Retail supply chain responsiveness

RFID in the Retail Supply Chain

The use of RFID (radio-frequency identification) in the retail supply chain and at the point of sale (POS) holds much promise to revolutionize the process by which products pass from manufacturer to retailer to consumer. The basic idea of RFID is a tiny computer chip placed on pallets, cases, or items. The data on the chip can be read using a radio beam. RFID is a newer technology than bar code...

Retail Supply Chain Coordination and Collaborative Optimization

The retail industry plays an important role in the economic development of the world. The Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR) solution can coordinate the business process between the retailers and manufacturers in the retail supply chain and got its applications in many world-renowned retailers around the world. In this paper, CPFR coordination process and its applicati...

Balancing Supply Chain Responsiveness and Efficiency

STRATEGIC SUPPLY CHAIN MODELING – A SUPPLY CHAIN PERSPECTIVE OF COST EFFICIENCY AND RESPONSIVENESS by

Increasing globalization, diversity of the product range, and increasing customer awareness are making the market(s) highly competitive thereby forcing different supply chains to adapt to different stimuli on a continuous basis. It is also a recognized fact that overall supply chain focus should be given an overriding priority over the individual goals of the players. Among all the possible ord...

A supply chain model with direct and retail channels

We study a dual channel supply chain in which a manufacturer sells to a retailer as well as to consumers directly. Consumers choose the purchase channel based on price and service qualities. The manufacturer decides the price of the direct channel and the retailer decides both price and order quantity. We develop conditions under which the manufacturer and the retailer share the market in equil...