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

W. K. Wong is full professor at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong and is currently with the endowed professorship title as Cheng Yik Hung Professor in Fashion. His areas of research range from computer vision to artificial intelligence with applications in the textile and fashion industries. He has published over hundred research articles in high-impact artificial intelligence related journals and serves as editorial board member of several journals. He also provides consultancy services to fashion and textile companies in the industry.

"...look at the application of RFID technologies in such areas as order allocation, garment manufacturing, product tracking, distribution and retail...concluded that RFID technology has the potential to generate improved revenue for the fashion supply chain." --Asian Textile Journal, February 2015

• Contributor contact detailsWoodhead Publishing Series in Textiles1. The role of radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies in the textiles and fashion supply chain: an overviewAbstract:1.1 Introduction1.2 From barcode to RFID technology1.3 Comparing barcode and RFID technologies1.4 RFID technology1.5 RFID applications in the fashion supply chain1.6 References2. The role of radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies in improving distribution and retail operations in the fashion supply chainAbstract:2.1 Introduction2.2 Assessing the feasibility of using RFID technology: process reengineering2.3 Assessing the feasibility of using RFID technology: profitability analysis2.4 Using RFID technology in practice: the RFID Fashion Pilot (RFP) project2.5 Sources of further information and advice2.6 Acknowledgements2.7 References3. The role of radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies in improving process management and product tracking in the textiles and fashion supply chainAbstract:3.1 Introduction3.2 Using RFID in supply chains: an overview3.3 The use of RFID technology in fashion and textile supply chains (FTSC)3.4 Using RFID technology in practice: the use of case studies3.5 Case studies in the use of RFID technology: background and results3.6 Conclusion3.7 Acknowledgement3.8 References4. The role of radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies in improving garment manufacturing operationsAbstract:4.1 Introduction4.2 The business value of RFID technology in garment manufacturing operations4.3 Using RFID technology in garment manufacture: a case study4.4 Implementing an RFID-based manufacturing process management system4.5 Assessing the effectiveness of RFID technology: data collection and analysis4.6 The business value of the RFID-based manufacturing process management system4.7 Factors in successful implementation of an RFID-based manufacturing process management system4.8 Lessons learned from the case study4.9 Conclusion4.10 Acknowledgements4.11 References5. The role of radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies in improving garment assembly line operationsAbstract:5.1 Introduction5.2 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) system5.6 Conclusion5.7 Acknowledgement5.8 References6. Improving order allocation in fashion supply chains using radio frequency identification (RFID) technologiesAbstract:6.1 Introduction6.2 Production and distribution in the European apparel industry6.3 Order and delivery models of apparel products6.4 Warehouse-based versus flexible garment distribution forms6.5 Use of RFID technology for garment allocation to fulfil customer orders6.6 Software support for garment allocation6.7 The benefits of using RFID technology6.8 Conclusion and future trends6.9 Sources of further information and advice6.10 Acknowledgement6.11 References7. Intelligent apparel product cross-selling using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology for fashion retailingAbstract:7.1 Introduction7.2 RFID-enabled Smart Dressing System (SDS)7.3 Intelligent Product Cross-selling System (IPCS)7.4 Implementation of the RFID-enabled SDS and IPCS7.5 Evaluation of the RFID-enabled SDS7.6 Assessing the role of RFID technology in fashion retailing7.7 Conclusion7.8 AcknowledgementReferences8. Measuring the impact of radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies in improving the efficiency of the textile supply chainAbstract:8.1 Introduction8.2 Methodology8.3 Industry distribution of RFID adoption in North America8.4 Comparison of clothing and textiles RFID adopters with other RFID adopters8.5 Supply chain performance differences between apparel and textiles RFID adopters and general manufacturing RFID adopters8.6 Conclusion8.7 References9. Modeling the effectiveness of radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies in improving sales performance in fashion retail outletsAbstract:9.1 Introduction9.2 Assessing the value of RFID technology9.3 Modeling retail store operations9.4 Case study: Miroglio Fast Fashion9.5 Modeling of store operations at Miroglio9.6 Model testing9.7 Assessing the impact of RFID technology9.8 Assessing return on investment from RFID technology9.9 Conclusion and future trends9.10 Acknowledgements9.11 Appendix: full list of the equations of the system dynamics model9.12 ReferencesIndex