Optimal radio frequency identification deployment in a supply chain network

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-83

  Chang, Seokcheol ^a   Klabjan, Diego ^a   Vossen, Thomas ^b  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Facility location; RFID; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

DEPLOYMENT STRATEGY; FACILITY LOCATION; FACILITY LOCATIONS; LARGE-SCALE OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMAL DEPLOYMENT; OPTIMAL LOCATIONS; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; RETURN ON INVESTMENTS; RFID SYSTEMS; SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORK; SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS; VALUE OF INFORMATION;

LOCATION; LOGISTICS; OPTIMIZATION; PROFITABILITY; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID); RADIO WAVES; SUPPLY CHAINS;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77949566652     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2010.01.004     Document Type: Article

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