University of Arkansas RFID Research Center Exploring Using RFID for Item Level Apparel Tagging
June 8, 2007 // Published as a news service by IHS
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The University of Arkansas RFID Research Center will collaborate with a retail industry organization and a global supply chain association to explore the feasibility and value of using radio-frequency identification technology (RFID) for item-level tagging of apparel and footwear.
The project will generate greater inventory efficiency for retailers and product availability for consumers, said the University of Arkansas RFID Research Center. Taken further, the research could lead to purchasing items without a cash register.
" … with modifications to current technology, shoppers shouldn't have to wait in line for a clerk to ring up their items," said Bill Hardgrave, director of the university's RFID Research Center.
"Although this project will have major advantages for retailers and suppliers, item-level tagging will lead to even greater advantages for consumers. The research, of course, will be mindful of and explicitly consider protecting a consumer's right to privacy."
The research will first consist of identifying what retailers call "use cases" or "payback areas," which are business processes upon which retailers expect item-level tagging to have the greatest impact. Researchers will then test those processes in a lab environment.
The goal is to provide an objective evaluation of item-level tagging for apparel and footwear. Hardgrave said he expects to complete the initial phases of the research by the end of 2007.
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The research center will collaborate with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals and the Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions Association.
Source: Information Technology Research Institute (ITRI).