“Taking stock requires the whole staff of each store and still takes days.” Sounds familiar? That was the moment when Finnish fashion retailer chain Kekäle decided to bring RFID technology in.
As RFID deployment increases also among smaller companies, the process of RFID tagging items has become a hot topic. For smaller vendors selling multi-brand garments, source tagging is not a feasible option. However, not being able to source tag doesn’t mean that a company cannot affordably implement RFID into its operations.
Understanding inventory accuracy deterioration is a starting point for evaluating the impacts of RFID counts. The best way to find out how accuracy deteriorates would be to use real measurements and tests. Also, in most real-life cases responsible persons in stores can give good estimates and explanations based on experience. For generic analysis, a mathematical model is useful, with a mathematical model it is easy to analyze the effects of various parameters on the end result.