A quantitative model for the introduction of RFId in the fast moving consumer goods supply chain Are there any profits?

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1049-1082

  Miragliotta, Giovanni ^a   Perego, Alessandro ^a   Tumino, Angela ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fast moving consumer goods; Radio frequencies; Return on investment

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349621282     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570910993483     Document Type: Article

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