such a supply chain is analyzed depending on the market power characteristics Under the scenarios concerned, it is shown how the cost of item-level RFID should be allocated among supply chain partners so that supply chap profit is optimized. ( 32 refs.)