Peer-to-peer inventory management of returnable transport items: A design science approach

Authors:
Alex Mason;Andy Shaw;Ahmed Al-Shamma'a
Affiliations:
Built Environment and Sustainable Technology Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, L3 3AF, UK;Built Environment and Sustainable Technology Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, L3 3AF, UK;Built Environment and Sustainable Technology Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, L3 3AF, UK
Venue:
Computers in Industry
Year:
2012

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Abstract

The packaged gas industry suffers from the loss of gas cylinders due to ineffective inventory management and lack of suitably robust identification technologies. This paper takes a design science approach to this problem and contributes a prototype inventory management system, based on peer-to-peer RFID technology, developed to improve this situation. Evaluative work is shown which suggests that the system is able to operate effectively within a controlled environment. The benefits of the system are discussed, in addition to the hurdles which are still to be faced in the adoption of the technology.