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Management Science
Finding Optimal Material Release Times Using Simulation-Based Optimization
Management Science
Computers play the beer game: can artificial agents manage supply chains?
Decision Support Systems - Special issue: Formal modeling and electronic commerce
A Periodic Review Inventory System with Emergency Replenishments
Management Science
HICSS '06 Proceedings of the 39th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences - Volume 06
Proof of concept of an RFID-enabled supply chain in a B2B e-commerce environment
ICEC '06 Proceedings of the 8th international conference on Electronic commerce: The new e-commerce: innovations for conquering current barriers, obstacles and limitations to conducting successful business on the internet
Exploring the impact of RFID on supply chain dynamics
WSC '04 Proceedings of the 36th conference on Winter simulation
How to build valid and credible simulation models
Proceedings of the 38th conference on Winter simulation
Enhancing Business Process Automation by Integrating RFID Data and Events
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Supply chain management meets auto-id management: a structured approach
SoftCOM'09 Proceedings of the 17th international conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks
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Incorporating business logics into RFID-enabled applications
Information Processing and Management: an International Journal
RFID-enabled business process intelligence in retail stores: a case report
Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research
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We present a discrete event simulation model reproducing the adoption of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology for the optimal management of common logistics processes of a Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) warehouse. In this study, simulation is exploited as a powerful tool to replicate both the reengineered RFID logistics processes and the flows of Electronic Product Code (EPC) data generated by such processes. Moreover, a complex tool has been developed to analyze data resulting from the simulation runs, thus addressing the issue of how the flows of EPC data generated by RFID technology can be exploited to provide value-added information for optimally managing the logistics processes. Specifically, an EPCIS compliant Data Warehouse has been designed to act as EPCIS Repository and store EPC data resulting from simulation. Starting from EPC data, properly designed tools, referred to as Business Intelligence Modules, provide value-added information for processes optimization. Due to the newness of RFID adoption in the logistics context and to the lack of real case examples that can be examined, we believe that both the model and the data management system developed can be very useful to understand the practical implications of the technology and related information flow, as well as to show how to leverage EPC data for process management. Results of the study can provide a proof-of-concept to substantiate the adoption of RFID technology in the FMCG industry.