Item-level RFID in a retail supply chain with stock-out-based substitution

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 362-370

  Gaukler, Gary M ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Item level tagging; out of stocks; radio frequency identification (RFID); retail; substitution

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKERS; FIXED COST; ITEM-LEVEL; OPTIMAL ALLOCATION; OUT-OF-STOCKS; PRODUCT PROPERTY; RADIO FREQUENCIES; RETAIL; RETAIL SUPPLY CHAIN; SUBSTITUTION;

COST ACCOUNTING; CRYPTOGRAPHY; MANUFACTURE; PROFITABILITY; SALES; SUPPLY CHAINS;

RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID);

EID: 79955804626     PISSN: 15513203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TII.2010.2068305     Document Type: Article

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