Framework for RFID use cases in fashion and apparel
What is it about?
This paper proposes a new framework for the classification of RFID deployments in fashion and apparel retailing. The framework encompasses several different use cases pursued by fashion and apparel retailers in the last decade. We carried out a comprehensive literature review (160 papers) on RFID deployments in fashion and apparel retail, searching different sources of information (e.g. scientific papers, conferences and seminars proceedings, websites, magazines, newspapers etc.) Finally, we set up a panel of industry partners to validate the framework using the Delphi method.
Why is it important?
From a practitioner’s perspective, the framework offers a comprehensive and well-structured overview of the cost- and the revenue-related potentials of RFID implementations in the industry. Researchers, on the other hand, may use the framework to identify opportunities for further research regarding RFID deployments in retailing.