Journal of Global Optimization
Heuristic Methods for Centralized Control of One-Warehouse, N-Retailer Inventory Systems
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
A global optimum search algorithm for the joint replenishment problem under power-of-two policy
Computers and Operations Research
Journal of Global Optimization
The Pros and Cons of RFID in Supply Chain Management
ICMB '05 Proceedings of the International Conference on Mobile Business
Mobile commerce integrated with RFID technology in a container depot
Decision Support Systems
Optimal joint replenishment decisions for a central factory with multiple satellite factories
Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal
Development of RFID-based Reverse Logistics System
Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal
Classification of RFID adoption: An expected benefits approach
Information and Management
Applying RFID to reduce delay in import cargo customs clearance process
Computers and Industrial Engineering
A new heuristic to solve the one-warehouse N-retailer problem
Computers and Operations Research
An evolutionary algorithm to solve the joint replenishment problem using direct grouping
Computers and Industrial Engineering
RFID-enabled item-level retail pricing
Decision Support Systems
Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence
An embedded mobile ECG reasoning system for elderly patients
IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine - Special section on new and emerging technologies in bioinformatics and bioengineering
Genetic algorithm dynamic performance evaluation for RFID reverse logistic management
Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal
A differential evolution algorithm with self-adapting strategy and control parameters
Computers and Operations Research
A heuristic approach for allocation of data to RFID tags: A data allocation knapsack problem (DAKP)
Computers and Operations Research
A review of RFID technology and its managerial applications in different industries
Journal of Engineering and Technology Management
RFID-enabled shelf replenishment with backroom monitoring in retail stores
Decision Support Systems
Computational complexity of uncapacitated multi-echelon production planning problems
Operations Research Letters
Expert Systems: The Journal of Knowledge Engineering
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Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) can help to share information in real time, detect and trace multi-item simultaneously, with which the joint replenishment can be efficiently realized, and proper RFID adoptions can also improve the delivery efficiencies. To investigate the effects of RFID investment, we firstly propose an RFID-based investment evaluation model for the joint replenishment and delivery problem (JRD) under stochastic demand. Unlike existing study on the JRD, we also adopt an effective multi-stage delivery policy in replenishment cycles which can result in delivery cost savings. Secondly, a differential evolution algorithm (DE) is adopted to solve the proposed JRD, which can find the best cycle time of each item, the best basic cycle time and the best and longest delivery route simultaneously, and can dynamically generate the service routes under different number of visiting supplier(s). Thirdly, the effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed JRD model and DE-based solution were verified by a classic case and sensitivity analyses on RFID investment related parameters were performed. At last, the proposed model and solution were further tested by a larger scale case. Results and implications from the experiments show great benefits can be obtained if the RFID investment scale is controlled in a proper range.